Duchess of Rutland is a title given to the wife of the
Duke of Rutland
Duke of Rutland is a title in the Peerage of England, named after Rutland, a county in the East Midlands of England. Earldoms named after Rutland have been created three times; the ninth earl of the third creation was made duke in 1703, in whos ...
, an extant title in the
Peerage of England
The Peerage of England comprises all peerages created in the Kingdom of England before the Act of Union in 1707. From that year, the Peerages of England and Scotland were closed to new creations, and new peers were created in a single Peerag ...
which was created in 1703. The family seat is
Belvoir Castle.
Emma Manners is the current Duchess and she is also the
CEO
A chief executive officer (CEO), also known as a chief executive or managing director, is the top-ranking corporate officer charged with the management of an organization, usually a company or a nonprofit organization.
CEOs find roles in variou ...
of
Belvoir Castle.
Duchesses of Rutland
Wives that did not become Duchess of Rutland
* Catherine Louisa Georgina Marley, who married
John
John is a common English name and surname:
* John (given name)
* John (surname)
John may also refer to:
New Testament
Works
* Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John
* First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John
* Second E ...
(later the 7th Duke), did not become Duchess as she died in
1854 and her husband only became the Duke in
1888.
See also
*
Duke of Rutland
Duke of Rutland is a title in the Peerage of England, named after Rutland, a county in the East Midlands of England. Earldoms named after Rutland have been created three times; the ninth earl of the third creation was made duke in 1703, in whos ...
*
Belvoir Castle
Ships
Two ships have been named ''Duchess of Rutland'':
*
''Duchess of Rutland'' (1786 ship)
*
''Duchess of Rutland'' (1799 ship)
References
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