Peregrine Bertie, 3rd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven
General Peregrine Bertie, 3rd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven PC (1714 – 12 August 1778), styled Lord Willoughby de Eresby from 1715 to 1723 and Marquess of Lindsey from 1735 to 1742 was the son of Peregrine Bertie, 2nd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven.
Mary, Duchess of Ancaster and Kesteven, wife of the 3rd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven.
He married, firstly, Elizabeth Blundell (d. 1743), on 22 May 1735. He married, secondly, Mary Panton, on 27 November 1750. They had six children:[1]
- Lady Mary Catherine Bertie (14 April 1754 – 12 April 1767)
- Peregrine Thomas Bertie, Marquess of Lindsey (21 May 1755 – 12 December 1758)
- a son (born and died 14 September 1759)
- Robert Bertie, 4th Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven (1756–1779)
- Priscilla Barbara Elizabeth Bertie, Baroness Willoughby de Eresby (16 February 1761 – 29 December 1828)
Lady Cholmondeley and her son William Henry Hugh Cholmondeley, 3rd Marquess of Cholmondeley (1805), by Charles Turner
- Lady Georgina Charlotte Bertie (7 August 1761 – 1838), married George Cholmondeley, 1st Marquess of Cholmondeley and had issue.
On the death of his father in 1742, he succeeded him in the dukedom and as Lord Great Chamberlain and Lord Lieutenant of Lincolnshire, and was appointed to the Privy Council.
He gained the rank of Major-General on 19 January 1755, Lieutenant-General on 3 February 1759 and General on 25 May 1772.
References
- George Edward Cokayne, ed. Vicary Gibbs, The Complete Peerage, volume I (St Catherine Press, London 1910) page 128.
- ↑ "Monumental Memoirs of the Bertie Family". The Gentleman's Magazine. 78: 21–22. 1808.
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by The Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven |
Lord Great Chamberlain 1742–1778 |
Succeeded by The Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven |
| Preceded by The Viscount Weymouth |
Master of the Horse to Queen Charlotte 1765–1766 |
Succeeded by The Earl De La Warr |
| Preceded by The Earl of Hertford |
Master of the Horse 1766–1778 |
Succeeded by The Duke of Northumberland |
| Honorary titles | ||
| Preceded by The Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven |
Lord Lieutenant of Lincolnshire 1742–1778 |
Succeeded by The Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven |
| Peerage of Great Britain | ||
| Preceded by Peregrine Bertie |
Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven 1742–1778 |
Succeeded by Robert Bertie |
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