Baron Ampthill
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Baron Ampthill, of Ampthill in the County of Bedford, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom that was created on 11 March 1881 for the diplomat Sir Odo Russell.
The 1st Baron was the third son of Major-General Lord George Russell, second son of the 6th Duke of Bedford. Consequently, the present holder of the Barony is also in remainder to the Dukedom of Bedford and its subsidiary titles.
[edit] Barons Ampthill (1881)
- Odo William Leopold Russell, 1st Baron Ampthill (1829–1884)
- Arthur Oliver Villiers Russell, 2nd Baron Ampthill (1869–1935)
- John Hugo Russell, 3rd Baron Ampthill (1896–1973)
- Geoffrey Denis Erskine Russell, 4th Baron Ampthill (b. 1921) (elected into House of Lords, 1999)
The baron's heir apparent: his eldest son, The Hon. David Whitney Erskine Russell (born 1947) The heir apparent's heir presumptive: his youngest brother, The Hon. Anthony John Mark Russell (born 1952) This heir presumptive's heir apparent: his son, William Odo Alexander Russell (born 1986)
