David Whitney Erskine Russell, 5th Baron Ampthill (born 27 May 1947), is the son of Geoffrey Russell, 4th Baron Ampthill, and was educated at Stowe School. He served as a councillor on Rye Town Council from July 2003 until April 2013, [1] and formerly served as a Conservative councillor on Rother District Council. He previously served on East Grinstead Town Council and held the post of Mid Sussex District Council Cabinet Member for Community Development. Before entering politics, Russell enjoyed a career in publishing.
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By first wife, April McKenzie Arbon, he has two daughters. He is currently married to his second wife, Christia Ipsen (b. 1949), widow of Prince Rostislav Rostislavovich Romanov (1938–1999).
He succeeded his father as Baron Ampthill in April 2011; the title had been created for his great-great-grandfather, Lord Odo Russell, who represented Britain unofficially at the Vatican and officially at Berlin; Lord Odo's uncle was Lord John Russell, who was twice Prime Minister and whose grandson was Bertrand Russell, the eminent 20th century philosopher.
Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford, KG 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).
Ampthill is a town and civil parish in the Central Bedfordshire district of Bedfordshire, England. It lies between Bedford and Luton. At the 2021 census it had a population of 8,825.
Baron Ampthill, of Ampthill in the County of Bedfordshire, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 11 March 1881 for the diplomat Lord Odo Russell. He was the third son of Major-General Lord George Russell, second son of John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford.
Henry Hussey Vivian, 1st Baron Swansea, known between May 1882 and June 1893 as Sir Hussey Vivian, 1st Baronet, was a Welsh industrialist and politician from the Vivian family.
Geoffrey Denis Erskine Russell, 4th Baron Ampthill,, was a British hereditary peer and businessman, whose paternity and succession to the peerage were disputed in the "Ampthill baby case".
Odo William Leopold Russell, 1st Baron Ampthill,, styled Lord Odo Russell between 1872 and 1881, was a British diplomat and the first British Ambassador to the German Empire.
Frederick Lygon, 6th Earl Beauchamp PC DL, styled The Honourable Frederick Lygon between 1853 and 1866, was a British Conservative politician.
Arthur Oliver Villiers Russell, 2nd Baron Ampthill, was a British peer and civil servant. He served as Governor of Madras from October 1900 to February 1906, and as acting Viceroy of India from April to December 1904.
Lord Arthur John Edward Russell was a British Liberal Party politician.
Elizabeth Anne, Lady William Russell was the wife of Lord George William Russell and a well-known socialite.
Major-General Lord George William Russell was a British soldier, politician and diplomat. He was the second son of the 6th Duke of Bedford and brother to John Russell, the Whig and Liberal Prime Minister. Among his children were Francis Russell, 9th Duke of Bedford, Arthur Russell, MP and diplomat Odo Russell.
Emily Theresa Russell, Baroness Ampthill, was a British courtier.
David Montagu Erskine, 2nd Baron Erskine was a British diplomat and politician.
David, Dave or Davey Whitney may refer to:
Captain John Hugo Russell, 3rd Baron Ampthill was a British peer who served in the Royal Navy in both the First and Second World Wars.
Prince Rostislav Rostislavovich Romanov is an American-born British-Russian prince and painter living in the UK. He is a member of the Romanov family, the former ruling Russian Imperial dynasty. He is also known by the names "Rosti" and "Misha". As none of the sons of Prince Andrew Romanov have male offspring, Rostislav is likely to one day inherit their claim to the Russian throne.
Sir Adrian William Maxwell Baillie, 6th Baronet DL was a British MP for two constituencies.
The Russell case, also called the Ampthill baby case, was a series of proceedings related to the conception of Geoffrey Russell. It covered two divorce cases and the claim to the British peerage title Baron Ampthill, and the possibility of a virgin birth.
Sir Odo William Theophilus Russell was a British diplomat who was ambassador to Switzerland, the Vatican and the Netherlands.
Milton Ernest Hall is a large grade I listed country house in the village of Milton Ernest, Bedfordshire, England. It now serves as a nursing home.
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