Duke of Rutland

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Dukedom of Rutland
Coronet of a British Duke.svg
Blazon: Or, two bars Azure, a chief quarterly, 1st and 4th Azure, two Fleurs-de-Lys Or, 2nd and 3rd Gules, a lion passant guardant Or.
Arms of Manners: Or, two bars azure a chief quarterly azure and gules; in the 1st and 4th quarters two fleurs-de-lis and in the 2nd and 3rd a lion passant guardant or
Creation date29 March 1703
MonarchAnne
PeeragePeerage of England
First holderJohn Manners
Present holderDavid Manners, 11th Duke
Heir apparentCharles Manners, Marquess of Granby
Subsidiary titlesMarquess of Granby
Earl of Rutland
Lord Manners of Haddon
Baron Manners
Baron Roos
Seat(s)Belvoir Castle
Haddon Hall
MottoPour y parvenir ("So as to accomplish")

Duke of Rutland is a title in the Peerage of England, named for Rutland, a county in the East Midlands of England. Earldoms named after Rutland have been created three times; the ninth earl of the third creation was made duke in 1703, in whose family's line the title continues. The heir apparent to the dukedom has the privilege of using the courtesy style/title of the Marquis/Marquess of Granby.[1]

Earldom of Rutland[]

First creation[]

The title Earl of Rutland was created on 25 February 1390 for Edward of Norwich (1373–1415), son of Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, and grandson of King Edward III. Upon the Duke's death in 1402 Edward became Duke of York. The title Earl of Rutland fell into disuse upon his death at the Battle of Agincourt, and was assumed by other members of the House of York including the first earl's nephew Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York, the father of King Edward IV.[1]

Second creation[]

The title Earl of Rutland was created on 29 January 1446 for Edmund (1443–1460), second son of Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York (and younger brother of the future King Edward IV).[1]

Third creation[]

Thomas Manners (c. 1488–1543), son of the 11th Baron de Ros of Hamlake, Truibut and Belvoir, was created Earl of Rutland in the Peerage of England in 1525. He was the great-grandson of Richard Plantagenet. The barony of 'de Ros of Hamlake, Truibut and Belvoir' (sometimes spelled Ros, Roos or de Roos) was created by Simon de Montfort with a writ of summons to the House of Lords for Robert de Ros (1223–1285) in 1264. The title may pass through the female line when there is no male heir, and accordingly, when the 3rd Earl, Edward Manners (c. 1548–1587), left no sons, the barony of Ros passed to the family of his daughter Elizabeth (died 1591) who became the wife of the 2nd Earl of Exeter. The 3rd Earl was succeeded as 4th Earl by his brother John (died 1588). The barony of Ros was restored to the Manners family when Francis Manners, the 6th Earl (1578–1632), inherited it in 1618 from his cousin William Cecil (1590–1618). However, Francis died without male issue and the assumption of the courtesy title of Lord Ros for the eldest son of subsequent earls appears to have had no legal basis.[2] On the death of the seventh Earl in 1641 the Earldom passed to his distant cousin John Manners of Haddon Hall, grandson of the second son of the first Earl.

Dukedom of Rutland[]

In 1703, the ninth Earl of Rutland was created Duke of Rutland and Marquess of Granby by Queen Anne.

Marquess of Granby[]

The most notable Marquess of Granby was John Manners (1721–1770), eldest son of the third Duke. He was an accomplished soldier and highly popular figure of his time; in 1745 he became a colonel; his military career flourished during the Seven Years' War.

At the Battle of Minden (8 August 1759), although his role was small, he commanded the reserve cavalry. In 1760, at the Battle of Warburg, he led a cavalry charge which routed the French, losing his hat and wig in the process. In recognition of this, soldiers of the Blues and Royals (his former regiment) have the unique privilege in the British Army of being permitted to salute while not wearing headgear. Granby's losing his helmet and wig in the charge gave rise to the expression 'going bald-headed' at something.[3]

In 1758, the King made him Colonel of the Royal Horse Guards and in 1766, as Lieutenant-General, he became Commander-in-Chief (a basically political appointment). His title was honoured by being used by a large number of pubs throughout Britain, although the reason is little known.[4] As Colonel, he provided for his most capable soldiers such that when they could no longer be of service to the Regiment, he would give them financial support to start a pub, the sole condition being that the pub was to be named "The Marquis of Granby" after him.[5][6] The towns of Granby, Quebec in Canada and Granby, Massachusetts and Granby, Connecticut in the United States as well as Granby Street in Norfolk, Virginia, USA were also named after him.

