Robert Bertie, 1st Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven
The Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven | |
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Portrait of Lord Ancaster by Godfrey Kneller | |
| Lord Great Chamberlain | |
| In office 1701–1723 | |
| Preceded by | The Earl of Lindsey |
| Succeeded by | The Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven |
| Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | |
| In office 1689–1697 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Phelips |
| Succeeded by | The Earl of Stamford |
| Member of Parliament for Preston | |
| In office 1690–1690 Serving with Christopher Greenfield | |
| Preceded by | James Stanley Thomas Patten |
| Succeeded by | Christopher Greenfield Sir Edward Chisenhall |
| Member of Parliament for Boston | |
| In office 1685–1690 | |
| Preceded by | Sir Anthony Irby Sir William Yorke |
| Succeeded by | Sir William Yorke Peregrine Bertie |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Robert Bertie 20 October 1660 |
| Died | 26 July 1723 (aged 62) |
| Political party | Tory |
| Spouses | Mary Wynn
(m. 1678; died 1689)Albinia Farington
(m. 1705) |
| Children | 10, including Peregrine, 2nd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven |
| Parent(s) | Robert Bertie, 3rd Earl of Lindsey Hon. Elizabeth Wharton |
| Relatives | Peregrine Bertie (brother) Philip Bertie (brother) Albemarle Bertie (brother) Montagu Bertie, 2nd Earl of Lindsey (grandfather) Philip Wharton, 4th Baron Wharton (grandfather) |
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.