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Biography of John James Robert Manners 7th Duke Rutland 1818-1906
Paternal Family Tree: Manners
Maternal Family Tree: Elizabeth Child 1656-1719
On 22 Apr 1799 [his father] John Henry Manners 5th Duke Rutland (age 21) and [his mother] Elizabeth Howard Duchess Rutland (age 18) were married. She by marriage Duchess Rutland. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Frederick Howard 5th Earl Carlisle (age 50) and [his grandmother] Margaret Caroline Leveson-Gower Countess Carlisle. He the son of [his grandfather] Charles Manners 4th Duke Rutland and [his grandmother] Mary Isabella Somerset Duchess Rutland (age 42). They were fourth cousins.
On 13 Dec 1818 John James Robert Manners 7th Duke Rutland was born to John Henry Manners 5th Duke Rutland (age 40) and Elizabeth Howard Duchess Rutland (age 38) at Belvoir Castle [Map]. He was educated at Eton College [Map] and Trinity College, Cambridge University [Map]
On 29 Nov 1825 [his mother] Elizabeth Howard Duchess Rutland (age 45) died.
In 1836 John James Robert Manners 7th Duke Rutland (age 17) entered Trinity College, Cambridge University [Map] where he was a member of the University Pitt Club. He graduated MA in 1839, and was later awarded the honorary degrees of LLD by the same university in 1862, and DCL by Oxford in 1876. See Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
In 1841 John James Robert Manners 7th Duke Rutland (age 22) was elected MP Newark which seat he held until 1847.
In 1850 John James Robert Manners 7th Duke Rutland (age 31) was elected MP Colchester which seat he held until 1857.
On 10 Jun 1851 John James Robert Manners 7th Duke Rutland (age 32) and Catherine Louise Georgina Marlay (age 20) were married at All Souls Church Langham Place Marylebone. He the son of John Henry Manners 5th Duke Rutland (age 73) and Elizabeth Howard Duchess Rutland.
On 16 Apr 1852 [his son] Henry John Brinsley Manners 8th Duke Rutland was born to John James Robert Manners 7th Duke Rutland (age 33) and [his wife] Catherine Louise Georgina Marlay (age 21).
On 12 Mar 1854 [his daughter] Edith Katherine Manners was born to John James Robert Manners 7th Duke Rutland (age 35) and [his wife] Catherine Louise Georgina Marlay (age 23). Her mother died three weeks later. On 24 Mar 1854 Edith Katherine Manners died.
On 07 Apr 1854 [his wife] Catherine Louise Georgina Marlay (age 23) died from childbirth three weeks after giving birth to her daughter [his daughter] Edith Katherine Manners (deceased) who had died at twelve days old. She was buried at Highgate Cemetery on 15 Apr 1854. Monument by William Calder Marshall (age 41) erected in 1862 in a chapel at St Katherine's Church, Rowsley [Map] built for the purpose.
Exterior and interior of St Katherine's Church, Rowsley [Map]. The building of the church was commenced on 29 May 1854 by the 7th Duke Rutland (age 35) who laid coins of every value, from a sovereign to half a farthing in the foundations. The church was built to the designs of the architect Anthony Salvin. It was dedicated to St Catherine, after the name and in honour of the late [his former wife] Lady Manners. It was consecrated on 18 Jul 1855.
In 1857 John James Robert Manners 7th Duke Rutland (age 38) was elected MP Melton which seat he held until 1888 when he succeeded his father and took his seat in the House of Lords.
On 20 Jan 1857 [his father] John Henry Manners 5th Duke Rutland (age 79) died. His son [his brother] Charles Manners 6th Duke Rutland (age 41) succeeded 6th Duke Rutland, 6th Marquess Grandby, 14th Earl of Rutland, 6th Baron Manners of Haddon in Derbyshire.
In 1862 John James Robert Manners 7th Duke Rutland (age 43) and Janetta Hughan Duchess Rutland (age 25) were married. He the son of John Henry Manners 5th Duke Rutland and Elizabeth Howard Duchess Rutland. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 05 Aug 1864 [his son] Edward William John Manners was born to John James Robert Manners 7th Duke Rutland (age 45) and [his wife] Janetta Hughan Duchess Rutland (age 27).
