Thomas Manners, 1st Earl of Rutland, 12th Baron de Ros, Knight of the Garter.
Dates: Born before 1492; died 20 September 1543.
Biography
Courtier, soldier and landowner under Henry VIII. He was created Earl of Rutland in 1525 and acquired former ecclesiastical lands during the Dissolution period, including the Braunston lands attributed in local heritage records to the former Lilleshall Abbey holding.
Notes / Sources
The identification of the Earl of Rutland in the local source with Thomas Manners is chronological and titular; the source itself names him only by title.
Research sources:
- Northamptonshire Historic Environment Record MNN8327, Probable Medieval Manor, Braunston; Historic England, Braunstonbury deserted medieval village, moat and fishpond, National Heritage List entry 1017580; Northamptonshire HER MNN171602, Braunston Mill, for the circa 1540 Rutland acquisition context. — https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1017580
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