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About Francis Manners
Francis Manners was the second son of John Manners, 4th Earl of Rutland, and Elizabeth Charlton (died 1595), the daughter of Francis Charlton of Apley Castle, Shropshire
Francis Manners, 6th Earl of Rutland, KG (1578 – 1632) was an English nobleman. Despite a brief imprisonment for his involvement in the Essex Rebellion of 1601, he became prominent at the court of James I. He lived at Belvoir Castle in Lincolnshire. In 1618, three women, the "Witches of Belvoir", who worked at his castle were executed for witchcraft, having supposedly caused the premature deaths of his sons.
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Francis Manners's Timeline
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December 17, 1632
Age 54
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Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England
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December 1632
Age 54
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St. Mary the Virgin Church, Bottesford, Leicesterhire, England
It is mentioned in the inscription on the Earl's tomb in St Mary the Virgin's Church, Bottesford: "In 1608 he married ye lady Cecila Hungerford, daughter to ye Honorable Knight Sir John Tufton, by whom he had two sons, both of which died in their infancy by wicked practises and sorcerye" |
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