Earl Lindsey is in Earldoms of England Alphabetically, Earldoms of England Chronologically, Extant Earldoms of England.
Summary
22nd November 1626. Robert Bertie 1st Earl Lindsey [aged 43] created.
23rd October 1642. Son Montagu Bertie 2nd Earl Lindsey [aged 34] succeeded. See Battle of Edge Hill.
25th July 1666. Son Robert Bertie 3rd Earl Lindsey [aged 35] succeeded.
9th May 1701. Son Robert Bertie 1st Duke Ancaster and Kesteven [aged 40] succeeded.
26th July 1723. Son Peregrine Bertie 2nd Duke Ancaster and Kesteven [aged 37] succeeded.
1st January 1741. Son Peregrine Bertie 3rd Duke Ancaster and Kesteven [aged 27] succeeded.
12th August 1778. Son Robert Bertie 4th Duke Ancaster and Kesteven [aged 21] succeeded.
8th July 1779. Son Brownlow Bertie 5th Duke Ancaster and Kesteven [aged 50] succeeded.
8th February 1809. Son Albermarle Bertie 9th Earl Lindsey [aged 64] succeeded.
17th September 1818. Son George Bertie 10th Earl Lindsey 1814-1877 [aged 3] succeeded.
21st March 1877. Son Montague Peregrine Bertie 11th Earl Lindsey 1815-1899 [aged 61] succeeded.
27th January 1899. Son Montague Peregrine Albemarle Bertie 12th Earl Lindsey 1861-1938 [aged 37] succeeded.
2nd January 1938. Son Montagu Henry Edmund Cecil Towneley Bertie 8th Earl of Abingdon 13th Earl Lindsey 1887-1963 [aged 50] succeeded.
11th September 1963. Son Richard Bertie 14th Earl Lindsey 9th Earl of Abingdon 1931- [aged 32] succeeded.
On 22nd November 1626 Robert Bertie 1st Earl Lindsey [aged 43] was created 1st Earl Lindsey. Elizabeth Montagu Countess Lindsey -1654 by marriage Countess Lindsey.
On 23rd October 1642 the Battle of Edge Hill was fought at Edge Hill [Map]. The Royal army was commanded by King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland [aged 41] (with his son King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland [aged 12] present), Prince Rupert Palatinate Simmern 1st Duke Cumberland [aged 22] and Richard Spencer 1593-1661 [aged 49] commanded the army that included Maurice Palatinate Simmern [aged 21], Richard Byron 2nd Baron Byron [aged 36], Lucius Carey 2nd Viscount Falkland [aged 32], Charles Cavendish [aged 22], Henry Newton aka Puckering 3rd Baronet [aged 24], Spencer Compton 2nd Earl of Northampton [aged 41], Thomas Salusbury 2nd Baronet [aged 30], John Byron 1st Baron Byron [aged 43] and William Feilding 1st Earl Denbigh [aged 55].
George Stewart 9th Seigneur D'Aubigny 1618-1642 [aged 24] was killed.
Of the Parliamentary army Basil Feilding 2nd Earl Denbigh [aged 34] and Robert Devereux 3rd Earl Essex [aged 51]. Oliver St John 5th Baron St John 1603-1642 [aged 39] was wounded.
Samuel Sandes [aged 27] commanded a troop of horse.
Richard Sandes 1616-1642 [aged 26] was killed.
Thomas Strickland [aged 20] was knighted on the field for his gallantry.
Henry Hunloke 1st Baronet 1618-1648 [aged 24] was knighted by King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland.
William Dugdale [aged 37] witnessed the battle and subsequently surveyed the battlefield.
John Hinton [aged 38] was present.
Edward Verney 1590-1642 [aged 52] was killed.
John Assheton 1613-1642 [aged 29] was killed.
Robert Bertie 1st Earl Lindsey [aged 59] was killed. His succeeded son Montagu [aged 34] succeeded 2nd Earl Lindsey, 15th Baron Willoughby de Eresby.
William Pennyman 1st Baronet [aged 35] commanded a regiment, of which he served as Colonel, which he led for the King.
Edward Stradling 2nd Baronet 1600-1644 [aged 42] fought for the King, was captured imprisoned for seven months, and died a month after his release.
Around 1648 Montagu Bertie 2nd Earl Lindsey [aged 40] and Bridget Wray Countess Lindsey 1627-1657 [aged 20] were married. She by marriage Countess Lindsey. She the daughter of Edward Wray -1658 and Elizabeth Norreys 3rd Baroness Norreys Rycote 1603-1645. He the son of Robert Bertie 1st Earl Lindsey and Elizabeth Montagu Countess Lindsey -1654. They were second cousins.
