John Manners, 4th Earl of Rutland (c. 1559 – 24 February 1588) was the son of

Henry Manners, 2nd Earl of Rutland Henry Manners, 2nd Earl of Rutland, 13th Baron de Ros of Helmsley, KG (23 September 152617 September 1563) was an English nobleman. Origins He was the son and heir of Thomas Manners, 1st Earl of Rutland and his wife Eleanor Paston. Career Li ...

, and Lady Margaret Neville, daughter of

Ralph Neville, 4th Earl of Westmorland Ralph Neville, 4th Earl of Westmorland KG (21 February 1498 – 24 April 1549), was an English peer and soldier. He was the grandson of Ralph Neville, 3rd Earl of Westmorland, and the father of Henry Neville, 5th Earl of Westmorland. Family ...

Marriage and children

He married Elizabeth Charlton, a daughter of Francis Charlton of

Apley Castle Apley Castle was a medieval fortified manor in the village of Hadley, Shropshire, England. History Apley Castle was a moated, fortified manor house in Hadley near Wellington. By the early 14th century the manor was owned by the Charlton family, ...

, by whom he had ten children: *

Lady Bridget Manners Lady Bridget Manners (died 1604) was an English courtier, a maid of honour at the court of Elizabeth I. She was the eldest daughter of John Manners, 4th Earl of Rutland (died 1588), and his wife Elizabeth Charlton. Court of Elizabeth I Bridget e ...

(21 Feb 1572 – 10 July 1604) married Robert Tyrwhitt of Kettleby 1594 *

Roger Manners, 5th Earl of Rutland Roger Manners, 5th Earl of Rutland (6 October 1576 – 26 June 1612) was the eldest surviving son of John Manners, 4th Earl of Rutland and his wife, Elizabeth ''nee'' Charleton (d. 1595). He travelled across Europe, took part in military ca ...

(6 October 1576 – 26 June 1612) married Elizabeth Sidney. *

Francis Manners, 6th Earl of Rutland Francis Manners, 6th Earl of Rutland, KG (1578–1632) was an English nobleman. Despite a brief imprisonment for his involvement in the Essex Rebellion of 1601, he became prominent at the court of James I. He lived at Belvoir Castle in Leices ...

(1578 – 17 December 1632) married twice, first to

Frances Knyvet Frances Knyvet or Knyvett (1583–1605) was an English courtier who performed in masques. Career She was a daughter of Henry Knyvet (1537–1598) of Charlton Park, Wiltshire, and Elizabeth Stumpe (died 1585), the daughter of a wealthy clothier, Ja ...

, and secondly to Cecily Tufton. *

George Manners, 7th Earl of Rutland George Manners, 7th Earl of Rutland (1580 – 29 March 1641) of Fulbeck Hall, Lincolnshire was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1604 and 1626. He inherited a peerage as Earl of Rutland in 1632. Manner ...

(1580 – 29 March 1641) married Frances Cary. *Sir Oliver Manners (c. 1582 – 1613) *Lady Frances Manners (22 October 1588 – 1643) married William Willoughby, 3rd Baron Willoughby of Parham *Lady Mary Manners *Lady Elizabeth Manners (died 16 March 1653) *Edward Manners died young *Lady Anne Manners; married Sir George Wharton

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Rutland Rutland () is a ceremonial county and unitary authority in the East Midlands, England. The county is bounded to the west and north by Leicestershire, to the northeast by Lincolnshire and the southeast by Northamptonshire. Its greatest len ...

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