Biography of Charles John Robert Manners 10th Duke Rutland 1919-1999

On 27 Jan 1916 [his father] John Henry Montagu Manners 9th Duke Rutland (age 29) and [his mother] Kathleen Tennant Duchess Rutland (age 21) were married. He the son of [his grandfather] Henry John Brinsley Manners 8th Duke Rutland (age 63) and [his grandmother] Violet Lindsay Duchess Rutland (age 59).

On 28 May 1919 Charles John Robert Manners 10th Duke Rutland was born to John Henry Montagu Manners 9th Duke Rutland (age 32) and Kathleen Tennant Duchess Rutland (age 24).

On 22 Apr 1940 [his father] John Henry Montagu Manners 9th Duke Rutland (age 53) died of pneumonia at Belvoir Castle [Map]. His son Charles (age 20) succeeded 10th Duke Rutland, 10th Marquess Grandby, 18th Earl of Rutland, 10th Baron Manners of Haddon in Derbyshire, 4th Baron Roos of Belvoir in Leicestershire.

On 27 Apr 1946 Charles John Robert Manners 10th Duke Rutland (age 26) and Anne Bairstow Cumming Bell Duchess of Rutland were married at St Margaret's Church, Westminster [Map]. She by marriage Duchess Rutland. He the son of John Henry Montagu Manners 9th Duke Rutland and Kathleen Tennant Duchess Rutland (age 51).

The Times. 29 Apr 1946. The Duke Of Rutland (age 26) And [his wife] Miss Cumming Bell

The marriage of the Duke of Rutland and Miss Anne Bairstow Cumming Bell, eldest daughter of Major and Mrs. W. Cumming Bell, of Binham Lodge, Edgerton, Huddersfield, took place on Saturday at St. Margaret's, Westminster [Map]. The Rev. R. L. Gerrard Wright and Canon A. C. Don, officiated.

The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a gown of silver and white brocade with a short, full train. Her family lace veil was worn with a head-dress of orange blossom, and she carried a bouquet of gardenias, lilies-of-the-valley, stephanotis, and pale blue delphiniums. There were three small bridesmaids - Fiona Cumming Bell (sister of the bride), Janet Douglas (her cousin), and Lindy Guinness (age 5) (niece of the bridegroom) - who wore long white net frocks with wide scarlet sashes. Their head-dresses were of red rosebuds and they carried posies of red, gold, and white flowers. The page was Billy Guinness (age 6) (nephew of the bridegroom), who wore long white velvet trousers and a white chiffon blouse. Lord [his brother] John Manners (age 23) (brother of the bridegroom) was best man. A reception was held at the Ritz Hotel.

In 1956 Charles John Robert Manners 10th Duke Rutland (age 36) and Anne Bairstow Cumming Bell Duchess of Rutland were divorced.

On 15 May 1958 Charles John Robert Manners 10th Duke Rutland (age 38) and Frances Helen Sweeny Duchess of Rutland (age 21) were married. She by marriage Duchess Rutland. She the daughter of Charles Francis Sweeny (age 48) and Margaret Whigham Duchess of Argyll (age 45). He the son of John Henry Montagu Manners 9th Duke Rutland and Kathleen Tennant Duchess Rutland (age 63).

On 08 May 1959 [his son] David Manners 11th Duke of Rutland was born to Charles John Robert Manners 10th Duke Rutland (age 39).

In 1989 [his mother] Kathleen Tennant Duchess Rutland (age 94) died.

In Jan 1999 the funeral of the 10th Duke of Rutland (age 79) was held at St Mary the Virgin Church, Bottesford, Leicestershire [Map].

On 04 Jan 1999 Charles John Robert Manners 10th Duke Rutland (age 79) died. His son [his son] David (age 39) succeeded 11th Duke Rutland, 11th Marquess Grandby, 19th Earl of Rutland, 11th Baron Manners of Haddon in Derbyshire, 5th Baron Roos of Belvoir in Leicestershire.

On 27 Dec 2002 [his former wife] Anne Bairstow Cumming Bell Duchess of Rutland died.