Lady Bridget Manners
Lady Bridget Manners was the eldest daughter of John Manners, 4th Earl of Rutland, and his wife Elizabeth Charlton.
Bridget entered the service of Elizabeth I in 1589 under the tutelage of Bridget Hussey, Countess of Bedford. Bridget quickly became one of the Queen's favorites and eventually became responsible of her food as the Queen's carver.
Barnabe Barnes dedicated his Parthenophil and Parthenophe to 'the Beautiful Lady, the Lady Bridget Manners'.
Manners married Robert Tyrwhitt in secretly in 1594. Tyrwhitt was jailed for circumventing the queen. It took a cash settlement from Robert Manners, Earl of Rutland, to secure Tyrwhitt's release.
