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The titles of Earl or '''Duke of Bedford''' (named after Bedford , England ) were created several times in the peerage of England . It was first created for Enguerrand VII De Coucy , son-in-law of King Edward III , in the 14th Century . Later, a Dukedom of Bedford was created for King Henry IV's third son, John , who later served as regent of France. It was created again in 1470 for George Nevill , nephew of Warwick The Kingmaker , and again in 1485 for Jasper Tudor , uncle of King Henry VII . The Russell family currently holds the titles of Earl and Duke of Bedford. John Russell, a close advisor of Henry VIII and Edward VI , was granted the title of Earl of Bedford in 1551 , and his descendant William, 5th Earl, was created Duke following the Glorious Revolution . The subsidiary titles of the Duke of Bedford, all in the ), ''Earl of Bedford'' ( 1550 ), ''Baron Russell of Cheneys'' ( 1539 ), ''Baron Russell of Thornhaugh'' in the county of Northampton ( 1603 ) and ''Baron Howland of Streatham'' in the county of Surrey ( 1695 ) (and possibly the Barony Of Bedford , which was merged into it in 1138 , 1366 or 1414 ). The Courtesy Title of the Duke of Bedford's eldest son and heir is ''Marquess of Tavistock''. The family seat is Woburn Abbey near Milton Keynes , Buckinghamshire . EARLS OF BEDFORD, FIRST CREATION ( 1138 )
EARLS OF BEDFORD, SECOND CREATION ( 1366 )
DUKES OF BEDFORD, FIRST CREATION ( 1414 )
DUKES OF BEDFORD, SECOND CREATION ( 1470 )
DUKES OF BEDFORD, THIRD CREATION ( 1485 ) EARLS OF BEDFORD, THIRD CREATION ( 1551 )
DUKES OF BEDFORD, FOURTH CREATION ( 1694 )
The Heir Apparent is Henry Russell, Marquess Of Tavistock (b. 7 June 2005 ) |
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