Peregrine Bertie, 3rd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven

From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
Jump to: navigation, search

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.

File:Mary, Duchess of Ancaster and Kesteven.jpg
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]

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

  1. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Political offices
Preceded by Lord Great Chamberlain
1742–1778
Succeeded by
The Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven
Preceded by Master of the Horse to Queen Charlotte
1765–1766
Succeeded by
The Earl De La Warr
Preceded by Master of the Horse
1766–1778
Succeeded by
The Duke of Northumberland
Honorary titles
Preceded by Lord Lieutenant of Lincolnshire
1742–1778
Succeeded by
The Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven
Peerage of Great Britain
Preceded by Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven
1742–1778
Succeeded by
Robert Bertie

<templatestyles src="Asbox/styles.css"></templatestyles>