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Duke of Rutland is a title in the Peerage of England, named after Rutland, ... 5th Duke of Rutland, following the death of his wife, Elizabeth Howard (1780–1825 ...
Rutland was educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge. [1] He was a younger brother of Lady Ursula d'Abo and Lady Isabel Manners. He served in the British Army during World War II, becoming a captain in the Grenadier Guards. [1] He inherited the title in 1940, remaining in that estate until his death in 1999. [1]
Frances Helen Manners, Duchess of Rutland (née Sweeny; 19 June 1937 – 21 January 2024) was a British peeress and socialite. The wife of Charles Manners, 10th Duke of Rutland , following his death in 1999, she was known as the Dowager Duchess of Rutland .
Frances, the Duchess of Rutland, died in January aged 86. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us
Rutland was the younger son of Henry Manners, 8th Duke of Rutland and his wife Violet. His mother was the daughter of Colonel the Hon. Charles Lindsay, third son of the 25th Earl of Crawford. His elder brother, Robert, Lord Haddon, died in 1894 at the age of 9. His sister Diana Manners was a leading light of the "Corrupt Coterie".
Charles Manners, 4th Duke of Rutland KG PC (15 March 1754 – 24 October 1787) was a British politician and nobleman, the eldest legitimate son of John Manners, Marquess of Granby. He was styled Lord Roos from 1760 until 1770, and Marquess of Granby from 1770 until 1779.
John Henry Manners, 5th Duke of Rutland KG (4 January 1778 – 20 January 1857), styled Lord Roos from 1778–79 and Marquess of Granby from 1779–87, was a British aristocrat and landowner. He succeeded to his father's titles at age 9 and consequently held his dukedom for nearly 70 years.
In 1906 he succeeded his father as the 8th Duke of Rutland; Lady Granby became the Duchess of Rutland. [2] [3] During World War I, the Duchess converted her London house at 16 Arlington Street into a hospital. [2] Her daughter Diana, a prominent socialite, served as a nurse at the house. [4]