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Catherine Manners, Duchess Of Rutland
Catherine Manners, Duchess of Rutland (10 August 1657 – 24 January 1733), formerly Catherine Wriothesley Noel, was an English noblewoman. She was the third wife of John Manners, 1st Duke of Rutland, and the mother of the second duke. Catherine was the daughter of Baptist Noel, 3rd Viscount Campden, and his wife, the former Lady Elizabeth Bertie. She married the Duke of Rutland on 8 January 1673, when he was still known as Lord Roos, the heir to John Manners, 8th Earl of Rutland; she was nearly twenty years his junior. Roos had divorced his first wife, Lady Anne Pierrepont, in an unprecedented action, the first legal divorce to take place since the English Reformation of the 16th century. His second wife, Lady Diana Bruce, died in childbirth in 1672, after less than a year of marriage. He inherited his father's earldom in 1679 and was raised to a dukedom in 1703, making Catherine the first to hold the title of Duchess of Rutland. The duke and duchess had three children: *Joh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Manners, 1st Duke Of Rutland
John Manners, 1st Duke of Rutland and 9th Earl of Rutland (29 May 163810 January 1711) was a British MP, and Whig politician. His divorce from his first wife caused much comment, partly because it was thought to have political implications. Life He was born at Boughton, Northamptonshire, the son of John Manners, 8th Earl of Rutland, and Frances Montagu. His maternal grandparents were Sir Edward Montagu, 1st Baron Montagu of Boughton, and his wife Elizabeth Jeffries. He was styled Lord Roos from 1641 until 1679. He had six sisters, all of whom married into the nobility. Dorothy became Countess of Shaftesbury; Grace became Viscountess Chaworth; Margaret became countess of Salisbury; Elizabeth became Countess of Anglesey; Anne became Viscountess Howe, and Frances became Countess of Exeter. He served, rather passively, as Member of Parliament for Leicestershire from 1661 until 1679. Politically he was a Whig, but did not attend court after 1689, preferring the life of a country ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |