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
Portrait by John Closterman, 1679
Lady Diana Bruce, Duchess Of Rutland
John Manners, 8th Earl of Rutland, was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 until 1641 when he inherited the title Earl of Rutland on the death of his second cousin George M
John Manners, 1st Duke of Rutland
…his first wife caused much comment, partly because it was thought to have political implications. He was born at Boughton, Northamptonshire, the son of John Manners, 8th Earl of Rutland, and Frances Montagu. His maternal grandparents were Sir Edward Montagu, 1st Baron Montagu of Boughton, and his wife Elizabeth Jeffries. He was styled…
John Manners, 8th Earl of Rutland
Monument of John Manners erected at St Mary the Virgin's Church in Bottesford