Francis Manners 6th Earl of Rutland KG (1578–1632) was an English nobleman. Despite a brief imprisonment for his involvement in the Essex Rebellion of 1601 he became prominent at the court of James I. He lived at Belvoir Castle in Leicestershire. In 1618 three women the Witches of Belvoir were accused of witchcraft for having allegedly caused the deaths of his two young sons.
