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Robert Manners (anthropologist)
Robert Manners may refer to: * Lord Robert Manners (British Army officer, died 1782) (c. 1721–1782), British general *Lord Robert Manners-Sutton (1722–1762), his nephew *Robert Manners (British Army officer, born 1758) (1758–1823), general and MP for Great Bedwyn and Cambridge *Lord Robert Manners (Royal Navy officer) (1758–1782), killed at the Battle of the Saintes *Lord Robert Manners (British Army officer, born 1781) Major-General Lord Robert William Manners, CB (14 December 1781 – 15 November 1835) was a British soldier and nobleman. Life He was the third son of Charles Manners, 4th Duke of Rutland and Lady Mary Somerset, daughter of Charles Somerset ... (1781–1835), British major-general and politician See also * Duke of Rutland {{hndis, Manners, Robert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lord Robert Manners (British Army Officer, Died 1782)
General Lord Robert Manners (c. 1721 – 31 May 1782) was an English soldier and nobleman. He was a son of John Manners, 2nd Duke of Rutland and his second wife, Lucy Sherard. Life He purchased an ensigncy in the Coldstream Guards on 26 July 1735, and was promoted lieutenant in May 1740. On 22 April 1742, he was promoted captain and lieutenant-colonel in the 1st Foot Guards, and in December 1747, colonel and aide-de-camp to King George II. Manners was returned as Member of Parliament for Kingston upon Hull in 1747, and kept the seat for the remainder of his life. In September 1748, he was appointed colonel of the 15th Light Dragoons, which were shortly thereafter disbanded. On 13 March 1751 he was made colonel of the 36th Regiment of Foot, and was promoted major-general on 7 February 1757, and lieutenant-general on 7 April 1759. He was transferred to the colonelcy of the 3rd (The Prince of Wales's) Dragoon Guards on 6 September 1765. He was promoted general on 25 May 1772 a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lord Robert Manners-Sutton
Lord Robert Manners, later Manners-Sutton (21 February 1722 – 19 November 1762) was the second son of John Manners, 3rd Duke of Rutland by his wife the Hon. Bridget Sutton, and younger brother of the famous soldier Lord Granby, under whom he served as Lieutenant-Colonel commanding the 21st Light Dragoons. He was a captain in the Duke of Kingston's Light Horse in 1745 and a lieutenant-colonel in the Duke of Cumberland's Dragoons in 1746–48, with whom he served in Flanders during the War of the Austrian Succession. He was then appointed Colonel commandant of the 21st Light Dragoons from 1760 to his death. Becoming a courtier, he served as a Gentleman of the Bedchamber to Frederick, Prince of Wales from 1749 to 1751. He was appointed Master of the Staghounds on 26 April 1744 and Master of the Harriers from 11 April 1754 until 13 January 1756. From 6 July 1747 until his death he was one of the Members of Parliament for Nottinghamshire. He adopted the additional surname of S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Manners (British Army Officer, Born 1758)
General Robert Manners (2 January 1758 – 9 June 1823) was a British Army officer and Member of Parliament. Life He was the eldest son of General Lord Robert Manners by his wife Mary Digges, and succeeded to his father's estate at Bloxholm in Lincolnshire. He was educated at Caen academy and took the Grand Tour. Manners joined the Army as a cornet in the 3rd Dragoon Guards on 27 April 1775, John Philippart, ''The Royal Military Calendar'', 3rd edition (1820) vol. IIpp. 6–7 and was promoted to lieutenant on 25 December 1778. On 3 October 1779 he became captain of a company in the 86th Foot, newly raised by his cousin the Duke of Rutland. He went with the 86th Foot to the West Indies, serving for a time on marine duty aboard ship before being sent with a detachment to Tobago. In 1781 the island was captured by the comte de Grasse and the garrison returned to Europe, the officers giving their parole. On 6 December 1782 Manners was promoted to major in the 80th Foot a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lord Robert Manners (Royal Navy Officer)
Captain Lord Robert Manners (6 February 1758 – 23 April 1782) was an officer of the Royal Navy and nobleman, the second son of John Manners, Marquess of Granby and Lady Frances Seymour. Life Educated at Eton, he entered the Royal Navy in 1772. As the son of one of the greatest soldiers of the time, and grandson of a duke, he expected rapid advancement in rank. However, Lord Sandwich, the First Lord of the Admiralty, resisted his promotion to lieutenant until he had served for six years, as regulations demanded. He was so promoted on 13 May 1778 aboard HMS ''Ocean'', and saw action in July at the First Battle of Ushant. He was moved to ''Victory'', flagship of Admiral Keppel, on 17 September 1778. Shortly after his promotion to lieutenant, Manners again began to appeal to the Admiralty for preferment. He was moved into ''Alcide'' on 15 July 1779, in the fleet of Admiral Rodney, then bound for Gibraltar. The urgings of the other Lords of the Admiralty, who reminded Sandwi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lord Robert Manners (British Army Officer, Born 1781)
Major-General Lord Robert William Manners, CB (14 December 1781 – 15 November 1835) was a British soldier and nobleman. Life He was the third son of Charles Manners, 4th Duke of Rutland and Lady Mary Somerset, daughter of Charles Somerset, 4th Duke of Beaufort. They were members of the Prince of Wales' set. He and his brother Charles Manners were among the financial supporters of their friend George Bryan Brummell, aka "Beau" Brummell, during his long exile in Calais and Caen. Lord Robert commanded the 10th (Prince of Wales's Own) Regiment of (Light) Dragoons (Hussars) during the Waterloo Campaign. With a break of one year between 1831 and 1832, he represented various constituencies of the family interest in Parliament from 1802 until his death. He died suddenly in the afternoon of 15November 1835 at Belvoir Castle Belvoir Castle ( ) is a faux historic castle and stately home in Leicestershire, England, situated west of the town of Grantham and northe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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