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Lucy RUSSELL, Countess of Bedford 1581-1627

Biographical Note

Daughter of John Harington, 1st Baron Harington of Exton, Rutland, (1539/40-1613) and Anne Harington (c.1554-1620). Married Edward Russell in 1594. Following the accession of James VI and I, Anne of Denmark made Russell a Lady of the Bedchamber. She became a trusted confidant and retained the post throughout the queen’s life. At court, Russell performed in masques and was a patron of major Elizabethan and Jacobean literary figures, including Ben Jonson, Michael Drayton, Samuel Daniel, George Chapman, and John Donne. She was a shareholder in the Somers Isles Company and was included in the list of ‘adventurers’ in the letters patent for further plantations in Virginia in 1612.

Books

A number of surviving books with variant forms of the Russell armorial crest indicate the existence of a library which has been suggested to be “a joint interest” (Armorials database). Lucy bequeathed books from her own (Harington) family to Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge.

Sources

British Armorial Bindings.
Hearn, Karen, A question of judgement: Lucy Harington , Countess of Bedford, as art patron and collector, in E. Chaney (ed), The evolution of English collecting, New Haven, 2003, 221-39.
Payne, Helen. "Russell [née Harington], Lucy, countess of Bedford (bap. 1581, d. 1627), courtier and patron of the arts." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.

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-Daughter of [[family::John Harington]], 1st [[personal title::Baron Harington of Exton, Rutland]], ([[date of birth::1539;1540|1539/40]]-[[date of death::1613]]) and [[family::Anne Harington]] (c.[[date of birth::1554]]-[[date of death::1620]]). Married [[family::Edward Russell]] in 1594. Following the accession of [[crossreference::James VI and I]], [[associates::Anne of Denmark]] made Russell a [[occupation::Lady of the Bedchamber]]. She became a trusted confidant and retained the post throughout the queen’s life. At court, Russell performed in masques and was a [[occupation::patron]] of major Elizabethan and Jacobean literary figures, including [[crossreference::Ben Jonson 1574-1637|Ben Jonson]], [[associates::Michael Drayton]], [[associates::Samuel Daniel]], [[associates::George Chapman]], and [[crossreference::John Donne]]. She was a shareholder in the [[organisations::Somers Isles Company]] and was included in the list of ‘adventurers’ in the letters patent for further plantations in [[location::Virginia]] in 1612.
+Daughter of [[family::John Harington]], 1st Baron Harington of Exton, Rutland, (1539/40-1613) and [[family::Anne Harington]] (c.1554-1620). Married [[crossreference::Edward Russell 1572-1627|Edward Russell]] in 1594. Following the accession of [[crossreference::James VI and I 1566-1625|James VI and I]], [[associates::Anne of Denmark]] made Russell a [[occupation::Lady of the Bedchamber]]. She became a trusted confidant and retained the post throughout the queen’s life. At court, Russell performed in masques and was a [[occupation::patron]] of major Elizabethan and Jacobean literary figures, including [[crossreference::Ben Jonson 1574-1637|Ben Jonson]], [[associates::Michael Drayton]], [[associates::Samuel Daniel]], [[associates::George Chapman]], and [[crossreference::John Donne 1572-1631|John Donne]]. She was a shareholder in the [[organisations::Somers Isles Company]] and was included in the list of ‘adventurers’ in the letters patent for further plantations in [[location::Virginia]] in 1612.
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