Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford (born 1527)

Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford

English nobleman and politician (c. 1527–1585)

Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford of Chenies in Buckinghamshire and of Bedford House in Exeter, Devon, was an English nobleman, soldier, and politician. He was a godfather to the Devon-born sailor Sir Francis Drake. He served as Lord Lieutenant of Devon (1584-5).