Francis Manners, 6th Earl of Rutland, KG KB was an English nobleman. Despite a brief imprisonment for his involvement in the Essex Rebellion of 1601, he became prominent at the court of James I. He li
The 6th Earl of Rutland
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The Witches of Belvoir were a mother and her two daughters in England accused of witchcraft and causing the deaths of two young brothers, Henry and Francis Manners, the heirs to Francis Manners, 6th E
Francis Manners, 6th Earl of Rutland
…in the Essex Rebellion of 1601, he became prominent at the court of James I. He lived at Belvoir Castle in Leicestershire. In 1618 three women, the "Witches of Belvoir", were accused of witchcraft for having allegedly caused the deaths of his two young sons. Francis Manners was the second son of John Manners, 4th Earl…
Memorial to Henry and Francis Manners, the heirs to the 6th Earl and Countess of Rutland, whom the Witches of Belvoir were accused of killing
A contemporary sketch of three other women accused: Anne Baker, Joan Willimot & Ellen Greene.
'died in their infancy by wicked practises and sorcerye' – part of the memorial at Bottesford