Thomas Manners, 1st Earl of Rutland
…Rutland, 12th Baron Ros, KG (c. 1497 – 20 September 1543), of Belvoir Castle in Leicestershire (adjacent to the small county of Rutland), was created Earl of Rutland by King Henry VIII in 1525. Thomas was the son of Sir George Manners, 11th Baron Ros (c. 1470 – 1513) by his wife Anne St Leger (1476–1526). His maternal…