He died before his father, and therefore did not become Duke.

Subsidiary titles[]

The subsidiary titles of the dukedom are: Marquess of Granby (created 1703), Earl of Rutland (1525), Baron Manners, of Haddon in the County of Derby (1679), and Baron Roos of Belvoir, of Belvoir in the County of Leicester (1896). The title Baron Roos of Belvoir is in the Peerage of the United Kingdom; the remaining titles being in the Peerage of England. The most senior subsidiary title, Marquess of Granby, is the courtesy title used by the Duke's eldest son and heir.

Family seat[]

The Manners family own medieval Haddon Hall, Derbyshire and Belvoir Castle, Leicestershire that were successively extended and rebuilt until the 19th century. Some rooms in both buildings are open to the public.[7] They are Grade I in architecture, set in listed parks, woodland and gardens and span a central water feature, which acted as models for other landscaped estates.[8]

In 2009, to mark 500 years of the occupancy of Belvoir Castle by the family two aircraft from RAF Cranwell, Lincolnshire, bore the Duke of Rutland's Coat of Arms. On 11 June 2009, the Duke visited the station to see the aircraft—a King Air from 45 (Reserve) Sqn and a Dominie from 55 (Reserve) Sdn.[9]

Burials[]

The traditional burial place of the Manners family was St Mary the Virgin's Church, Bottesford. Since elevation to the dukedom in 1703 most Dukes have been buried in the grounds of the mausoleum at Belvoir Castle. The mausoleum at Belvoir Castle was built by John Henry Manners, 5th Duke of Rutland, following the death of his wife, Elizabeth Howard (1780–1825), daughter of the 5th Earl of Carlisle. After its construction, most of the 18th century monuments in Belton Church were moved to the mausoleum which then became the family's main place of burial.[10]

Literature[]

Jorge Luis Borges recalls the duke of Rutland in his story "A Survey of the Works of Herbet Quain" in the book The Garden of Forking Paths.

Earls of Rutland, first creation (1390)[]

Other titles (1st Duke): Duke of York (1385), Duke of Aumale (1397–1399), Earl of Cambridge (1362–1461), Earl of Cork (c. 1396)
  • Edward of Norwich, 2nd Duke of York (1373–1415), grandson of Edward III
  • Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York (1411–1460), nephew of Edward of Norwich

Earls of Rutland, second creation (1446)[]

Earls of Rutland, third creation (1525)[]

Other titles (1st–3rd & 6th Earls): Baron de Ros of Helmsley (1299)

Dukes of Rutland (1703)[]

Arms of the Dukes of Rutland
Charles Manners, 10th Duke of Rutland at Belvoir Castle in 1981
Other titles: Marquis of Granby (1703), Earl of Rutland (1525), Baron Manners of Haddon (1679) and Baron Roos of Belvoir (1896)

The heir apparent is Charles John Montague Manners, Marquess of Granby (born 1999), elder son of the 11th Duke.

Coat of arms[]

The original coat of arms of the Manners family was plain gules in chief. The quartering in chief, with the fleurs-de-lis of France and lion passant guardant of England, was granted as an augmentation by King Henry VIII to Thomas Manners at the time of his creation as Earl of Rutland, in recognition of his descent in the maternal line from King Edward III.[11]

Coat of arms of Duke of Rutland
Coat of arms of the duke of Rutland.png
Coronet
A Coronet of a Duke
Crest
On a Chapeau Gules turned up Ermine a Peacock in its pride proper
Escutcheon
Or two Bars Azure a Chief quarterly of the last and Gules, in the first and fourth, two Fleur-de-lis, and in the second and third, a Lion passant guardant, all Or
Supporters
On either side a Unicorn Argent armed, maned, tufted and unguled Or
Motto
Pour Y Parvenir ("So as to accomplish it")

Family tree[]

