Manners, Francis (1578 - 1632)

Biographical Overview

Parents

Titles - 4
Properties - 4
Total events naming patron - 3
Troupes - 3
Bibliographic Sources - 6
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Born / Died

Birth Date: 1578
Death Date: 1632-12-17

Notes

Released from imprisonment in the Fleet 31 March 1601. Admitted to Inner Temple Nov. 1601

Siblings

Male

Manners, Edward (1576 - )
Manners, Roger (1576 - 1612) (patron)
Manners, George (1580 - 1641)

Female

Manners, Bridget (1571/2 - )
Manners, Frances (1588 - 1643)
Manners, Mary ( - )

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Knyvett, Frances ( - 1605)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: 1602-5-6
    Union ended: n.d.
  2. Tufton, Cecily ( - 1653)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: 1608-10-26
    Union ended: n.d.
    Note: Married exactly on this date [ODNB], or after [CP]

Offspring

From Knyvett, Frances ( - 1605)

  1. Female offspring: Manners, Katherine (1605 - 1649)

Primary Title

8th Earl of Rutland

Titles

  • 8th Earl of Rutland
    Assumed 1612-16-26
    Vacated 1632-12-17
  • Knight of the Garter
    Assumed 1616-04-24 (date nominated; installed 7 July 1616)
    Vacated 1632-12-17
  • 1st Baron Roos of Hamlake
    Assumed 1616-07-22
    Vacated 1632-12-17
  • 17th Baron Ros
    Assumed 1618-16-27
    Vacated 1632-12-17

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
JP, Leicestershire n.d. n.d.
JP, Lincolnshire n.d. n.d.
Keeper, Nottinghamshire 1607-5-27 n.d. Held jointly
Constable, Nottinghamshire 1612-10-14 1620-04-24
Lord Lieut, Lincolnshire 1612-7-15 1628/9-01-23
Steward, Lincolnshire 1612 n.d.
Warden, Nottinghamshire 1612-10-24 1620-04-24
Privy Councillor, England 1617-4-6 n.d.
Chief Justice in Eyre, North of Trent 1619-11-13 1632-12-17
Commissioner of Custos Rotulorum, Northamptonshire 1622/3 n.d.
JP, Northamptonshire 1626 n.d.
JP, Yorkshire: North Riding 1626 n.d.
Keeper, Kent 1628-7-10 n.d.
Steward, Kent 1628-7-10 n.d.
Master Forester, Northamptonshire 1629-7-25 n.d. Held jointly

Details of Properties

Residence

  • Belvoir Castle, Leicestershire
  • Helmsley, Yorkshire: North Riding

Lands

  • Leicestershire
  • Yorkshire

Events Naming Patron

Event Date Location Troupe
Performance Regulations 1624-1624 Lincoln (Unknown), Lincoln , Lincolnshire Earl of Rutland's Musician
Performance 1630-1630 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Earl of Rutland's Musicians
Performance 1619-1620 Oxford (Unknown), Oxford , Oxfordshire Earl of Rutland's Trumpeters

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Earl of Rutland's Musician Manners, Francis (1578 - 1632) Musicians 1
Earl of Rutland's Musicians Manners, Francis (1578 - 1632) Musicians 1
Earl of Rutland's Trumpeters Manners, Francis (1578 - 1632) Musicians 1

Bibliographic Sources

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Calendar of State Papers, Domestic, Edward VI, Mary, Elizabeth I and James I [1547–1625]. 12 vols. London: HMSO, 1856–72.
The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. 1887–98 (8 vols); 1910–59 (13 vols). 6 vols. Gloucester: Alan Sutton, 1982.
Doyle, James E. The Official Baronage of England Showing the Succession, Dignities, and Offices of Every Peer from 1066 to 1885. 3 vols. London: Longmans, 1886.
Gleason, J.H. The Justices of the Peace in England, 1558 to 1640. Oxford: Clarendon P, 1969.
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 01/05/2005 (http://www.oxforddnb.com)
Sainty, J.C. Lieutenants of Counties, 1585–1642. Bulletin of the Institute of Historical Research, special supplement 8. London: Athlone P, 1970.