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Charles Francis Sweeny (October 3, 1909 or 1910, Scranton, Pennsylvania – March 11, 1993) was an American businessman and socialite who played a major role in the formation of the Eagle Squadrons, composed mostly of volunteer American pilots eager to fight in the Royal Air Force prior to the United States entering into World War II.
Frances Helen Manners, Duchess of Rutland (née Sweeny; 19 June 1937 – 21 January 2024) was a British peeress and socialite. The wife of Charles Manners, 10th Duke of Rutland, following his death in 1999, she was known as the Dowager Duchess of Rutland.
- David Manners, 11th Duke of Rutland, Lord Robert Manners, Lady Theresa Chipman, Lord Edward Manners
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- Charles Sweeny, Margaret Whigham
She had three children with Sweeny: a daughter, who was stillborn at eight months in late 1933; another daughter, Frances Helen (1937–2024; who married Charles Manners, 10th Duke of Rutland), and a son, Brian Charles (1940–2021). Before these pregnancies, she suffered eight miscarriages.
- George Hay Whigham, Helen Mann Hannay
- 3, including Frances, Duchess of Rutland
28. März 2024 · Frances Sweeny married Charles Manners, Duke of Rutland, at just 20-years-old. Strikingly stylish with Jackie Kennedy-esque beauty, she caused quite a stir as the youngest Duchess in the country.
12. März 1993 · Charles Francis Sweeny. American stockbroker and golfer. Married to Margaret Whigham, the future Duchess of Argyll. The couple remained in London during the war, and she assisted her husband in forming the Eagle squadrons, manned by American pilots in the period before America entered the war.
28. Dez. 2021 · In 1933, Margaret married Charles Francis Sweeny, an Irish-American stockbroker and amateur golfer, whose family’s millions came from coal mining, oil, and smelting. So popular was the young...
24. Jan. 2024 · In 1955, Frances Sweeny was proclaimed the ‘Debutante of the Year’ following her debut in society with a Ball at Claridge’s Hotel. In 1958, she married, as his second wife, Charles Manners, 10th Duke of Rutland, at Caxton Hall Registry Office.
