Violet Manners, Duchess of Rutland
Marion Margaret Violet Manners, Duchess of Rutland was a British artist and noblewoman. A granddaughter of the 24th Earl of Crawford, she married Henry Manners in 1882. She was styled the Marchioness of Granby from 1888 to 1906, when Manners succeeded as Duke of Rutland. She had five children, including John Manners, the 9th Duke of Rutland and the socialite Lady Diana Cooper.
Portrait of Violet Manners, Marchioness of Granby
Henry Manners, by Violet Manners
Lithograph of Norah Lindsay by Violet Manners, 1897
Self-portrait pencil drawing of Violet, Duchess of Rutland,1891. Gifted by the artist's grandson, John Julius Norwich to the Watts Gallery, Compton in 2016.
Henry Manners, 8th Duke of Rutland
Henry John Brinsley Manners, 8th Duke of Rutland,, known as Henry Manners until 1888 and styled Marquess of Granby between 1888 and 1906, was a British peer and Conservative politician.
The 8th Duke of Rutland's banner as Knight Companion of the Garter, now on display at Belvoir Castle