Anne (Elizabeth) Carr, Duchess Bedford^[1]

1615 - 1684  (68 years)

• Name	Anne (Elizabeth) Carr
  Suffix	Duchess Bedford
  Born	9 Dec 1615	Tower of London, London, England
  Christened	16 Dec 1615	St. Martins, Ludgate, England
  Gender	Female
  Died	10 May 1684	Woburn, Bedfordshire, England
  Buried	16 May 1684	Chenies, Buckinghamshire, England
  Notes	http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/RUSSELL.htm#William%20RUSSELL%20(1°%20D.%20Bedford) http://www.thepeerage.com/p1141.htm#i11407 G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, «i»The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed.«/i», 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 108. Hereinafter cited as «i»The Complete Peerage«/i». Anne Carr was born on 9 December 1615 at «u»Tower of London, The City, London, England «/u».«sup»3«/sup» She was the daughter of «u»Robert Carr, 1st and last Earl of Somerset <http://www.thepeerage.com/p1222.htm#i12220>«/u» and «u»Frances Howard <http://www.thepeerage.com/p10302.htm#i103019>«/u».«sup»1,3«/sup» She was baptised on 16 December 1615 at «u»St. Martins, Ludgate, England «/u».«sup»3«/sup» She married «u»Sir William Russell, 1st Duke of Bedford <http://www.thepeerage.com/p1017.htm#i10169>«/u», son of «u»Sir Francis Russell, 4th Earl of Bedford <http://www.thepeerage.com/p10538.htm#i105378>«/u» and «u»Hon. Catharine Brydges <http://www.thepeerage.com/p10237.htm#i102362>«/u», on 11 July 1637 at «u»St. Benet's, Paul's Wharf, London, England«/u», bringing him a fortune of £12,000.«sup»3«/sup» She died on 10 May 1684 at age 68 at «u»Woburn, Bedfordshire, England «/u».«sup»3«/sup» She was buried on 16 May 1684 at «u»Chenies, Buckinghamshire, England «/u».«sup»3«/sup» Her married name became Russell. As a result of her marriage, Anne Carr was styled as «i»Countess of Bedford«/i» on 9 May 1641. Cokayne, and others, «i»The Complete Peerage«/i», volume II, page 80
  Person ID	I57087	Glenn Cook Family
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2009

  
  

  Father	Robert Carr, 1st and last Earl of Somerset,   b. Abt 1587,   d. Abt Jul 1645  (Age ~ 58 years)
  Mother	Frances Howard, Countess Essex/Countess Somerset,   b. 31 May 1590,   d. 31 May 1590  (Age 0 years)
  Married	26 Dec 1613
  Family ID	F551616033	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Sir William Russell, 1st Duke of Bedford,   b. Aug 1616,   d. 7 Sep 1700, Bedford House, The Strand, London, England  (Age ~ 84 years)
  Married	11 Jul 1637	St. Benet's, Paul's Wharf, London, England
  Children	1. Rt. Hon. William Russell, Lord Russell,   b. 29 Sep 1639,   d. 21 Jul 1683  (Age 43 years)
  Last Modified	25 Jan 2009
  Family ID	F551615198	Group Sheet

  
  

• Photos

  Anne, Countess of Bedford by Anthony van Dyck

  
  

• Sources

  [S27] http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/.