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| honorific_prefix = [[Your Grace|Her Grace]]
| name = Kathleen Manners
| name = The Duchess of Rutland
| title = [[Duke of Rutland|Duchess of Rutland]]
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| birth_name= Kathleen Tennant
| birth_name= Kathleen Tennant
| birth_date = 30 January 1894
| birth_date = {{birth date|1894|1|30|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[London]], England
| birth_place = [[London]], England
| death_date = 4 December 1989
| death_date = {{death date and age|1989|12|4|1894|1|30|df=yes}}
| death_place = [[Belgravia]], London
| death_place = [[Belgravia]], London
| other_titles = [[Marquess of Granby|Marchioness of Granby]], Countess of Rutland, Baroness Manners, Baroness Roos
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| spouse = [[John Manners, 9th Duke of Rutland]]
| spouse = [[John Manners, 9th Duke of Rutland]]
| noble family = [[Baron Glenconner|Tennant]] (by birth)<br>[[Duke of Rutland|Manners]] (by marriage)
| family = [[Baron Glenconner|Tennant]] (by birth)<br />[[Duke of Rutland|Manners]] (by marriage)
| issue = [[Lady Ursula d'Abo|Lady Ursula Manners]]<br>Lady Isabel Manners<br> [[Charles Manners, 10th Duke of Rutland]]<br>Lord John Martin Manners<br>Lord Roger David Manners
| children = 5, including [[Lady Ursula d'Abo|Lady Ursula Manners]]<br />[[Lady Isabel Manners]]<br /> [[Charles Manners, 10th Duke of Rutland]]
| father = Francis John Tennant
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| mother = Annie Geraldine Redmayne
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'''Kathleen Manners, Duchess of Rutland''' (née '''Tennant'''; 30 January 1894 - 4 December 1989) was an English aristocrat and the wife of [[John Manners, 9th Duke of Rutland]].
'''Kathleen Manners, Duchess of Rutland''' (''{{nee}}'' '''Tennant'''; 30 January 1894{{spaced ndash}}4 December 1989) was an English aristocrat and the wife of [[John Manners, 9th Duke of Rutland]].


== Early life and family ==
== Early life==
Kathleen Tennant, who was informally known by the nickname Kakoo,<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_g-LDwAAQBAJ&pg=PP332|title=Darling Monster: The Letters of Lady Diana Cooper to Son John Julius Norwich, 1939-1952|first=Diana|last=Cooper|date=14 August 2014|publisher=Abrams|isbn=9781468311136|via=Google Books}}</ref> was born on 30 January 1894 in London into the [[Baron Glenconner|Tennant family]], an influential Scottish industrial family that had been [[Ennoblement|ennobled]]. Her mother was Annie Geraldine [[Redmayne baronets|Redmayne]] and her father was Francis John Tennant of Innes, Morayshire, and [[Lympne Castle]], Kent.
Kathleen Tennant was born on 30 January 1894 in London. Her mother was Annie Geraldine [[Redmayne baronets|Redmayne]] and her father was Francis John Tennant of Innes, Morayshire, and [[Lympne Castle]], Kent. She was a member of the [[Baron Glenconner|Tennant family]], an influential Scottish industrial family that had been ennobled. Her paternal grandfather was the industrialist [[Sir Charles Tennant, 1st Baronet]]. Her father, who was a member of [[The Souls]], was the younger brother of [[Edward Tennant, 1st Baron Glenconner]] and [[Margot Asquith]], the wife of British Prime Minister [[H. H. Asquith]].<ref name= grantham>{{cite web|url=https://www.granthammatters.co.uk/kathleen-duchess-of-rutland/|title=Kathleen, Duchess of Rutland - The Duchess was niece of prime minister|date=3 March 2014|publisher=}}</ref> She was informally known by the nickname Kakoo.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_g-LDwAAQBAJ&pg=PP332&lpg=PP332&dq=kathleen+manners+duchess+of+rutland&source=bl&ots=ocW4y741J4&sig=ACfU3U2YEelEshLUfsBl2lCHqGZnTDJwrg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjHyp6V6K_iAhUQvVkKHYFFDZk4FBDoATADegQICRAB#v=onepage&q=kathleen&f=false|title=Darling Monster: The Letters of Lady Diana Cooper to Son John Julius Norwich, 1939-1952|first=Diana|last=Cooper|date=14 August 2014|publisher=Abrams|via=Google Books}}</ref>


