Person    | Male  Born 1593  Died 9/5/1641

Francis Russell, 4th Earl of Bedford

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Francis Russell, 4th Earl of Bedford

In 1631 commissioned Inigo Jones to build the residential square at Covent Garden, with a piazza at the centre.

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Francis Russell, 4th Earl of Bedford

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Bedford's Chiswick wall

 Brentford and Chiswick Local History Society confirms our link to the 4th Earl.

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Covent Garden Market

Large bronze relief "Fruit Porter Bronze", unveiled October 2006 by Mayor of ...

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Sir Thomas Abney

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