On 04 Feb 1868 [his son] Cecil Reginald John Manners was born to John James Robert Manners 7th Duke Rutland (age 49) and [his wife] Janetta Hughan Duchess Rutland (age 31).
In 1870 [his son] Robert William Orlando Manners was born to John James Robert Manners 7th Duke Rutland (age 51) and [his wife] Janetta Hughan Duchess Rutland (age 33).
In 1876 [his daughter] Victoria Alexandrina Elizabeth Dorothy Manners was born to John James Robert Manners 7th Duke Rutland (age 57) and [his wife] Janetta Hughan Duchess Rutland (age 39).
In 1878 [his daughter] Elizabeth Emily Manners was born to John James Robert Manners 7th Duke Rutland (age 59) and [his wife] Janetta Hughan Duchess Rutland (age 41).
In 1880 Edwyn Sherard Burnaby (age 49) and John James Robert Manners 7th Duke Rutland (age 61) were elected MP North Leicestershire
In 1882 [his son] Henry John Brinsley Manners 8th Duke Rutland (age 29) and [his daughter-in-law] Violet Lindsay Duchess Rutland (age 25) were married. He the son of John James Robert Manners 7th Duke Rutland (age 63) and [his former wife] Catherine Louise Georgina Marlay.
Around 1885. Bassano Ltd. Photograph of John James Robert Manners 7th Duke Rutland (age 66).
On 03 Mar 1888 [his brother] Charles Manners 6th Duke Rutland (age 72) died unmarried at Belvoir Castle [Map]. His brother John James Robert Manners 7th Duke Rutland (age 69) succeeded 7th Duke Rutland, 7th Marquess Grandby, 15th Earl of Rutland, 7th Baron Manners of Haddon in Derbyshire. [his wife] Janetta Hughan Duchess Rutland (age 51) by marriage Duchess Rutland.
In 1891 John James Robert Manners 7th Duke Rutland (age 72) was appointed 795th Knight of the Garter by Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (age 71).
On 17 Jun 1896 John James Robert Manners 7th Duke Rutland (age 77) was created 1st Baron Roos of Belvoir in Leicestershire.
On 11 Jul 1899 [his wife] Janetta Hughan Duchess Rutland (age 62) died at Homburg, Saarland.
On 30 Apr 1903 [his son-in-law] George William Montagu-Douglas-Scott (age 36) and [his daughter] Elizabeth Emily Manners (age 25) were married. She the daughter of John James Robert Manners 7th Duke Rutland (age 84) and [his former wife] Janetta Hughan Duchess Rutland. He the son of William Scott 6th Duke Buccleuch 8th Duke Queensberry (age 71) and Louisa Jane Hamilton Duchess Buccleuch and Queensbury (age 66). He a great x 5 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On 05 Aug 1906 John James Robert Manners 7th Duke Rutland (age 87) died at Belvoir Castle [Map]. His son [his son] Henry John Brinsley Manners 8th Duke Rutland (age 54) succeeded 8th Duke Rutland, 8th Marquess Grandby, 16th Earl of Rutland, 2nd Baron Roos of Belvoir in Leicestershire. [his daughter-in-law] Violet Lindsay Duchess Rutland (age 50) by marriage Duchess Rutland.
