Encyclopedia > Andrew Ian Henry Russell, 15th Duke of Bedford
Andrew Ian Henry Russell, 15th Duke of Bedford (b. 30 March1962) succeeded to the title in 2003.
Russell was educated at Harrow and Harvard, where he received his B.A. He was known as Baron Howland until his grandfather's death in 2002, when he adopted the courtesy title of Marquess of Tavistock, previously held by his father, Robin Russell, 14th Duke of Bedford. He succeeded to the Dukedom of Bedford the following year after his father suffered a fatal stroke. He is married to the former Louise Crammond, with whom he has a daughter, Alexandra.
The subsidiary titles of the Duke of Bedford, all in the peerage of England, are: Marquess of Tavistock (created 1694), Earl of Bedford (1550), Baron Russell of Cheneys (1539), Baron Russell of Thornhaugh (1603) and Baron Howland (1695).
The courtesy title of the Duke of Bedford's eldest son and heir is Marquess of Tavistock.