Duchess of Rutland is a title given to the wife of the Duke of Rutland, an extant title in the Peerage of England which was created in 1703. The family seat is Belvoir Castle in Leicestershire. Emma Manners is the current Duchess, and she is also the CEO of Belvoir Castle.
Duchesses of Rutland #Portrait Name Birth Marriage Became Duchess of Rutland SpouseCeased being Duchess of Rutland DeathReason ceased being Duchess1 Catherine Noel 10 August 1657Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003. Volume 2, page 1504 8 January 1673 29 March 1703 John Manners, 1st Duke of Rutland10 January 171124 January 1733Husband's death2 Catherine Russell 23 August 1676 23 August 1693 10 January 1711 John Manners, 2nd Duke of Rutland30 October 1711Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003. Page 319.Died3 Lucy Sherard 1685 1 January 1713 22 February 1721 27 October 1751Husband's death4 Bridget Sutton 30 November 1699 27 August 1717 22 February 1721 John Manners, 3rd Duke of Rutland16 June 1734Died5 Mary Somerset 1 August 1756 26 December 177529 May 1779 Charles Manners, 4th Duke of Rutland24 October 1787 2 September 1831Husband's death6 Elizabeth Howard 13 November 1780The Register of Births and Baptisms in the Parish of St James within the Liberty of Westminster. 1761-1786. 10 December 1780. 22 April 1799Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003, volume 3, page 3450. 24 October 1787 John Manners, 5th Duke of Rutland29 November 1825Died7 Janetta Hughan 8 September 1836Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003, volume 2, page 1869. 15 May 1862Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003, volume 3, page 3450.3 March 1888 John Manners, 7th Duke of Rutland11 July 18998 Marion Lindsay 7 March 1856 25 November 1882 4 August 1906 Henry Manners, 8th Duke of Rutland 8 May 1925 22 December 1937Husband's death9 Kathleen Tennant 30 January 1894 27 January 1916 John Manners, 9th Duke of Rutland4 December 1989Died10 Anne Cumming-Bell 1924 27 April 1946Charles Manners, 10th Duke of Rutland1956 27 December 2002 Divorce11Frances Sweeny 19 June 1937 15 May 1958 2 January 1999 21 January 2024Husband's death12Emma Watkins2 September 19636 June 19924 January 1999David Manners, 11th Duke of RutlandIncumbent
Wives who did not become Duchess of Rutland
Catherine Louisa Georgina Marley, who married John (later the 7th Duke), did not become Duchess as she died in 1854 and her husband only became the Duke in 1888.
Ships Two ships have been named Duchess of Rutland: Duchess of Rutland (1786 ship) Duchess of Rutland (1799 ship)
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