Robert Bertie, 3rd Earl of Lindsey
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Robert Bertie, 3rd Earl of Lindsey, 16th Baron Willoughby de Eresby, PC
, FRS (before 1641 - 8 May 1701) was a British Hereditary Peer
. He was the son of Montagu Bertie, 2nd Earl of Lindsey
and Martha Cokayne. His mother died shortly after his birth about July 1641.
From 1661 to 1666 he was Member of Parliament
for Boston
in Lincolnshire
. On his father's death on 25 July 1666, he succeeded him as 3rd Earl of Lindsey
, 16th Baron Willoughby de Eresby
and Hereditary Lord Great Chamberlain
.
Bertie married three times. In 1654, he married Mary Massingberd, who died in the late 1650s, after bearing him one daughter:
Before 1660, he married again to Elizabeth Wharton, daughter of Philip Wharton, 4th Baron Wharton
, by whom he had five children:
By his third wife, Lady Elizabeth Pope, daughter of Thomas Pope, 2nd Earl of Downe, he had two children:
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, FRS (before 1641 - 8 May 1701) was a British Hereditary Peer
Hereditary peer
Hereditary peers form part of the Peerage in the United Kingdom. There are over seven hundred peers who hold titles that may be inherited. Formerly, most of them were entitled to sit in the House of Lords, but since the House of Lords Act 1999 only ninety-two are permitted to do so...
. He was the son of Montagu Bertie, 2nd Earl of Lindsey
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:...
and Martha Cokayne. His mother died shortly after his birth about July 1641.
From 1661 to 1666 he was 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 Boston
Boston (UK Parliament constituency)
Boston was a parliamentary borough in Lincolnshire, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1547 until 1885, and then one member from 1885 until 1918, when the constituency was abolished.-History:...
in Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
. On his father's death on 25 July 1666, he succeeded him as 3rd Earl of Lindsey
Earl of Lindsey
Earl of Lindsey is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1626 for the 14th Baron Willoughby de Eresby . He was First Lord of the Admiralty from 1635 to 1636 and also established his claim in right of his mother to the hereditary office of Lord Great Chamberlain of England...
, 16th Baron Willoughby de Eresby
Baron Willoughby de Eresby
Baron Willoughby de Eresby is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created by writ in 1313 for Robert de Willoughby of Eresby Manor, near Spilsby, Lincolnshire. The fourteenth Baron was created Earl of Lindsey in 1626. His great-grandson, the fourth Earl and seventeenth Baron, was created...
and Hereditary Lord Great Chamberlain
Lord Great Chamberlain
The Lord Great Chamberlain of England is the sixth of the Great Officers of State, ranking beneath the Lord Privy Seal and above the Lord High Constable...
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Bertie married three times. In 1654, he married Mary Massingberd, who died in the late 1650s, after bearing him one daughter:
- Lady Arabella Bertie (d. 28 February 1616), married Thomas Savage, 3rd Earl RiversThomas Savage, 3rd Earl RiversThomas Savage, 3rd Earl Rivers was an English peer.He was the first son of John Savage, 2nd Earl Rivers by his wife Catherine, daughter of William Parker, 13th Baron Morley. His father was closely involved in the English Civil War on the Royalist side from 1641...
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Before 1660, he married again to Elizabeth Wharton, daughter of Philip Wharton, 4th Baron Wharton
Philip Wharton, 4th Baron Wharton
Philip Wharton, 4th Baron Wharton was an English peer.A Parliamentarian during the English Civil War, he served in various offices including soldier, politician and diplomat. He was appointed as the Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire by Parliament in July 1642...
, by whom he had five children:
- Robert Bertie, 1st Duke of Ancaster and KestevenRobert Bertie, 1st Duke of Ancaster and KestevenRobert Bertie, 1st Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven, 1st Marquess of Lindsey, PC was a British statesman and nobleman.Bertie was born to Robert Bertie, 3rd Earl of Lindsey and Elizabeth Wharton...
(1660–1723) - Rt. Hon. Peregrine BertiePeregrine Bertie (junior)Peregrine Bertie DL was a British politician, the second son of Robert Bertie, 3rd Earl of Lindsey.Educated at the Middle Temple in 1679, Bertie first entered the House of Commons in 1685 in Boston, alongside his brother, Lord Willoughby de Eresby, and generally inclined towards the Tories...
(c. 1663–1711) - Hon. Philip BertiePhilip BertiePhilip Bertie was an English courtier and politician, the third son of Robert Bertie, 3rd Earl of Lindsey.Bertie was educated at Trinity College, Oxford, from which he took a BA in 1685, and trained a company of volunteers of foot from among the Oxford scholars to support James II during the...
(c. 1654–1728), married Elizabeth Brabazon, daughter of William Brabazon, 3rd Earl of Meath, without issue - Hon. Albemarle Bertie (c.1665–1742)
- Hon. Norris Bertie (c.1666 – 27 August 1691)
By his third wife, Lady Elizabeth Pope, daughter of Thomas Pope, 2nd Earl of Downe, he had two children:
- Hon. Charles Bertie (c. 1683–1727)
- Lady Elizabeth Bertie, died unmarried