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Frances Helen Manners, Duchess of Rutland (née Sweeny; 19 June 1937 – 21 January 2024) was a British peeress and socialite. The wife of Charles Manners, 10th Duke of Rutland, following his death in 1999, she was known as the Dowager Duchess of Rutland.
28 Mac 2024 · Most famous as the youngest Duchess in the country, and for the icy relationship with her scandalous mother, Frances Manners, Duchess of Rutland, died at Belvoir Castle in January aged 86.
30 Jan 2024 · Frances Manners, Duchess of Rutland, who was known as the Dowager, died at her home at Belvoir Lodge, on the Belvoir Castle estate.
24 Jan 2024 · The only daughter of the infamous Margaret, Duchess of Argyll, she was the Debutante of the Year in 1955 and married the 10th Duke of Rutland, becoming the chatelaine of the magnificent Belvoir Castle for over four decades, in addition to being an accomplished polyglot, horse breeder and gardener, horse breeder and gardener!
12 Nov 2022 · Following the death of the 10th Duke of Rutland in 1999, David Manners succeeded his father to the dukedom and the couple and their young family moved into the family seat Belvoir Castle in...
Frances Helen Manners (née Sweeny), Duchess of Rutland (1937-2024), Second wife of 10th Duke of Rutland; daughter of Charles Sweeny. Sitter in 38 portraits
24 Jan 2024 · SHE was the youngest duchess in the country when she married aged 20, becoming chatelaine of the 365-room Belvoir Castle, her husband’s family seat, overlooking a 16,000-acre estate in Leicestershire. And it was there that Frances, Duchess of Rutland, died on Sunday aged 86, with her elder son, David, the 11th Duke, at her side.