Her paternal grandfather was the industrialist [[Sir Charles Tennant, 1st Baronet]]. Her father, who was a member of [[The Souls]], was the younger brother of [[Edward Tennant, 1st Baron Glenconner]] and [[Margot Asquith]], the wife of British Prime Minister [[H. H. Asquith]].<ref name= grantham>{{cite web|url=https://www.granthammatters.co.uk/kathleen-duchess-of-rutland/|title=Kathleen, Duchess of Rutland - The Duchess was niece of prime minister|date=3 March 2014|publisher=}}</ref>
== Personal life ==
She married [[John Manners, 9th Duke of Rutland|John Henry Montague Manners, Marquess of Granby]], the son of [[Henry Manners, 8th Duke of Rutland]] and [[Violet Manners, Duchess of Rutland|Violet Lindsay]], on 27 January 1916 at [[St Margaret's, Westminster]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/marriage-of-lord-granby-n65cnhfkh02|title=Marriage of Lord Granby|date=27 January 2016|publisher=|via=www.thetimes.co.uk}}</ref> They had five children:<ref name="times">{{cite news |title=The Duke of Rutland: Authority on Medieval Art |work=[[The Times]] |publisher=The Times Digital Archive |page=3 |date= 23 April 1940 }}</ref>


==Royal friendship==
* [[Lady Ursula d'Abo|Lady Ursula Isabel Manners]]
As a close friend to the [[George VI|Duke]] and [[Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother|Duchess of York]], Manners disliked [[Wallis Simpson]] and disapproved of [[Edward VIII]]'s abdication. At the 1937 [[Coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth]], she was one of four duchesses who carried the canopy over the Queen.<ref name= grantham/>
* Lady Isabel Violet Kathleen Manners
* [[Charles Manners, 10th Duke of Rutland|Charles John Robert Manners, 10th Duke of Rutland]]
* Lord John Martin Manners
* Lord Roger David Manners


== Personal life ==
In 1925 her husband succeeded to the [[Duke of Rutland|Dukedom of Rutland]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stephenongpin.com/object/791267/18203/the-artist-james-jebusa-shannon-painting|title=Violet MANNERS - The Artist James Jebusa Shannon Painting a Portrait of the Young John Manners, later 9th Duke of Rutland|website=www.stephenongpin.com}}</ref>
She married [[John Manners, 9th Duke of Rutland|John Henry Montague Manners, Marquess of Granby]], the son of [[Henry Manners, 8th Duke of Rutland]] and [[Violet Manners, Duchess of Rutland|Violet Lindsay]], on 27 January 1916 at [[St Margaret's, Westminster]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/marriage-of-lord-granby-n65cnhfkh02|title=Marriage of Lord Granby|date=27 January 2016|publisher=|via=www.thetimes.co.uk}}</ref> They had five children:<ref name="times">{{cite news |title=The Duke of Rutland: Authority on Medieval Art |work=[[The Times]] |page=3 |date= 23 April 1940 }}</ref>


* [[Lady Ursula d'Abo|Lady Ursula Isabel Manners]] (1916–2017), who married Lt.-Cmdr. [[Anthony Freire Marreco]]. She later married Robert Erland Nicolai d'Abo.
As a close friend to the [[George VI|Duke]] and [[Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother|Duchess of York]], Manners disliked [[Wallis Simpson]] and disapproved of [[Edward VIII]]'s abdication. At the 1937 [[Coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth]], she was one of four duchesses who carried the canopy over the Queen.<ref name= grantham/>
* [[Lady Isabel Manners|Lady Isabel Violet Kathleen Manners]] (1918–2008), who first married Grp. Capt. [[Thomas "Loel" Guinness]] (son of Prince Benjamin Seymour Guinness) and had issue including [[Lindy Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava]]. Her second marriage was to [[Throckmorton baronets|Sir Robert Throckmorton, 11th Baronet]].
* [[Charles Manners, 10th Duke of Rutland|Charles John Robert Manners, 10th Duke of Rutland]] (1919–1999)
* Lord John Martin Manners (1922–2001), who married and had a daughter.
* Lord Roger David Manners (1925–2017), who married and had two daughters.


