Ancestry of Prince
William

Prince of Wales

Francis Russell

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• • 6th Great-grandfather of William — 9th Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 420 
  • Father:
  • John Russell 
  • Mother:
  • Gertrude Leveson-Gower   
  • Birth Date:
  • 27 Sep 1739 
  • Birth Location:
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  • Christening Date:
  • 25 Oct 1739 
  • Christening Location:
  • St. George's Church, Bloomsbury, London, England 
  • Death Date:
  • 22 Mar 1767 
  • Death Location:
  • Houghton Park, Bedfordshire, England 
  • Burial Date:
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  • Burial Location:
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  • Spouse Name:
  • Elizabeth Keppel
  • Marriage Date:
  • 8 Jun 1764 
  • Marriage Location:
  • Woburn Abbey, Bedfordshire, England 
  • Child:

  John Russell (Ahnentafel No:210 )

  • Notes: 

  • Marquess of Tavistock

    Francis Russell was killed when he fell off of his horse.

• Sources for Francis Russell

  • ¹ NEHGS NEXUS: New England Across the United States, 1997, Vol. 14, p. 71.
  • ² Evans, Richard K., The Ancestry of Diana, Princess of Wales, Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society (2007), 35.
  • ³ Mosley, Charles, editor, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition, Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd. (1999), 234.
  • ⁴ Tait, William and Isobel Johnstone, editors, Tait's Edinburgh Magazine for 1842, Volume 9, Edinburgh, Scotland: William Tait, Printer (1842), 643.
  • ⁵ Wikipedia, "Francis Russell, Marquess of Tavistock", _Marquess_of_Tavistock, (accessed 12/28/2012).

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