Robert, 4th Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven

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Circa 1777 he served as a volunteer in North America.

He succeeded to the title of 20th Lord Willoughby de Eresby on 12 August 1778.

He succeeded to the title of 7th Earl of Lindsey, co. Lincoln [E., 1626] on 12 August 1778.

He succeeded to the title of 4th Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven [G.B., 1715] on 12 August 1778.

He succeeded to the title of 4th Marquess of Lindsey [G.B., 1706] on 12 August 1778.

He held the office of Hereditary Lord Great Chamberlain between 12 August 1778 and 1779.

He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) on 12 February 1779.

He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Lincolnshire on 12 February 1779.

Cokayne states that he was addicted to rioting and drunkeness. Walpole writes that he heard that "he has left a legacy to a very small man that was always his companion, and whom, when he was drunk, he used to fling at the heads of the company."

On his death, the office of Hereditary Great Lord Chamberlain and the Barony Willoughby de Eresby fell into abeyance between his two sisters, until on 18 March 1780, the abeyance of the Barony found in favour of Priscilla, the eldest.

He never married.

Parents: son of General Peregrine Bertie, 3rd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven and Mary Panton.

Child:

1. Susan Priscilla Bertie b. 1778

Notes

• ca 1777 he served as a volunteer in North America.
• on 12 August 1778 he succeeded to the titles of: 20th Lord Willoughby de Eresby; 7th Earl of Lindsey, 4th Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven; 4th Marquess of Lindsey
• between 12 August 1778 and 1779 held the office of Hereditary Lord Great Chamberlain
• 12 February 1779 invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.)
• 12 February 1779 held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Lincolnshire

Cokayne states that he was addicted to rioting and drunkeness. Walpole writes that he heard that "he has left a legacy to a very small man that was always his companion, and whom, when he was drunk, he used to fling at the heads of the company."

On his death, the office of Hereditary Great Lord Chamberlain and the Barony Willoughby de Eresby fell into abeyance between his two sisters, until on 18 March 1780, the abeyance of the Barony found in favour of Priscilla, the eldest.

Links

• http://thepeerage.com/p2622.htm#i26220

Citations

1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 128. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
2. [S3409] Caroline Maubois, "re: Penancoet Family," e-mail message to Darryl Roger Lundy, 2 December 2008. Hereinafter cited as "re: Penancoet Family."
3. [S37] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 2, page 2349. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.
4. [S229] Burke John and John Bernard Burke, A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies of England (1841, reprint; Baltimore, Maryland, USA: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1985), page 519. Hereinafter cited as Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies of England.