RUSSELL, Hon. Robert (c.1644-1703), of Covent Garden, Mdx.

b. c. 1644, 5th but 2nd surv. s. of Sir William Russell†, 5th Earl and 1st Duke of Bedford; bro. of Hon. Edward*, Hon. James* and Hon. William Russell†. educ. travelled abroad (France, Italy, Germany, Low Countries) 1660–6; Padua Univ. 1664. m. 1690, his cos. Letitia, da. of Hon. Edward Russell of Corney House, Chiswick, wid. of Thomas Cheke of Pirgo, Essex, s.p. Styled Ld. Robert Russell aft. 11 May 1694. J. H. Wiffen, Mems. Russell Fam. ii. 161, 222–3; G. Scott Thomson, Life in a Noble Household, 96–110.