Richard Bertie, 14th Earl of Lindsey

Richard Henry Rupert Bertie, 14th Earl of Lindsey and 9th Earl of Abingdon (born 28 June 1931) is an English peer.

The Earl of Lindsey
Personal details
Born
Richard Henry Rupert Bertie

(1931-06-28) 28 June 1931 (age 93)
Spouse
Norah Elizabeth Farquhar-Oliver
(after 1957)
RelationsMontagu Bertie, 7th Earl of Abingdon (grandfather)
Children3
Parent(s)Hon. Arthur Michael Bertie
Aline Rose Arbuthnot-Leslie
EducationAmpleforth College

He was a member of the House of Lords from 1963 to 1999, where he belonged to the Conservative group.[1]

Early life

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Lindsey is the son of Maj. Hon. Arthur Michael Cosmo Bertie (1886–1957) and, his first wife, Aline Rose (née Arbuthnot-Leslie) Ramsay.[2]

Arthur Bertie was the second son of Montagu Bertie, 7th Earl of Abingdon. Richard Bertie inherited the earldoms in 1963 from a distant cousin Montague Bertie, 12th Earl of Lindsey.[3]

He was educated at Ampleforth College.[2]

Career

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Bertie did his national service with the Royal Norfolk Regiment, becoming a second lieutenant on 6 February 1952 with seniority from 3 February 1951.[4] On 25 July 1952, he was given the acting rank of lieutenant,[5] and the promotion was made substantive on 28 June 1954 with seniority from the date of his acting rank.[6] Bertie was transferred to the Regular Army Reserve from the Army Emergency Reserve on 24 September 1957.[7]

Between 1958 and 1996, he was a Lloyd's broker. In 1963, he succeeded his half-cousin as Earl of Lindsey and Abingdon and hereditary High Steward of Abingdon[8] and joined the House of Lords.[1]

Personal life

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In 1957, Bertie married Norah Elizabeth Farquhar-Oliver, a descendant of the Farquhar baronets and great-granddaughter of John Hely-Hutchinson, 5th Earl of Donoughmore. Together, they were the parents of two sons and a daughter:[2]

  • Henry Mark Willoughby Bertie, Lord Norreys (b. 1958), who married Lucinda Sol Morsoom in 1989.[2]
  • Lady Annabel Frances Rose Bertie (b. 1969)
  • Hon. Alexander Michael Richard Willoughby Bertie (b. 1970), who married Catherine Davina Cameron, a daughter of Gordon Cameron, in 1998.[2]

He lives at Gilmilnscroft House, near Mauchline,[2] a seat of his wife's family, the Farquhars.

References

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  1. ^ a b The Earl of Lindsey and Abingdon, parliament.uk, accessed 24 November 2022
  2. ^ a b c d e f Montague-Smith, Patrick W., ed. (2008). "Lindsey and Abingdon, Earl of (Bertie) (Earl E 1626 and 1682)". Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage 2008. London: Debrett's Peerage Limited.
  3. ^ "EARL OF LINDSEY; Twelfth of Line Former Aide to Governor of New South Wales". The New York Times. 4 January 1938. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  4. ^ "No. 39473". The London Gazette (Supplement). 19 February 1952. p. 1034.
  5. ^ "No. 39764". The London Gazette (Supplement). 27 January 1953. p. 620.
  6. ^ "No. 40216". The London Gazette (Supplement). 25 June 1954. p. 3815.
  7. ^ "No. 41220". The London Gazette (Supplement). 5 November 1957. p. 6466.
  8. ^ "Lindsey, Earl of (E, 1626)". www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk. Heraldic Media Limited. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
Peerage of England
Preceded by Earl of Lindsey
Earl of Abingdon

1963–present
Incumbent
heir apparent:
Henry Bertie, Lord Norreys