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David Manners, 11th Duke of Rutland

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His Grace
The Duke of Rutland
Arms of the Duke of Rutland
Personal details
Born
David Charles Robert Manners

(1959-05-08) 8 May 1959 (age 65)
SpouseEmma Watkins
Parent(s)Charles Manners, 10th Duke of Rutland, Frances Sweeney

David Charles Robert Manners, 11th Duke of Rutland (born 8 May 1959), styled as the Marquess of Granby until 1999, is a British peer and landowner.

Biography

Rutland is the elder son of the 10th Duke of Rutland by his second wife, the former Frances Sweeney. He was educated at Stanbridge Earls School. He succeeded his father in the titles on 2 January 1999.

The family also includes the duke's mother The Dowager Duchess, his younger brother, Lord Edward Manners, a half-sister, Lady Charlotte Manners, and a sister, Lady Teresa Manners.[1]

Rutland's ancestral home is Belvoir Castle in the northern part of Leicestershire. In the summer of 2005, the Duke purchased the Manners Arms Country Hotel and Restaurant in Knipton near Grantham. The Manners Arms was built for the 6th Duke of Rutland as a hunting lodge during the 1880s. The Duchess was heavily involved with the renovation work they carried out on the property. The Duke's holdings also include Haddon Hall, which is occupied by his brother Edward and Edward's family. The Sunday Times Rich List 2013 estimated his personal fortune at £125m, but he had to sell a painting to keep Belvoir Castle maintained.

The Duke is a high-profile supporter of the UK Independence Party (UKIP) and has hosted fundraising events at Belvoir Castle. In 1999, he stood for UKIP when the House of Lords had to elect 92 hereditary peers. He stood in a House of Lords by-election in 2005 and again in 2015.

Marriage and children

Rutland married Emma Watkins, daughter of a Welsh farmer from Knighton, Powys, on 6 June 1992 at Belvoir Castle. The couple have five children:[2]

  • Lady Violet Diana Louise Manners (born 18 August 1993)
  • Lady Alice Louisa Lilly Manners (born 27 April 1995)
  • Lady Eliza Charlotte Manners (born 17 July 1997)
  • Charles John Montague Manners, Marquess of Granby (born 3 July 1999)
  • Lord Hugo William James Manners (born 24 July 2003)

The Duchess runs the commercial activities of Belvoir Castle, including shooting parties, weddings and a range of furniture.[3] In 2012, it was reported that the Duke and Duchess had separated, although both were continuing to live at Belvoir Castle with their new partners.[4]

Titles and styles

The Duke also carries the subsidiary titles of Marquess of Granby, which was created in 1703 at the same time as the dukedom was formed out of the earlier title of Earl of Rutland (1525). Baron Manners, of Haddon in the County of Derby was created in 1679. These titles are all found in the Peerage of England. Baron Roos of Belvoir, of Belvoir in the County of Leicester was established in 1896 in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, but have a longer ancestry in the titles of Baron de Ros. The most senior subsidiary title, Marquess of Granby, is the courtesy title used by the Duke's eldest son and heir.

Ancestry

Family of David Manners, 11th Duke of Rutland
16. John Manners, 7th Duke of Rutland
8. Henry Manners, 8th Duke of Rutland
17. Catherine Marley
4. John Manners, 9th Duke of Rutland
18. Hon. Charles Lindsay
9. Violet Lindsay
19. Emilia Browne
2. Charles Manners, 10th Duke of Rutland
20. Sir Charles Tennant, 1st Baronet
10. Francis Tennant
21. Emma Winsloe
5. Kathleen Tennant
22. John Redmayne
11. Annie Redmayne
23. Jane Studdert
1. David Manners, 11th Duke of Rutland
12. Robert Sweeny
6. Charles Sweeny
13. Teresa Hanaway
3. Frances Sweeny
14. George Whigham
7. Margaret Whigham
15. Helen Hannay

Heraldic achievement

Coat of arms of David Manners, 11th Duke of Rutland
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 an Unicorn Argent armed, maned, tufted and unguled Or
Motto
Pour Y Parvenir (To obtain your object)

References

  1. ^ Paul Theroff. "Rutland"[1]. Last accessed 13 September 2007
  2. ^ The Peerage, entry for 11th Duke of Rutland
  3. ^ "Emma Rutland". Daily Telegraph.
  4. ^ The Daily Mail, "The Duke of Rutland and I are separating ... but we'll live together in our castle and have new partners: Duchess's remarkable response to her husband's infidelity", published 16 September 2012


Peerage of England
Preceded by Duke of Rutland
1999–present 		Incumbent
Orders of precedence in the United Kingdom
Preceded by Gentlemen Succeeded by


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