David Manners, 11th Duke of Rutland
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David Charles Robert Manners, 11th Duke of Rutland (born 8 May 1959) is a British peer and landowner. He was born the elder son of the 10th Duke of Rutland
by his second wife, the former Frances Sweeney. He succeeded his father in the titles on 2 January 1999.
The duke ranked 474th in the Sunday Times Rich List 2009
, with an estimated personal fortune of £115m.
His 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. 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 is a high profile supporter of the UK Independence Party and has hosted fund raising events at his ancestral home, Belvoir Castle
. In 1999 he stood for UKIP when the House of Lords had to elect 92 hereditary peers.
, on 6 June 1992. The couple have five children:
The family also counts the dukes mother The Dowager Duchess, his younger brother, Lord Edward Manners, a half-sister, Lady Charlotte Manners, and a sister, Lady Teresa Manners.
. Baron Roos of Belvoir, of Belvoir in the County of Leicester was established in 1896 in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
, but seem to have a longer ancestry in the titles of Baron de Ros
which has briefly passed in the family. The most senior subsidiary title, Marquess of Granby, is the courtesy title
of the Duke's eldest son and heir.
Charles Manners, 10th Duke of Rutland
Charles John Robert Manners, 10th Duke of Rutland was the son of John Manners, 9th Duke of Rutland.He married, firstly, Anne Bairstow Cumming Bell, on 27 April 1946 and they were divorced in 1956. They had one child:...
by his second wife, the former Frances Sweeney. He succeeded his father in the titles on 2 January 1999.
The duke ranked 474th in the Sunday Times Rich List 2009
Sunday Times Rich List 2009
The Sunday Times Rich List 2009 was published on 26 April 2009.Since 1989 the UK national Sunday newspaper The Sunday Times has published an annual magazine supplement to the newspaper called the Sunday Times Rich List...
, with an estimated personal fortune of £115m.
His ancestral home is Belvoir Castle
Belvoir Castle
Belvoir Castle is a stately home in the English county of Leicestershire, overlooking the Vale of Belvoir . It is a Grade I listed building....
in the northern part of Leicestershire. In the summer of 2005 the Duke purchased the Manners Arms Country Hotel and Restaurant. 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 is a high profile supporter of the UK Independence Party and has hosted fund raising events at his ancestral home, Belvoir Castle
Belvoir Castle
Belvoir Castle is a stately home in the English county of Leicestershire, overlooking the Vale of Belvoir . It is a Grade I listed building....
. In 1999 he stood for UKIP when the House of Lords had to elect 92 hereditary peers.
Family
The Duke married Emma Watkins, an opera singer, and the daughter of a Welsh farmerFarmer
A farmer is a person engaged in agriculture, who raises living organisms for food or raw materials, generally including livestock husbandry and growing crops, such as produce and grain...
, on 6 June 1992. The couple have five children:
- Lady Violet Diana Louise Manners (b. 18 August 1993)
- Lady Alice Louisa Lilly Manners (b. 27 April 1995)
- Lady Eliza Charlotte Manners (b. 17 July 1997)
- Charles John Montague, Marquess of Granby (b. 3 July 1999)
- Lord Hugo William James Manners (b. 24 July 2004)
The family also counts the dukes mother The Dowager Duchess, his younger brother, Lord Edward Manners, a half-sister, Lady Charlotte Manners, and a sister, Lady Teresa Manners.
Titles & 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 EnglandPeerage of England
The Peerage of England comprises all peerages created in the Kingdom of England before the Act of Union in 1707. In that year, the Peerages of England and Scotland were replaced by one Peerage of Great Britain....
. Baron Roos of Belvoir, of Belvoir in the County of Leicester was established in 1896 in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
Peerage of the United Kingdom
The Peerage of the United Kingdom comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Act of Union in 1801, when it replaced the Peerage of Great Britain...
, but seem to have a longer ancestry in the titles of Baron de Ros
Baron de Ros
The title of Baron de Ros of Helmsley is the most ancient baronial title in the Peerage of England. The title of Baron de Ros of Helmsley is the most ancient baronial title in the Peerage of England. The title of Baron de Ros of Helmsley is the most ancient baronial title in the Peerage of England....
which has briefly passed in the family. The most senior subsidiary title, Marquess of Granby, is the courtesy title
Courtesy title
A courtesy title is a form of address in systems of nobility used for children, former wives and other close relatives of a peer. These styles are used 'by courtesy' in the sense that the relatives do not themselves hold substantive titles...
of the Duke's eldest son and heir.
External links
- Belvoir Castle
- Manners Arms
- Entry at Burke's Peerage
- Entry at answers.com