Duchess of Rutland

Duchess of Rutland is a title given to the wife of the Duke of Rutland, an extant title in the Peerage of England which was created in 1703. The family seat is Belvoir Castle. Emma Manners is the current Duchess and she is also the CEO of Belvoir Castle.[1]

Duchesses of Rutland

Name Birth Marriage Became Duchess of Rutland Spouse Death Ceased being Duchess of Rutland Reason ceased being Duchess
Catherine Noel 10 August 1657[2] 8 January 1673[3] 29 March 1703 John Manners, 1st Duke of Rutland 24 January 1733[4] 10 January 1711 Husband's death
Catherine Russell 23 August 1676 23 August 1693 10 January 1711 John Manners, 2nd Duke of Rutland 30 October 1711[5] Died
Lucy Sherard 1685[6] 1 January 1713[7] 27 October 1751 22 February 1721 Husband's death
Bridget Sutton 30 November 1699 27 August 1717 22 February 1721 John Manners, 3rd Duke of Rutland 16 June 1734 Died
Mary Somerset 1 August 1756 26 December 1775 29 May 1779 Charles Manners, 4th Duke of Rutland 2 September 1831 24 October 1787 Husband's death
Elizabeth Howard 13 November 1780[8] 22 April 1799[9] 24 October 1787 John Manners, 5th Duke of Rutland 29 November 1825[10] Died
Janetta Hughan 8 September 1836[11] 15 May 1862[12] 3 March 1888 John Manners, 7th Duke of Rutland 11 July 1899[12] Died
Marion Lindsay 7 March 1856[13] 25 November 1882[14] 4 August 1906[15] Henry Manners, 8th Duke of Rutland 22 December 1937[16] 8 May 1925[16] Husband's death
Kathleen Tennant 30 January 1894[17] 27 January 1916[18][19] John Manners, 9th Duke of Rutland 4 December 1989[20] Died
Anne Cumming-Bell 1924 27 April 1946 Charles Manners, 10th Duke of Rutland 27 December 2002 1956 Divorce
Frances Sweeny 19 June 1937[21] 15 May 1958[22] 21 January 2024[23] 2 January 1999 Husband's death
Emma Watkins 2 September 1963 6 June 1992 4 January 1999 David Manners, 11th Duke of Rutland Incumbent

Wives who did not become Duchess of Rutland

  • Catherine Louisa Georgina Marley, who married John (later the 7th Duke), did not become Duchess as she died in 1854 and her husband only became the Duke in 1888.

See also

Ships

Two ships have been named Duchess of Rutland:

References

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  2. ^ Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003. Volume 2, page 1504
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  4. ^ Allan Chilvers (September 2010). The Berties of Grimsthorpe Castle. AuthorHouse. p. 149. ISBN 978-1-4520-4327-2.
  5. ^ Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003. Page 319.
  6. ^ "SHERARD, Bennet, 2nd Baron Sherard of Leitrim [I] (1621-1700), of Stapleford, Leics". www.historyofparliamentonline.org. History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
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  8. ^ The Register of Births and Baptisms in the Parish of St James within the Liberty of Westminster. 1761-1786. 10 December 1780.
  9. ^ Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003, volume 3, page 3450.
  10. ^ "THE DEATH OF ELIZABETH, 5th DUCHESS OF RUTLAND". The Gentleman’s Magazine, December 1825. 23 November 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  11. ^ Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003, volume 2, page 1869.
  12. ^ a b Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003, volume 3, page 3450.
  13. ^ Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage, and Companionage: Comprising Information Concerning All Persons Bearing Hereditary Or Courtesy Titles, Knights, and Companions of All the Various Orders, and the Collateral Branches of All Peers and Baronets. Dean & Son, Limited. 1902.
  14. ^ Wardleworth, Dennis (2013). William Reid Dick, Sculptor. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. ISBN 978-1-4094-3971-4.
  15. ^ Reynolds 2004.
  16. ^ a b Reynolds, K. D. (23 September 2004). "Manners [née Lindsay], (Marion Margaret) Violet, duchess of Rutland (1856–1937), artist". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/49527. ISBN 978-0-19-861412-8. (Subscription, Wikipedia Library access or UK public library membership required.)
  17. ^ Cooper, Diana (14 August 2014). Darling Monster: The Letters of Lady Diana Cooper to Son John Julius Norwich, 1939-1952. Abrams. ISBN 9781468311136 – via Google Books.
  18. ^ "The Duke of Rutland: Authority on Medieval Art". The Times. 23 April 1940. p. 3.
  19. ^ "Marriage of Lord Granby". 27 January 2016 – via www.thetimes.co.uk.
  20. ^ "Kathleen, Duchess of Rutland - The Duchess was niece of prime minister". 3 March 2014.
  21. ^ "The Dowager Duchess of Rutland". The Times. 25 January 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  22. ^ "The Dowager Duchess of Rutland, society beauty and devoted chatelaine of Belvoir Castle – obituary". The Telegraph. 26 January 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  23. ^ Delaney, Evie (24 January 2024). "A Very British Scandal, now laid to rest? 'Frosty' Frances, daughter of Margaret, Duchess of Argyll, dies at home aged 86". Tatler. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
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