Roger Manners, 5th Earl of Rutland

Roger Manners, 5th Earl of Rutland was the eldest surviving son of John Manners, 4th Earl of Rutland and his wife, Elizabeth née Charleton. He travelled across Europe, took part in military campaigns led by the Earl of Essex, and was a participant in Essex's rebellion against Queen Elizabeth I. He was favoured by James I, and honoured by his contemporaries as a man of great intelligence and talent. He enjoyed the friendship of some of the most prominent writers and artists of the Elizabethan and Jacobean eras. In 1603 he led an embassy to Denmark, homeland of James' Queen, Anne of Denmark.