Manners, Thomas, first earl of Rutland
(c. 1497–1543)
- M. M. Norris
Extract
Manners, Thomas, first earl of Rutland (c. 1497–1543), courtier and soldier, was the eldest son of Sir George Manners (b. in or before 1470, d. 1513) of Belvoir, Leicestershire, and his wife, Anne (1476–1526), daughter of Sir Thomas St Leger and Anne...