John Manners, 2nd Duke of Rutland
The Duke of Rutland | |
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John Manners, 2nd Duke of Rutland, oil by Jean-Baptiste Closterman c. 1730s, Belvoir Castle | |
| Lord-Lieutenant of Leicestershire | |
| In office 1714–1721 | |
| Monarch | George I |
| Preceded by | The Earl of Denbigh |
| Succeeded by | The 3rd Duke of Rutland |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 September 1676 |
| Died | 22 February 1721 (aged 44) |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse(s) | Catherine Russell Lucy Sherard |
| Children | 17, including John, William, Catherine, Sherard, Robert, and Charles |
| Parent(s) | John Manners, 1st Duke of Rutland Catherine Wriothesley Noel |
John Manners, 2nd Duke of Rutland KG (18 September 1676 – 22 February 1721), styled Lord Roos from 1679 to 1703 and Marquess of Granby from 1703 to 1711, was a British Whig politician who sat in the English and British House of Commons from 1701 until 1711, when he succeeded to the peerage as Duke of Rutland.