John Manners, 5th Duke of Rutland

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"The Humours of Belvoir Castle", a 1799 caricature of his "coming of age" (21st birthday) celebration.

John Henry Manners, 5th Duke of Rutland, KG (Knightsbridge, January 4, 1778 – 20 January 1857, Belvoir Castle) was the son of Charles Manners, 4th Duke of Rutland. He was styled Lord Roos from 1778 until 1779 and Marquess of Granby from 1779 until 1787.

He married Elizabeth Howard, daughter of Frederick Howard, 5th Earl of Carlisle, on 22 April 1799. They had ten children:

• Lady Caroline Isabella Manners (25 May 1800 – December 1804)
• Lady Elizabeth Frederica Manners (10 December 1801 – 20 March 1886), married Andrew Robert Drummond and had issue.
• Lady Emmeline Charlotte Elizabeth Manners (2 May 1806 – 29 October 1855), married Hon. Charles Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie.
• George John Henry Manners, Marquess of Granby (26 June 1807 – 4 August 1807)
• Lady Katherine Isabella Manners (4 February 1809 – 20 April 1848), married Frederick Hervey, 2nd Marquess of Bristol and had issue.
• Lady Adeliza Elizabeth Gertrude Manners (29 December 1810 – 26 October 1877), married Reverend F. J. Norman, her first cousin, and had issue.
• George John Frederick Manners, Marquess of Granby (20 August 1813 – 15 June 1814)
• Charles Manners, 6th Duke of Rutland (1815–1888)
• John Manners, 7th Duke of Rutland (1818–1906)
• Lord George John Manners (22 June 1820 – 8 September 1874), married Adeliza Fitzalan-Howard, daughter of Henry Fitzalan-Howard, 13th Duke of Norfolk and had issue.

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• Decendants of Sir Robert Manners