The Right Honourable Edward Russell, 3rd Earl of Bedford (December 20, 1572–May 3, 1627) was the son of Sir Francis Russell, Lord Russell and the grandson of Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford. The Right Honourable (abbreviated The Rt Hon. ... December 20 is the 354th day of the year (355th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events January 16 - Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk is tried for treason for his part in the Ridolfi plot to restore Catholicism in England. ... May 3 is the 123rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (124th in leap years). ... Events A Dutch ship makes the first recorded sighting of the coast of South Australia. ... Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford (c. ...

He married Lucy Harington, daughter of John Harington, 1st Baron Harington, on 12 December 1594, bringing him £10,000 and the estate of Minster Lovel. December 12 is the 346th day (347th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events February 27 - Henry IV is crowned King of France at Rheims. ...

In 1601 he engaged in the insurrection of the Earl of Essex, was fined £10,000 and was briefly imprisoned. He held the office of Custos Rotulorum (Keeper of the County Records) of Devon between 1603 and 1619. Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex (10 November 1566 - 25 February 1601), favourite of Queen Elizabeth I of England, is the best-known of the many holders of the title Earl of Essex. He was born at Netherwood in 1566, the son of Walter Devereux, 1st Earl of Essex and... Custos rotulorum, (keeper of the rolls) the keeper of the English county records, is by virtue of that office the highest civil officer in the county. ... Devon is a county in South West England, bordering on Cornwall to the west, Dorset and Somerset to the east. ...

He died in 1627, aged 54 at Moore Park, Hertfordshire, England, without surviving issue. He was buried on 11 May 1627 at Chenies, Buckinghamshire and his titles passed to his cousin, Francis Russell. Hertfordshire (pronounced Hartfordshire or Harfordshire and abbreviated as Herts) is an inland county in the United Kingdom, officially part of the East of England Government region. ... Chenies is a village in the very eastern part of south Buckinghamshire, England, near the border with Hertfordshire. ... Buckinghamshire (abbreviated Bucks) is a county in South East England. ... Francis Russell, 4th Earl of Bedford (1593-1641), was the only son of William Rusell, Lord Russell of Thornhaugh, to which barony he succeeded in August 1613. ...

Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford (c. ... The titles of Earl or Duke of Bedford were created several times in the peerage of England. ... Francis Russell, 4th Earl of Bedford (1593-1641), was the only son of William Rusell, Lord Russell of Thornhaugh, to which barony he succeeded in August 1613. ...