David Manners, 11th Duke of Rutland

British peer and landowner
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroBritish peer and landowner
A.K.A.David Charles Robert Manners 11th Duke of Rutland Marquess of Granby
A.K.A.David Charles Robert Manners 11th Duke of Rutland Marquess of Granby
PlacesUnited Kingdom Great Britain
isFarmer
Gender
Male
Birth8 May 1959
Age65 years
Family
Father:Charles Manners, 10th Duke of Rutland
Spouse:Emma Manners Duchess of Rutland
The details

Biography

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 4 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.

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:

  • 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. 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.

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

Ancestors 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

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 ("So as to accomplish it")

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