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     Lady Catherine Manners was the daughter of Thomas Manners, 1st Earl of Rutland and Eleanor Paston.¹ She married Sir Henry Capell, son of Sir Edward Capell and Anne Pelham.¹
     Her married name became Capell.¹

     Lady Elizabeth Manners was the daughter of Thomas Manners, 1st Earl of Rutland and Eleanor Paston.

     
     Sir John Savage was invested as a Knight. He lived at Frodsham, Cheshire, England.¹

     Sir James Mac Sorley Mac Donnell is the son of Sorley Boye MacDonnel and Mary O'Neill.¹

     Bridget Hussey was born circa 1526.¹ She was the daughter of John Hussey, 1st Lord Hussey and Lady Anne Grey.¹ She married, firstly, Sir Richard Morrison.¹ She married, secondly, Henry Manners, 2nd Earl of Rutland, son of Thomas Manners, 1st Earl of Rutland and Eleanor Paston, before 1563.¹ She married, thirdly, Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford, son of John Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford and Anne Sapcote, on 25 June 1566.¹ She died on 12 January 1600/1.¹ She was buried at Watford, Hertfordshire, England.¹ Her will (dated 2 June 1600) was probated on 12 January 1600/1.¹
     Her married name became Morrison.¹ She gained the title of Dowager Countess of Rutland. From before 1566, her married name became Manners.¹ As a result of her marriage, Bridget Hussey was styled as Countess of Bedford on 25 June 1566. From 25 June 1566, her married name became Russell.

     Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford was born in 1527.¹ He was the son of John Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford and Anne Sapcote.¹ He married, firstly, Margaret St. John, daughter of Sir John St. John and Margaret Waldegrave, before 1556.³ He married, secondly, Bridget Hussey, daughter of John Hussey, 1st Lord Hussey and Lady Anne Grey, on 25 June 1566.³ He died on 28 July 1585 at Bedford House, The Strand, London, England, from gangrene.³ He was buried on 14 September 1585 at Chenies, Buckinghamshire, England.³ His will (dated 7 April 1584) was probated on 30 September 1586.³
     Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford was educated at King's College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.¹ He fought in the siege of Montreuil in 1544, serving under his father.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Buckinghamshire between 1547 and 1552.¹ He held the office of Sheriff of Bedfordshire from 1547 to 1548.¹ He held the office of Sheriff of Buckinghamshire from 1547 to 1548.¹ He was invested as a Knight Bachelor on 20 February 1546/47.¹ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire in 1552.¹ He held the office of Warden of the Stannaries between 1553 and 1580.⁴ He succeeded to the title of 2nd Baron Russell [E., 1539] on 1 March 1552/53, the first peer above Viscount to be summoned to Parliament while his father was still alive.¹ He succeeded to the title of 2nd Earl of Bedford [E., 1550] on 14 March 1554/55.¹ He fought in the Battle of St. Quentin on 10 August 1557.³ He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1558.³ He held the office of Ambassador to France in 1559.³ He held the office of Warden of the Stannaries between 1559 and 1580.³ He held the office of Ambassador to France in 1561.³ He held the office of Warden of the East Marches in February 1563/64.³ He held the office of Governor of Berwick in February 1563/64.³ He was invested as a Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) on 23 April 1564.³ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Cornwall from 1584 to 1585.³ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Devon from 1584 to 1585.³ He held the office of Chief Justice in Eyre, South of Trent from 1584 to 1585.³ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Dorset from 1584 to 1585.³

     Engas Mac Donnell is the son of Sorley Boye MacDonnel and Mary O'Neill.¹
     Engas Mac Donnell was also known as Angus.¹

     Edward Manners, 3rd Earl of Rutland was the son of Henry Manners, 2nd Earl of Rutland and Lady Margaret Neville.¹ He married Isabel Holcroft, daughter of Sir Thomas Holcroft, circa 6 June 1573. He died on 14 April 1587, without male issue.¹
     Edward Manners, 3rd Earl of Rutland gained the title of 3rd Earl of Rutland. He succeeded to the title of 14th Lord de Ros of Helmsley [E., 1299] on 17 September 1563.¹

     John Manners, 4th Earl of Rutland was the son of Henry Manners, 2nd Earl of Rutland and Lady Margaret Neville.¹ He married Elizabeth Charlton, daughter of Francis Charlton. He died on 24 February 1587/88.
     John Manners, 4th Earl of Rutland gained the title of 4th Earl of Rutland.

     Isabel Holcroft was the daughter of Sir Thomas Holcroft. She married Edward Manners, 3rd Earl of Rutland, son of Henry Manners, 2nd Earl of Rutland and Lady Margaret Neville, circa 6 June 1573. She died on 16 January 1605/6.
     Her married name became Manners.