Family tree: Earls and Dukes of Rutland
King Edward III
(1312–r.1327–1377)
Edmund of Langley,
1st Duke of York

(1341–1402)
EARL OF RUTLAND, 1390
Edward of Norwich,
1st Earl of Rutland,
2nd Duke of York

(1373–1415)
Richard of Conisburgh,
3rd Earl of Cambridge

(1375–1415)
EARL OF RUTLAND, 1390
(RESTORED 1425)
Richard of York,
2nd Earl of Rutland,
3rd Duke of York

(1411–1460)
EARL OF RUTLAND, 1446
Anne of York
(1439–1476)
m.(2) Sir Thomas St. Leger
King Edward IV
(1442–1483, r.1461–70, 1471–83)
Edmund, Earl of Rutland
(1443–1460)
King Richard III
(1452–r.1483–1485)
Anne St. Leger
(1476–1526)
m. George Manners,
11th Baron de Ros
EARL OF RUTLAND, 1525
Thomas Manners,
1st Earl of Rutland

(c. 1492–1543)
Henry Manners,
2nd Earl of Rutland

(c. 1516–1563)
Sir John Manners
(1527–1611)
Edward Manners,
3rd Earl of Rutland

(1549–1587)
John Manners,
4th Earl of Rutland

(c. 1552–1588)
Sir George Manners
(c. 1572–1623)
Roger Manners,
5th Earl of Rutland

(1576–1612)
Francis Manners,
6th Earl of Rutland

(1578–1632)
George Manners,
7th Earl of Rutland

(1580–1641)
John Manners,
8th Earl of Rutland

(1604–1679)
DUKE OF RUTLAND, 1703
John Manners,
9th Earl of Rutland,
1st Duke of Rutland

(1638–1711)
John Manners,
2nd Duke of Rutland

(1676–1721)
John Manners,
3rd Duke of Rutland

(1696–1779)
John Manners,
Marquess of Granby

(1721–1770)
Lord George Manners-Sutton
(1723–1783)
John Manners,
Lord Roos
(1751–1760)
Charles Manners,
4th Duke of Rutland

(1754–1787)
Charles Manners-Sutton
(1755–1828)
Archbishop of Canterbury
Viscounts CanterburyBarons Manners
John Henry Manners,
5th Duke of Rutland

(1778–1857)
George John Henry Manners,
Marquess of Granby
(1807)
George John Frederick Manners,
Marquess of Granby
(1813–1814)
Charles Cecil John Manners,
6th Duke of Rutland

(1815–1888)
John James Robert Manners,
7th Duke of Rutland

(1818–1906)
Henry John Brinsley Manners,
8th Duke of Rutland

(1852–1925)
Robert Charles John Manners,
Lord Manners
(1885–1894)
John Henry Montagu Manners,
9th Duke of Rutland

(1886–1940)
Charles John Robert Manners,
10th Duke of Rutland

(1919–1999)
David Charles Robert Manners,
11th Duke of Rutland

(b. 1959)

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood (107 ed.). Burke's Peerage & Gentry. pp. 3446–3451. ISBN 0-9711966-2-1.
  2. ^ Chisholm 1911.
  3. ^ "A toast to John Manners, the hatless Marquis". The Daily Telegraph. 10 August 2013.
  4. ^ "THE MARQUIS OF GRANBY.* MR. MANNERS'S Life of the Marquis". The Spectator Archive.
  5. ^ Early, Chas (1 November 2016). "The Red Lion, the Crown and the Marquis of Granby: What are the stories behind Britain's most popular pub names?". BT.com. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  6. ^ Jones, Barry (2016). Dictionary of World Biography: Third edition. ANU Press. p. 347. ISBN 9781760460105. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  7. ^ Historic England. "Haddon Hall (Grade I) (1334982)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  8. ^ Historic England. "Belvoir Castle (Grade I) (1360870)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  9. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 26 August 2010. Retrieved 21 July 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) accessed 21 July 2010
  10. ^ "Manners Mausoleum". mmtrust.org.uk.
  11. ^ The general armory of England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales, Comprising a Registry of Armorial Bearings from the Earliest to the Present Time by Sir Bernard Burke, 1884 edition, p. 656.

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