John Manners, 4th Earl of Rutland

For other people named John Manners, see John Manners (disambiguation).

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John Manners, 4th Earl of Rutland, mid-1670s, by Jeremiah van der Eyden, Belvoir Castle

John Manners, 4th Earl of Rutland (c. 1559 – 24 February 1588) was the son of Henry Manners, 2nd Earl of Rutland, and Lady Margaret Neville, daughter of Ralph Neville, 4th Earl of Westmorland.

He married Elizabeth Charlton, daughter of Francis Charlton of Apley Castle they had ten children:

• Lady Bridget Manners (21 Feb 1572 - 10 July 1604) married Robert Tyrwhitt of Kettleby 1594
• Roger Manners, 5th Earl of Rutland (6 October 1576 – 26 June 1612) married Elizabeth Sidney.
• Francis Manners, 6th Earl of Rutland (1578 – 17 December 1632) married twice, first to Frances Knyvett, and secondly to Cecily Tufton.
• George Manners, 7th Earl of Rutland (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

References

Monument by Gerard Johnson the elder in St Mary the Virgin's Church, Bottesford

• familysearch.org Accessed June 2, 2007

Political offices
Preceded by The Earl of Rutland	Lord Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire 1587–1588	Succeeded by The Earl of Shrewsbury
	Custos Rotulorum of Nottinghamshire 1587–1588	Succeeded by Sir Thomas Stanhope
Peerage of England
Preceded by Edward Manners	Earl of Rutland 1587–1588	Succeeded by Roger Manners