Kings Wessex: Great x 23 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 19 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 25 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 20 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 9 Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Kings Scotland: Great x 22 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 19 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 12 Grand Son of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Manners 1st Duke Rutland 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Manners 2nd Duke Rutland 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Noel Duchess Rutland 
11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Manners 3rd Duke Rutland 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Russell 
10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Russell Duchess Rutland 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry IV of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Rachel Wriothesley 
8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry IV of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Manners Marquess of Granby 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Sutton 1st Baron Lexinton 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Sutton 2nd Baron Lexinton 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary St Leger Baroness Lexington 
12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Bridget Sutton Duchess Rutland 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Giles Hungerford 
14 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Hungerford Baroness Lexington 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England
GrandFather: Charles Manners 4th Duke Rutland 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Seymour 1st Baron Seymour of Trowbridge 
3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Seymour 2nd Baron Seymour of Trowbridge 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Prynne 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Seymour 6th Duke of Somerset 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Alington 1st Baron Alington 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Eizabeth Alington 2nd Baroness Seymour Trowbridge 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Tollemache Baroness Alington 
7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Frances Seymour 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Heneage Finch 1st Earl Nottingham 
9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Daniel Finch 2nd Earl Nottingham 7th Earl Winchilsea 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Harvey Baroness Finch
Great x 2 Grandmother: Charlotte Finch Duchess Somerset 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Christopher Hatton 1st Viscount Hatton 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Hatton Countess Nottingham and Winchelsea 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Cicely Tufton Viscountess Hatton 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Father: John Henry Manners 5th Duke Rutland 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Somerset 1st Duke Beaufort 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Somerset Marquess Worcester 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Capell Duchess Beaufort 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Somerset 2nd Duke Beaufort 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Josiah Child
Great x 3 Grandmother: Rebecca Child Marchioness Worcester
Great x 1 Grandfather: Charles Noel Somerset 4th Duke Beaufort 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Noel 1st Earl Gainsborough
Great x 3 Grandfather: Wriothesley Baptist Noel 2nd Earl Gainsborough 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Wriothesley Countess Gainsborough 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry IV of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Rachel Noel Duchess Beaufort 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry IV of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Fulke Greville 5th Baron Brooke 
9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Greville Duchess Buckingham and Normandby 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Sarah Dashwood Baroness Brooke 
GrandMother: Mary Isabella Somerset Duchess Rutland 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry IV of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Maurice Berkeley 
10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Berkeley 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Symes Berkeley 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Berekeley Duchess Beaufort 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Norborne
John James Robert Manners 7th Duke Rutland 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Howard 1st Earl Carlisle 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Howard 2nd Earl Carlisle 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Howard Countess Carlisle 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Howard 3rd Earl Carlisle 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Uvedale
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Uvedale Countess Carlisle 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Victoria Carey 
7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Howard 4th Earl Carlisle 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Arthur Capell 1st Baron Capell Hadham 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Arthur Capell 1st Earl Essex 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Morrison Baroness Capell Hadham 
8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Capell Countess Carlisle 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Algernon Percy 10th Earl of Northumberland 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Percy Countess Essex 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Cecil 
8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
GrandFather: Frederick Howard 5th Earl Carlisle 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Byron 2nd Baron Byron 
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Byron 3rd Baron Byron
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Booth 
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Byron 4th Baron Byron 14 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Chaworth 2nd Viscount Chaworth 
12 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Chaworth Baroness Byron 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Noel Viscountess Chaworth
Great x 1 Grandmother: Isabella Byron Countess Carlisle 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Berkeley 1st Baron Berkeley 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Berkeley 4th Baron Berkeley 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Christiana Riccard Baroness Berkeley
Great x 2 Grandmother: Frances Berkeley Baroness Byron 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Temple 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Frances Temple Baroness Berkeley
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Yarner
Mother: Elizabeth Howard Duchess Rutland 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Leveson-Gower 4th Baronet 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Leveson-Gower 1st Baron Gower 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Granville Baroness Gower
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Gower 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Manners 1st Duke Rutland 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Manners Baroness Gower 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Noel Duchess Rutland 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Pierrepont 
9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Evelyn Pierrepont 1st Duke Kingston upon Hull 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Evelyn
Great x 2 Grandmother: Evelyn Pierrepont Baroness Gower 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Feilding 2nd Earl Desmond 3rd Earl Denbigh 
7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Fielding Countess Kingston upon Hull 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Carey Countess Desmond and Denbigh 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
GrandMother: Margaret Caroline Leveson-Gower Countess Carlisle 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Egerton 2nd Earl Bridgewater 
4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Egerton 3rd Earl Bridgewater 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Cavendish Countess Bridgewater 
5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward IV of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Scroop Egerton 1st Duke Bridgewater 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Paulet 1st Duke Bolton 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Jane Paulet Countess Bridgewater 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Scrope 6th Marchioness Winchester 
8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Louisa Egerton Countess Gower 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Russell 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Wriothesley Russell 2nd Duke Bedford 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry IV of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Rachel Wriothesley 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry IV of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Rachel Russell Duchess Bridgewater 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry IV of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Howland
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Howland Duchess Bedford
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Child
