Montagu Bertie, 2nd Earl of Lindsey

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2nd Earl of Lindsey, 15th Baron Willoughby de Eresby, KG, PC. He 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. was born in Grimsthorpe. After a brief term at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge in 1623, Bertie then served as Member of Parliament for Lincolnshire in 1624 and Stamford from 1625 to 1626. In the latter year, upon his father's elevation to an earldom, he assumed the style of Lord Willoughby de Eresby. At some point during his early life, he was also Captain of a cavalry troop in the Low Countries. Lord Willoughby rose in favor with King Charles I and was appointed a Gentleman of the Privy Chamber, High Steward of Boston, and Steward, Warden and Chief Ranger of Waltham Forest in 1634. He had married, on 18 April 1627, Martha Ramsay (née Cockayne), Dowager Countess of Holderness (d. July 1641), daughter of Sir William Cockayne, at the Church of St Peter-le-Poor in the City of London. In 1639, Lord Willoughby raised four companies The King's Life Guard of Foot for service in the First Bishops' War and was given a Captaincy in the regiment. The following year, he was appointed High Steward of the Honour of Bolingbroke and the Manor of Sutton. When the Long Parliament was convened on 3 November 1640, he was summoned to the House of Lords by a writ of acceleration as Baron Willoughby de Eresby. He was present at the surrender of Oxford in June 1646, attended the King in 1647, and finally served as a commissioner for the Treaty of Newport in 1648. He continued to attend Charles during his trial and accompanied the King's body to its burial at Windsor.

Family and Education

b. by 7 May 1608, 1st s. of Robert Bertie, 14th Lord Willoughby de Eresby and 1st earl of Lindsey, and Elizabeth, da. of Sir Edward Montagu* of Boughton, Northants. educ. Sidney Suss. Camb. 1623. m. (1) 18 Apr. 1627, Martha (with £10,000) (d.July 1641), da. of Sir William Cockayne, Skinner, of Broad Street, London, ld. mayor 1619-20, wid. of John Ramsey, 1st earl of Holdernesse, 5s. 3da.; (2) c.1650, Bridget (bur. 24 Mar. 1657), suo jure Baroness Norris, da. and h. of Edward Wray* of Rycote, Oxon. and wid. of Edward Sackville of Wytham Abbey, Berks., 3s. 1da. cr. KB 3 Nov. 1616; styled Lord Willoughby 1626-42; summ. to Lords in fa.’s barony of Willoughby de Eresby, 3 Nov. 1640; suc. fa. as 2nd earl of Lindsey 23 Oct. 1642; cr. KG 15 Apr. 1661. d. at Campden House, Kensington on 25 July 1666, aged 58, and was buried at Grimsthorpe.

• 'Children of Montagu Bertie, 2nd Earl of Lindsey and Martha Cokayne
  • 1.Lady Elizabeth Bertie+5 d. c 20 Jul 1683
  • 2.Hon. Charles Bertie+6 d. 22 Mar 1710/11
  • 3.Hon. Peregrine Bertie+2 d. 4 Jan 1700
  • 4.Hon. Richard Bertie7 d. 1685
  • 5.Hon. Vere Bertie7 d. 13 Feb 1680
  • 6.Lady Catherine Bertie8
  • 7.Lady Bridget Bertie+9 b. 6 Jun 1629, d. 7 Jan 1704
  • 8.Robert Bertie, 3rd Earl of Lindsey+2 b. c 1630, d. 8 May 1701
• 'Children of Montagu Bertie, 2nd Earl of Lindsey and Bridget Wray, Baroness Norris
  • 1.Hon. Edward Bertie6
  • 2.Hon. Henry Bertie10 d. c 1734
  • 3.James Bertie, 1st Earl of Abingdon+1 b. 16 Jun 1653, d. 22 May 1699
  • 4.Lady Mary Bertie11 b. 1 Sep 1655, d. 30 Jun 1709

Biographies

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Links

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