Earl of Orford
A member of the influential Russell family , he was the son of the Honourable Edward Russell , a younger son of Francis Russell , 4th Earl of Bedford and younger brother of William Russell , 1st Duke of Bedford ( see Duke of Bedford for earlier history of the Russell family ) . 
<triplet> Francis Russell, 4th Earl of Bedford <subj> William Russell, 1st Duke of Bedford <obj> child <triplet> William Russell, 1st Duke of Bedford <subj> Francis Russell, 4th Earl of Bedford <obj> father