In 1925 her husband succeeded to the [[Duke of Rutland|Dukedom of Rutland]] and she became the Duchess of Rutland.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stephenongpin.com/object/791267/18203/the-artist-james-jebusa-shannon-painting|title=Violet MANNERS - The Artist James Jebusa Shannon Painting a Portrait of the Young John Manners, later 9th Duke of Rutland|website=www.stephenongpin.com}}</ref>
Her husband died in 1940. After his death, her son became the 10th Duke of Rutland. She moved out of [[Belvoir Castle]] and into Belvoir Lodge, accompanied by two servants, Emily Stenton and Sidney Parkes.<ref name= grantham/>


She died at her home in [[Belgravia]] on 4 December 1989 at the age of 95.<ref name= grantham/>
Her husband died in 1940. After his death, her son became the 10th Duke of Rutland. She moved out of [[Belvoir Castle]] and into Belvoir Lodge, accompanied by two servants, Emily Stenton and Sidney Parkes.<ref name= grantham/> She died at her home in [[Belgravia]] on 4 December 1989 at the age of 95.<ref name= grantham/>


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Latest revision as of 09:35, 6 August 2024

The Duchess of Rutland
Born
Kathleen Tennant

(1894-01-30)30 January 1894
London, England
Died4 December 1989(1989-12-04) (aged 95)
Belgravia, London
SpouseJohn Manners, 9th Duke of Rutland
Children5, including Lady Ursula Manners
Lady Isabel Manners
Charles Manners, 10th Duke of Rutland
FamilyTennant (by birth)
Manners (by marriage)

Kathleen Manners, Duchess of Rutland (née Tennant; 30 January 1894 – 4 December 1989) was an English aristocrat and the wife of John Manners, 9th Duke of Rutland.

Early life

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Kathleen Tennant, who was informally known by the nickname Kakoo,[1] was born on 30 January 1894 in London into the Tennant family, an influential Scottish industrial family that had been ennobled. Her mother was Annie Geraldine Redmayne and her father was Francis John Tennant of Innes, Morayshire, and Lympne Castle, Kent.

Her paternal grandfather was the industrialist Sir Charles Tennant, 1st Baronet. Her father, who was a member of The Souls, was the younger brother of Edward Tennant, 1st Baron Glenconner and Margot Asquith, the wife of British Prime Minister H. H. Asquith.[2]

Royal friendship

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As a close friend to the Duke and Duchess of York, Manners disliked Wallis Simpson and disapproved of Edward VIII's abdication. At the 1937 Coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, she was one of four duchesses who carried the canopy over the Queen.[2]

Personal life

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She married John Henry Montague Manners, Marquess of Granby, the son of Henry Manners, 8th Duke of Rutland and Violet Lindsay, on 27 January 1916 at St Margaret's, Westminster.[3] They had five children:[4]

In 1925 her husband succeeded to the Dukedom of Rutland and she became the Duchess of Rutland.[5]

Her husband died in 1940. After his death, her son became the 10th Duke of Rutland. She moved out of Belvoir Castle and into Belvoir Lodge, accompanied by two servants, Emily Stenton and Sidney Parkes.[2] She died at her home in Belgravia on 4 December 1989 at the age of 95.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Cooper, Diana (14 August 2014). Darling Monster: The Letters of Lady Diana Cooper to Son John Julius Norwich, 1939-1952. Abrams. ISBN 9781468311136 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ a b c d "Kathleen, Duchess of Rutland - The Duchess was niece of prime minister". 3 March 2014.
  3. ^ "Marriage of Lord Granby". 27 January 2016 – via www.thetimes.co.uk.
  4. ^ "The Duke of Rutland: Authority on Medieval Art". The Times. 23 April 1940. p. 3.
  5. ^ "Violet MANNERS - The Artist James Jebusa Shannon Painting a Portrait of the Young John Manners, later 9th Duke of Rutland". www.stephenongpin.com.