Peregrine Bertie (senior)
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Peregrine Bertie was an English politician, the second son of Montagu Bertie, 2nd Earl of Lindsey
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One of the English volunteers in the French army in 1654, Bertie subsequently served as a cornet
in the Royal Horse Guards
in 1661, and was promoted to lieutenant
in 1667 and captain
from 1676 until resigning in 1679. He was first returned to the House of Commons
in 1665, as Member of Parliament
for Stamford
, a seat he retained until 1679.
In 1674 he married Susan Monyns, daughter of Sir William Monyns, 2nd Baronet, by whom he had three daughters:
He was again returned as MP for Stamford in 1685, but after the Glorious Revolution
, was returned for Westbury
instead, a seat he held until 1695, when he stood down. A relatively minor political figure, he was, like the rest of his family, a Tory
and a supporter of his brother-in-law, the Marquess of Carmarthen
.
Montagu Bertie, 2nd Earl of Lindsey
Montagu Bertie, 2nd Earl of Lindsey, 15th Baron Willoughby de Eresby, KG, PC was the eldest son of Robert Bertie, 1st Earl of Lindsey and his wife Elizabeth Montagu, daughter of Edward Montagu, 1st Baron Montagu of Boughton.-Early life:...
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One of the English volunteers in the French army in 1654, Bertie subsequently served as a cornet
Cornet
The cornet is a brass instrument very similar to the trumpet, distinguished by its conical bore, compact shape, and mellower tone quality. The most common cornet is a transposing instrument in B. It is not related to the renaissance and early baroque cornett or cornetto.-History:The cornet was...
in the Royal Horse Guards
Royal Horse Guards
The Royal Horse Guards was a cavalry regiment of the British Army, part of the Household Cavalry.Founded August 1650 in Newcastle Upon Tyne by Sir Arthur Haselrig on the orders of Oliver Cromwell as the Regiment of Cuirassiers, the regiment became the Earl of Oxford's Regiment during the reign of...
in 1661, and was promoted to lieutenant
Lieutenant
A lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer in many nations' armed forces. Typically, the rank of lieutenant in naval usage, while still a junior officer rank, is senior to the army rank...
in 1667 and captain
Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)
Captain is a junior officer rank of the British Army and Royal Marines. It ranks above Lieutenant and below Major and has a NATO ranking code of OF-2. The rank is equivalent to a Lieutenant in the Royal Navy and to a Flight Lieutenant in the Royal Air Force...
from 1676 until resigning in 1679. He was first returned to the House of Commons
British House of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...
in 1665, as Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Stamford
Stamford (UK Parliament constituency)
Stamford was a constituency in the county of Lincolnshire of the House of Commons for the Parliament of England to 1706 then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1918...
, a seat he retained until 1679.
In 1674 he married Susan Monyns, daughter of Sir William Monyns, 2nd Baronet, by whom he had three daughters:
- Bridget Bertie (d. 23 March 1748), married on 14 April 1702 John Poulett, 1st Earl PoulettJohn Poulett, 1st Earl PoulettJohn Poulett, 1st Earl Poulett KG was the son of John Poulett, 3rd Baron Poulett and his wife Susan Herbert, daughter of Philip Herbert, 5th Earl of Pembroke....
- Elizabeth Bertie, died unmarried
- Mary Bertie, married first Anthony Henley, second Henry BertieHenry Bertie (proprietor)Henry Bertie , English politician, was the third son of James Bertie, 1st Earl of Abingdon and his wife Eleanora Lee....
(d. 1735), her half-first cousin
He was again returned as MP for Stamford in 1685, but after the Glorious Revolution
Glorious Revolution
The Glorious Revolution, also called the Revolution of 1688, is the overthrow of King James II of England by a union of English Parliamentarians with the Dutch stadtholder William III of Orange-Nassau...
, was returned for Westbury
Westbury (UK Parliament constituency)
Westbury was a parliamentary constituency in Wiltshire from 1449 to 2010. It was represented in the House of Commons of England until 1707, and then in the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and finally in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801...
instead, a seat he held until 1695, when he stood down. A relatively minor political figure, he was, like the rest of his family, a Tory
Tory
Toryism is a traditionalist and conservative political philosophy which grew out of the Cavalier faction in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. It is a prominent ideology in the politics of the United Kingdom, but also features in parts of The Commonwealth, particularly in Canada...
and a supporter of his brother-in-law, the Marquess of Carmarthen
Thomas Osborne, 1st Duke of Leeds
Thomas Osborne, 1st Duke of Leeds, KG , English statesman , served in a variety of offices under Kings Charles II and William III of England.-Early life, 1632–1674:The son of Sir Edward Osborne, Bart., of Kiveton, Yorkshire, Thomas Osborne...
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