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Bottesford Leicestershire

"The Right Honorable & noble Lord John Earle of Rutland, Lord Rosse of Hamelac Trusbott & Belvoir lieth here buried. Hee succeeded his brother Edward in this said erledome and baronies and therein lived until Saturday the 24 day of February the next following in the same year 1588 on which day he deceased at Nottingham from whence his corps was hither brought & buried on the 2 day of Aprill following 1588.

Hee was made Liuetenant of ye countie of Nottingham 1587 . Hee had issue by his most honorable and virtuous ladie Elizabeth Charleton, daughter of Fraunces Charleton esquire, five sonnes to witte

Edward who died at his age of ...........

Roger now Erle of Rutland, Lord Rosse of Hamlack Trusbott & Belvoir

Fraunces, George & Oliver & 4 daughters Briget, Elizabeth, Mary (deade in her infancy) & Frances borne after her fathers death"

 

John Manners, 4th Earl of Rutland 1588 & wife Elizabeth Charlton

John was the son of Henry Manners, 2nd Earl of Rutland, and Margaret www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/34U08g daughter of Ralph Neville, 4th Earl of Westmorland.

He succeeded his elder brother Edward 3rd Earl in 1587

He m Elizabeth daughter of Francis Charlton of Apley Castle by Cicely Fitton of Gawsworth (her sister Margaret Chambre is at Myddle flic.kr/p/d3fZfE )

Children - 10 in all :

1. Edward - died young www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/a07k16

2. Roger 5th Earl of Rutland 1576 – 1612 m Elizabeth Sidney www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/g6Gj76

3. Francis 6th Earl of Rutland 1578 – 1632 m1 Frances Knyvett m2 Cecily www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/e5Ky1e daughter of Sir John Tufton of Hothfield flic.kr/p/47d7Yt

4. George 7th Earl of Rutland 1580 –dsp1641 www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/w1e736 m Frances Cary.

5. Sir Oliver 1582 – 1613

1. Bridget 1572-1604 ( who kneels at her parents heads) m Robert Tyrwhitt flic.kr/p/pL5uLw.

2. Elizabeth d1653 m Emanuel Scrope Earl of Sunderland flic.kr/p/fuUDCR 1630 only child of Thomas, Lord Scroope of Bolton 1609 and Philadelphia www.flickr.com/photos/52219527@N00/9509629009/ daughter of Henry Carey, 1st Lord Hunsdon (cousin of Elizabeth l) by Anne Morgan www.westminster-abbey.org/our-history/people/henry-carey

3. Mary died an infant

4. Frances 1588 – 1643 m William 3rd Baron Willoughby of Parham

Monument by Gerard Johanssen in 1591 - Church of St Mary the Virgin Bottesford Leicestershire

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