Albermarle Bertie 9th Earl Lindsey 1744-1818

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On 17th September 1744 Albermarle Bertie 9th Earl Lindsey was born to Peregrine Bertie [aged 35] and Elizabeth Payne.

On 21st June 1777 [his father] Peregrine Bertie [aged 68] died.

In 1801 Albermarle Bertie 9th Earl Lindsey [aged 56] was elected MP Stamford.

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 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.

In July 1810 Robert Farquhar [aged 33]was ordered to accompany the fleet under Commodore Josias Rowley that was to invade the French colony of Île Bonaparte, known today as Réunion. The attack was successful and Farquhar remained on the island as governor, moving to Mauritius in December 1810 after a successful invasion of the island under Admiral Albemarle Bertie [aged 65].

On 19th May 1812 [his daughter] Charlotte Elizabeth Bertie was born to Albermarle Bertie 9th Earl Lindsey [aged 67] and [his wife] Charlotte Layard Countess Lindsey [aged 32]. She married 29th July 1833 John Josiah Guest 1st Baronet and had issue.

On 4th November 1814 [his son] George Bertie 10th Earl Lindsey was born to Albermarle Bertie 9th Earl Lindsey [aged 70] and [his wife] Charlotte Layard Countess Lindsey [aged 34].

On 26th December 1815 [his son] Montague Peregrine Bertie 11th Earl Lindsey was born to Albermarle Bertie 9th Earl Lindsey [aged 71] and [his wife] Charlotte Layard Countess Lindsey [aged 35]. He married 30th May 1854 Felicia Elizabetha Welby Countess Lindsey and had issue.

Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes

Récits d’un bourgeois de Valenciennes aka The Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes is a vivid 14th-century vernacular chronicle written by an anonymous urban chronicler from Valenciennes in the County of Hainaut. It survives in a manuscript that describes local and regional history from about 1253 to 1366, blending chronology, narrative episodes, and eyewitness-style accounts of political, military, and social events in medieval France, Flanders, and the Low Countries. The work begins with a chronological framework of events affecting Valenciennes and its region under rulers such as King Philip VI of France and the shifting allegiances of local nobility. It includes accounts of conflicts, sieges, diplomatic manoeuvres, and the impact of broader struggles like the Hundred Years’ War on urban life in Hainaut. Written from the perspective of a burgher (bourgeois) rather than a monastery or royal court, the chronicle offers a rare lay viewpoint on high politics and warfare, reflecting how merchants, townspeople, and civic institutions experienced the turbulence of the 13th and 14th centuries. Its narrative style combines straightforward reporting of events with moral and civic observations, making it a valuable source for readers interested in medieval urban society, regional politics, and the lived experience of war and governance in pre-modern Europe.

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On 17th September 1818 Albermarle Bertie 9th Earl Lindsey [aged 74] died. His son George [aged 3] succeeded 10th Earl Lindsey.

In or before 1821 Reverend William Peter Pegus and [his former wife] Charlotte Layard Countess Lindsey [aged 40] were married.

On 28th November 1858 [his former wife] Charlotte Layard Countess Lindsey [aged 78] died.

[his father] Peregrine Bertie and [his mother] Elizabeth Payne were married.

Royal Ancestors of Albermarle Bertie 9th Earl Lindsey 1744-1818

Kings Wessex: Great x 21 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 19 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 24 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 20 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 13 Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 16 Grand Son of King William I of Scotland

Kings France: Great x 16 Grand Son of King Louis VIII of France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 25 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Kings Spain: Great x 17 Grand Son of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon

Ancestors of Albermarle Bertie 9th Earl Lindsey 1744-1818

Great x 4 Grandfather: Peregrine Bertie 13th Baron Willoughby 9 x Great Grandson of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Bertie 1st Earl Lindsey 8 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Vere Baroness Willoughby of Eresby 7 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Montagu Bertie 2nd Earl Lindsey 9 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Montagu 1st Baron Montagu 9 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Montagu Countess Lindsey 10 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Jeffrey

Great x 1 Grandfather: Charles Bertie 10 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Cockayne

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Cockayne

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Medcalf

Great x 2 Grandmother: Martha Cockayne Countess Holderness

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Morris

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Morris Countess Dover

Grandfather: Charles Bertie 11 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Pieter Tryon

Great x 3 Grandfather: Moyses Tryon

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Cullen

Great x 2 Grandfather: Peter Tryon

Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Tryon

father: Peregrine Bertie 12 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England

Albermarle Bertie 9th Earl Lindsey 13 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England

Grandfather: Edward Payne

mother: Elizabeth Payne