Saver & destroyer - Bottesford Leicestershire

Thomas 1st Earl of Rutland 1543 and second wife Eleanor daughter of Sir William Paston and Bridget daughter of Sir Henry Heydon 1504 www.flickr.com/photos/52219527@N00/11750227163/ of Baconsthorpe by Ann Boleyn www.flickr.com/photos/52219527@N00/11749714325/ (Her brother Erasmus is at Paston www.flickr.com/photos/52219527@N00/13423204244/ and sister Mary Chaworth is at Langar www.flickr.com/photos/52219527@N00/9518953938/

Thomas was the son of Sir George Manners, 11th Baron de Ros and Anne St Leger 1526 www.flickr.com/photos/52219527@N00/8655981246/ His maternal grandparents were Sir Thomas St Leger and Anne of York www.flickr.com/photos/52219527@N00/8658804820/ eldest surviving daughter of Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York and Cecily Neville. She was sister of Edward lV and Richard lll)

 

Thomas m1 1512 - ended 1513 Elizabeth dsp daughter of Sir Robert Lovell of Merton Abbey Surrey by Jane daughter of John Roper 1st Baron Teynham 1534 - 1618 and first wife Elizabeth Parke www.flickr.com/photos/52219527@N00/1093577750/

 

Children by Eleanor

1. Henry 2nd Earl of Rutland d1563 m1 Margaret www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/iEP002 daughter of Ralph Neville, 4th Earl of Westmorland m2 Bridget widow of Richard Morrison.(Bridget m3 Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford ).

2. Roger dsp 1607 unmarried www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/0Nj5b8

3..Oliver d1563 unmarried www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/98Ckg2

4. Sir Thomas m Theodosia daughter of Sir Thomas Newton

5. Sir John of Haddon Hall d 1611 m Dorothy Vernon flic.kr/p/dA7M5Y

1. Gertrude m (1st wife) George Talbot, 6th Earl of Shrewsbury who m2 (4th husband) Bess of Hardwick

2. Anne flic.kr/p/r2rbqT m (1st wife) Henry Neville, 5th Earl of Westmorland www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/fc77J7 (son Charles m Jane Howard www.flickr.com/photos/52219527@N00/9496809044/ )

3. Frances m Henry Nevill, 6th Baron Bergavenny (parents of Anne Fane www.flickr.com/photos/52219527@N00/941947384/ )

4. Katherine m Sir Henry Capell, Sheriff of Essex.

5. Elizabeth d 1570 m John Savage of Rocksavage www.flickr.com/photos/52219527@N00/6538877927/

6. Isabel died young.

 

At the time of the dissolution of the monasteries, Thomas brought the old Ros tombs from Belvoir Priory BUT systematically destroyed Rievaulx abbey - An inventory of its building & fittings was made shortly after he acquired it, and seeking a return on his investment he sold the roof timbers and fittings. The stained glass was divided into 3 categories: the best quality was to be kept, the second best sold & the leads salvaged from the poorest.

His was the first Manners burial here - the tomb was created by Richard Parker of Burton on Trent, with John Lupton (rough mason) and his father. The body was embalmed with spices from Nottingham and encased in wax. A plumber then encased it in a close fitting leaden shell. Masons also had to strengthen the Chancel floor ! - Church of St Mary the Virgin Bottesford Leicestershire

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