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MANNERS, John (1638-1711)

Family and Education
b. 29 May 1638, 3rd but o. surv. s. of John Manners, later 8th earl of Rutland, of Haddon Hall, Derbys. and Frances, da. of Edward Montagu, Bar. Montagu of Boughton. educ. travelled abroad, c.1662-5. m. (1) 13 July 1658 (with £10,000), Anne (d.1697), da. Henry Pierrepont, mq. of Dorchester, div. a mensa e thoro 1666, right to remarry conferred by statute, 11 Apr. 1670, 1s. d.v.p. 2da. d.v.p.; Belvoir, Rutland mss Add. 91, no. 14; Verney ms mic. M636/17, L. Sheppard to Sir R. Verney, 10 Aug. 1660. (2) 10 Nov. 1671, Diana (d. 1672), da. Robert Bruce, earl of Ailesbury, wid. of Sir Seymour Shirley, 5th bt., 1s. d.v.p.; (3) 8 Jan. 1674 (with £8,000), Belvoir, Rutland mss vol. xviii, ff. 221-2. Katherine (d.1733), da. Baptist Noel, 3rd Visct. Campden, 2s. (1 d.v.p.) 2da. d. 10 Jan. 1711; will undated, pr. 26 Mar. 1711. TNA, PROB 11/520.
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Commr. militia, Leics. Mar. 1660; dep. lt., Derbys. 1660 – 70, Leics., by 1667–77; Rutland mss vol. xviii, ff. 82–83; CSP Dom. 1666–7, p. 543. ld. lt., Leics. 1677 – 87, 1689 – 1703, 1706 – d.; recorder, Grantham 1677–d.; CSP Dom. 1677–8, pp. 520, 534, 535; HMC Rutland, ii. 45; Royal Charters of Grantham, 1463–1688 ed. G.H. Martin, 192–5. steward, queen’s manor of Grantham 1682; J. Nicholls, Leics. ii. 60–61n. custos. rot., Leics. 1702 – 03, 1706 – d.

Associated with: Belvoir Castle, Leics. and Haddon Hall, Derbys.HMC Rutland, ii. 166, 338-9; Pevsner, Buildings of England: Derbyshire (1978), 224.;
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oil on canvas, by J-B. Clostermann, National Trust, Hardwick Hall, Derbys.

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BRUDENELL, George (1685-1732)

Family and Education
b. 1685, 1st surv. s. and h. of Francis Brudenell, styled. Ld. Brudenell (d.1698), and Frances, da. of Thomas Savile, earl of Sussex; bro. of James Brudenell. educ. travelled abroad (Italy) 1703-6; J. Wake, Brudenells of Deene, 190. LLD Cantab. 1728. m. 15 May 1707 (with £10,000), WSHC, Ailesbury mss 1300/865A. Elizabeth (d.1745) da. Thomas Bruce 2nd earl of Ailesbury, 4s. 2da. d. 5 July 1732; will 10 Nov. 1730, pr. 2 Nov. 1732. PROB 11/654; WSHC, Ailesbury mss 1300/4043.
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Custos rot. Northants. 1711 – 15.

Master of the buckhounds 1712 – 15.

Associated with: Deene Park, Northants; Harmby Grange, Lincs. and Lincoln’ Inn Fields, Mdx.Northants. RO, Brudenell mss I. vii. 48-50; Letters of Daniel Eaton to the 3rd Earl of Cardigan: 1725-32 ed. J. Wake and D. Champion Webster, (Northants. Rec. Soc. xxiv), p. xvi.;
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portrait by Michael Dahl. Letters of Daniel Eaton, p. xv.

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BRUDENELL, Robert (1607-1703)

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b. 5 Mar. 1607, 1st. s. Thomas Brudenell, later earl of Cardigan, and Mary (d.1664), da. of Sir Thomas Tresham, of Rushton, Northants. educ. travelled abroad 1626. m. (1) Mary (b. c.1609; d. bef. Apr. 1661), da. of Henry Constable, Visct. Dunbar [S], s.p; (2) 20 Apr. 1661, Anne (c.1630-96), da. of Thomas Savage, Visct. Savage, and Elizabeth, suo jure Countess Rivers, 1s. (d.v.p.) 4da. (1 d.v.p.). d. 16 July 1703; will 3 June 1702, pr. 26 July 1703. TNA, PROB 11/470.
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Associated with: Deene Park, Northants.; Lincoln’ Inn Fields, Mdx.; Great Queen Street, Westminster and Twickenham Park, Richmond.J. Wake, Brudenells of Deene, 185-6; Post Boy, 22-24 Dec. 1702.;
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Sir G. Kneller, oils, Goodwood House, Suss.

