Robert Bertie, 1st Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven

The Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven
Portrait of Lord Ancaster by Godfrey Kneller
Lord Great Chamberlain
In office
1701–1723
Preceded byThe Earl of Lindsey
Succeeded byThe Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
In office
1689–1697
Preceded byRobert Phelips
Succeeded byThe Earl of Stamford
Member of Parliament for Preston
In office
1690–1690
Preceded byJames Stanley
Thomas Patten
Succeeded byChristopher Greenfield
Sir Edward Chisenhall
Member of Parliament for Boston
In office
1685–1690
Preceded bySir Anthony Irby
Sir William Yorke
Succeeded bySir William Yorke
Peregrine Bertie
Personal details
Born
Robert Bertie

(1660-10-20)20 October 1660
Died26 July 1723(1723-07-26) (aged 62)
Political partyTory
Spouses
Mary Wynn
(m. 1678; died 1689)
Albinia Farington
(m. 1705)
Children10, including Peregrine, 2nd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven
Parent(s)Robert Bertie, 3rd Earl of Lindsey
Hon. Elizabeth Wharton
RelativesPeregrine 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.