Duke of Rutland
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Duke of Rutland is a title in the Peerage of England, named after Rutland, a county in the East Midlands of England. Earldoms named after Rutland have been created three times; the ninth earl of the t
The 8th Duke of Rutland's banner as Knight of the Garter, now on display at Belvoir Castle
Haddon Hall, Nether Haddon, Derbyshire
Belvoir Castle in the late 19th century
Photo portrait of Charles Manners, 10th Duke of Rutland, taken at Belvoir Castle in 1981
John Manners, 1st Duke of Rutland was an English Whig politician who represented Leicestershire in the House of Commons of England from 1661 to 1679. His divorce from his first wife caused much commen
Duke of Rutland
…seventh Earl in 1641 the Earldom passed to his distant cousin John Manners of Haddon Hall, grandson of the second son of the first Earl. In 1703, the ninth Earl of Rutland was created Duke of Rutland and Marquess of Granby by Queen Anne. The most notable Marquess of Granby was John Manners (1721–1770), eldest…
Portrait by John Closterman, 1679
Lady Diana Bruce, Duchess Of Rutland