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Historical records matching Robert Bertie, 1st Duke of Ancaster & Kesteven
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About Robert Bertie, 1st Duke of Ancaster & Kesteven
Robert Bertie, 1st Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven PC (20 October 1660 – 26 July 1723), styled 17th Baron Willoughby de Eresby between 1666 and 1701, and known as 4th Earl of Lindsey between 1701 and 1706, and as 1st Marquess of Lindsey between 1706 and 1715, was a British statesman and nobleman.
Robert Bertie, 1st Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Boston between 1685 and 1687.
He held the office of Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster between 1689 and 1697.
He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Boston from 1689 to 1690.
He succeeded to the title of 17th Lord Willoughby de Eresby on 19 April 1690, in his father's lifetime.
He held the office of Hereditary Lord Great Chamberlain between 1701 and 1723.
He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Lincolnshire from 4 April 1701 to 1723.
He succeeded to the title of 4th Earl of Lindsey, co. Lincoln [E., 1626] on 8 May 1701.
He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) on 19 June 1701.
He was created 1st Marquess of Lindsey [Great Britain] on 21 December 1706, with a special remainder to the heirs of his father and mother.
He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) on 25 November 1708.
He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) on 1 October 1714.
He held the office of a Lord Justice in 1715, during the absence of King George I in Hanover.
He was created 1st Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven [Great Britain] on 26 July 1715, with a special remainder to the heirs of his father and mother.
His last will was dated 23 May 1719 with 3 codicils.
He had two other sons by his second wife and a daughter.
Macky states that he was "handsome in his person; of a fair complexion, doth not trouble himself with affairs of state".
Bishop Burnet writes "a fine gentleman, hath both wit and learning," although Swift's comment on this statement is "I never observed a grain of either."
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Robert Bertie, 1st Duke of Ancaster & Kesteven's Timeline
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October 20, 1660
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February 6, 1684
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| 1686 |
April 29, 1686
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| 1723 |
July 26, 1723
Age 62
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Bourne, England (United Kingdom)
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