On 25th July 1666 Montagu Bertie 2nd Earl Lindsey [aged 58] died at Campden House, Middlesex. His succeeded son Robert [aged 35] succeeded 3rd Earl Lindsey, 16th Baron Willoughby de Eresby. Elizabeth Wharton Countess Lindsey 1632-1669 [aged 33] by marriage Countess Lindsey.
Around 1700 Robert Bertie 3rd Earl Lindsey [aged 69] and Elizabeth Pope Countess Lindsey were married. She by marriage Countess Lindsey. She the daughter of Thomas Pope 2nd Earl Downe 1622-1660 and Lucy Dutton Countess Downe 1638-1665. He the son of Montagu Bertie 2nd Earl Lindsey and Martha Cockayne Countess Holderness 1605-1641.
On 9th May 1701 Robert Bertie 3rd Earl Lindsey [aged 70] died. His succeeded son Robert [aged 40] succeeded 4th Earl Lindsey, 17th Baron Willoughby de Eresby. Albinia Farington Duchess Ancaster and Kesteven by marriage Countess Lindsey.
On 26th July 1723 Robert Bertie 1st Duke Ancaster and Kesteven [aged 62] died. His succeeded son Peregrine [aged 37] succeeded 2nd Duke Ancaster and Kesteven, 2nd Marquess Lindsay, 5th Earl Lindsey, 18th Baron Willoughby de Eresby. Jane Brownlow Duchess Ancaster and Kesteven by marriage Duchess Ancaster and Kesteven.
On 1st January 1741 Peregrine Bertie 2nd Duke Ancaster and Kesteven [aged 54] died. His succeeded son Peregrine [aged 27] succeeded 3rd Duke Ancaster and Kesteven, 3rd Marquess Lindsay, 6th Earl Lindsey, 19th Baron Willoughby de Eresby.
On 12th August 1778 Peregrine Bertie 3rd Duke Ancaster and Kesteven [aged 64] died. His succeeded son Robert [aged 21] succeeded 4th Duke Ancaster and Kesteven, 4th Marquess Lindsay, 7th Earl Lindsey, 20th Baron Willoughby de Eresby.
On 8th July 1779 Robert Bertie 4th Duke Ancaster and Kesteven [aged 22] died of scarlet fever unmarried at Grimsthorpe, South Kesteven. His succeeded uncle Brownlow [aged 50] succeeded 5th Duke Ancaster and Kesteven, 5th Marquess Lindsay, 8th Earl Lindsey. His succeeded sister Priscilla [aged 18] succeeded 21st Baroness Willoughby de Eresby.
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In 1809 Albermarle Bertie 9th Earl Lindsey [aged 64] and Charlotte Layard Countess Lindsey [aged 28] were married. She by marriage Countess Lindsey. The difference in their ages was 35 years.
On 8th February 1809 Brownlow Bertie 5th Duke Ancaster and Kesteven [aged 79] died without male issue at Grimsthorpe, South Kesteven. He was buried at St Mary's Church, Swinstead [Map] on 17th February 1809. Duke Ancaster and Kesteven, Marquess Lindsay extinct. His succeeded third cousin Albermarle [aged 64] succeeded 9th Earl Lindsey.
Sculpted by Richard Westmacott [aged 33]. A handsome white marble wall tablet in Grecian style depicting deceased and wife on a catafalque with mourning female figure, flanked by mother, children and angel. Above a scrolled cornice with Ducal coronet and palm. Beneath a rectangular inscription panel, flanked by scrolled brackets.
On 17th September 1818 Albermarle Bertie 9th Earl Lindsey [aged 74] died. His succeeded son George [aged 3] succeeded 10th Earl Lindsey.
On 21st March 1877 George Bertie 10th Earl Lindsey 1814-1877 [aged 62] died without issue. His succeeded brother Montague [aged 61] succeeded 11th Earl Lindsey. Felicia Elizabetha Welby Countess Lindsey 1835-1927 [aged 42] by marriage Countess Lindsey.
On 27th January 1899 Montague Peregrine Bertie 11th Earl Lindsey 1815-1899 [aged 83] died. His succeeded son Montague [aged 37] succeeded 12th Earl Lindsey. Millicent Cox Countess Lindsey [aged 36] by marriage Countess Lindsey.
On 2nd January 1938 Montague Peregrine Albemarle Bertie 12th Earl Lindsey 1861-1938 [aged 76] died. His succeeded half fifth cousin three times removed Montagu [aged 50] succeeded 13th Earl Lindsey.
On 11th September 1963 Montagu Henry Edmund Cecil Towneley Bertie 8th Earl of Abingdon 13th Earl Lindsey 1887-1963 [aged 75] died. His succeeded first cousin Richard [aged 32] succeeded 14th Earl Lindsey, 9th Earl Abingdon, 13th Baron Norreys of Rycote.