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MONTAGU, Charles (c. 1662-1722)

Family and Education
b. c. 1662, 3rd but 1st surv. s. Robert Montagu, 3rd earl of Manchester, and Anne Yelverton; bro. of Robert and Heneage Montagu. educ. St Paul’s Sch.; Trinity, Camb. matric. 1678, MA 1680; travelled abroad (Low Countries, Italy) 1686-7. Add. 41819, f. 221; HMC Hodgkin, 71. m. 26 Feb. 1691 Dodington (d. 1721), Duke of Manchester, Court and Society from Elizabeth to Anne, ii. 90. da. Robert Greville, 4th Bar. Brooke, and Anne, da. of John Dodington, of Breamore, Hants., 3s. (1 d.v.p.), Luttrell, Brief Relation, iv. 528; CSP Dom. 1699-1700, p. 230. 4da. d. 20 Jan. 1722; will June 1721, pr. 6 Apr. 1722. TNA, PROB 11/584.
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Capt. of Yeomen of the Gd. 1689 – 1702; PC 1698 – d.; amb. Venice 1697 – 98, 1706–8, London Gazette, 9 Sept. 1706. Paris 1699 – 1701; sec. of state [S] 3 Jan.-2 May 1702; Flying Post or The Post Master, 3 Jan. 1702; CSP Dom. 1700–02, pp. 482–3, 491. gent. of the bedchamber 1714 – d.

Ld. lt. Hunts. 1689–d.; CSP Dom. 1689–90, p. 21. freeman, Maldon 1695; HP Commons, 1690–1715, ii. 198. high steward, Univ. of Camb. 1697 – d.

Capt. tp. of horse 1685. Add. 70013, f. 306; 702481, ff. 94–95.

Associated with: Kimbolton, Hunts.; Leez (Leighs) Priory, Essex; Gerard Street, Westminster;Add. 22267, ff. 164-71.; Arlington Street, Westminster.Oxford DNB.;
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oil on canvas by Sir G. Kneller, NPG 3216.

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MONTAGU, Robert (1634-83)

Family and Education
bap. 25 Apr. 1634, 1st s. Edward Montagu, later 2nd earl of Manchester, and 2nd w. Lady Anne Rich. educ. Oxf. MA 1665; travelled abroad (France, Switzerland, Germany and Italy) 1649–54. J. Stoye, English Travellers Abroad 1604–1667 (1989), 282; Bodl. Rawl. D. 76. m. 27 June 1655, Anne (d. 1698), da. of Sir Christopher Yelverton, bt. of Easton Maudit, Northants. 5s. (2 d.v.p.) 4da. (?1 d.v.p.). d. 14 Mar. 1683; will 16 June 1682, pr. ?6 June 1684, 20 July 1684, 20 Jan. 1685. TNA, PROB 11/377.
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Gent. of the bedchamber 1666 – d.; master of the swans 1672–d. CSP Dom. 1672, p. 214.

Commr. for oyer and terminer, Midland circuit 1660, assessment, Hunts. 1660 – 71, Huntingdon and Northants. 1663 – 71; Dep. lt. Hunts. 1660 – 71; ld. lt. (jt.) Hunts. 1671 – 72, (sole) 1672 – 81; custos rot. Hunts. 1672–81; CSP Dom. 1680–1, p. 204. water-bailiff, Whittlesea mere 1672–d.; CSP Dom. 1672, p. 214. high steward, Camb. Univ. 1677 – d.

Capt of militia horse, Hunts. 1660; capt. duke of Monmouth’s regt. of ft. 1666.

Associated with: Kimbolton Castle, Hunts.; Leez (Leighs) Priory, Essex.Add. 29569, f. 231.;
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