Background
Rutland is the elder son of the 10th Duke of Rutland by his second wife, the former Frances Sweeney. He succeeded his father in the titles on 4 January 1999.
Duke of Rutland Marquess of Granby
Rutland is the elder son of the 10th Duke of Rutland by his second wife, the former Frances Sweeney. He succeeded his father in the titles on 4 January 1999.
Texas Christian University (Bachelor of Fine Arts, 1981, Master of Science, 1983). Southern Methodist University (Juris Doctor, 1990). Leading Articles Editor, Journal of Air Law and Commerce, 1989-1990.
Member, Phillip C. Jessup International Moot Court Team, 1989. Author, Comment, 54 Journal of Air Law and Commerce 1089.
Rutland's ancestral home is Belvoir Castle in the northern part of Leicestershire. In the summer of 2005, the Duke purchased the Manners Arms Country Hotel and Restaurant in Knipton near Grantham. The Manners Arms was built for the 6th Duke of Rutland as a hunting lodge during the 1880s.
The Duchess was heavily involved with the renovation work they carried out on the property. The Sunday Times Rich List 2013 estimated his personal fortune at £125m, but he had to sell a painting to keep Belvoir Castle maintained. The Duke is a high-profile supporter of the UK Independence Party (UKIP) and has hosted fundraising events at Belvoir Castle.
In 1999, he stood for UKIP when the House of Lords had to elect 92 hereditary peers. He stood in a House of Lords by-election in 2005 and again in 2015. The Duke also carries the subsidiary titles of Marquess of Granby, which was created in 1703 at the same time as the dukedom was formed out of the earlier title of Earl of Rutland (1525).
Baron Manners, of Haddon in the County of Derby was created in 1679. These titles are all found in the Peerage of England. Baron Roos of Belvoir, of Belvoir in the County of Leicester was established in 1896 in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, but have a longer ancestry in the titles of Baron de Ros.
The most senior subsidiary title, Marquess of Granby, is the courtesy title used by the Duke's eldest son and heir.
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