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MARGARET RUSSELL

LADY MARGARET RUSSELL
MARGARET CLIFFORD, COUNTESS OF CUMBERLAND

BIRTH: 07 Jul 1560, Exeter, Devon
MARRIAGE: 24 Jun 1577, Southwark, London
DEATH: 24 May 1616, Brougham Castle, Penrith, Cumberland
BURIAL: St Lawrence's Church, Appleby-in-Westmorland, Cumberland

LINEAGE

PARENTS:

FRANCIS RUSSELL

2nd Earl of Bedford

c.1527-1585

MARGARET ST. JOHN

daughter of Sir John St John
widow of Wlliam Gostwick

c.1525-1562

SIBLINGS:

ANNE RUSSELL

Countess of Warwick
[Dudley]

1548-1604

FRANCIS RUSSELL

Baron Russell

c.1554-1585

EDWARD RUSSELL

Baron Russell

1551-1572

WILLIAM RUSSELL

1st Baron Russell
of Thornhaugh

c.1557-1613

JOHN RUSSELL

Baron Russell

c.1553-1584

ELIZABETH RUSSELL

Countess of Bath
[Bourchier]

c.1558-1605

SPOUSE:

GEORGE CLIFFORD

3rd Earl of Cumberland

1558-1605

CHILDREN:

GEORGE CLIFFORD

.

1584-1589

ROBERT CLIFFORD

.

1585-1591

LADY ANNE CLIFFORD

Countess of Dorset, Montgomery and Pembroke

Baroness de Clifford

1590-1676

Lead Coffin of Lady Anne Clifford © St Lawrence's Church, Appleby

The Death of Lady Anne Clifford - 22 March 1676

At the beginning of 1676, Lady Anne Clifford, Dowager Countess of Dorset, Pembroke and Cumberland was just about to turn 86 years old. Now she was about to enter her final months, and as she had for most of her life, she continued to ensure that her day-to-day activities would be documented. Anne had been a prolific diarist throughout her life, and she ensured this continued.

Mar 228 min read

'George Clifford, 3rd Earl of Cumberland'. After Nicholas Hilliard, early 19th century, based on a work of 1590 ©National Portrait Gallery

The Death of George Clifford, 3rd Earl of Cumberland - 30 October 1605

George Clifford, 3rd Earl of Cumberland, courtier, naval commander and expeditioner, died in October 1605 in Westminster, following a month of ill-health.

Oct 30, 20258 min read

Detail from: 'A surgeon letting blood from a man's arm'. French School, late 17thc. © wellcome collection

The Death and Funeral of Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford, 1585

Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford, had been a popular and active courtier during the reign of Elizabeth I, following in the footsteps of his father, John Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford, a high-ranking councillor during the reigns of the three previous monarchs: Henry VIII, Edward VI and Mary I.

Sep 14, 20257 min read

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USEFUL LINKS

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