Lucy Russell, Countess of Bedford

Lucy Russell
Countess of Bedford
BornLucy Harington
1581 (1581)
Died1627 (aged 45–46)
Noble familyHarington
SpouseEdward Russell, 3rd Earl of Bedford
FatherJohn Harington, 1st Baron Harington of Exton
MotherAnne Keilway
OccupationLady of the Bedchamber to Anne of Denmark

Lucy Russell, Countess of Bedford (née Harington; 1581–1627) was a major aristocratic patron of the arts and literature in the Elizabethan and Jacobean eras, the primary non-royal performer in contemporary court masques, a letter-writer, and a poet. She was an adventurer (shareholder) in the Somers Isles Company, investing in Bermuda, where Harrington Sound is named after her.

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