Richard Bertie, 14th Earl of Lindsey

Norah Elizabeth Farquhar-Oliver

(after 1957)

RelationsMontagu Bertie, 7th Earl of Abingdon (grandfather)Children3Parent(s)Hon. Arthur Michael Bertie
Aline Rose Arbuthnot-LeslieEducationAmpleforth College

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

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

Early life

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

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

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

^ ^a ^b The Earl of Lindsey and Abingdon, parliament.uk, accessed 24 November 2022
^ ^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.
^ "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.
^ "No. 39473". The London Gazette (Supplement). 19 February 1952. p. 1034.
^ "No. 39764". The London Gazette (Supplement). 27 January 1953. p. 620.
^ "No. 40216". The London Gazette (Supplement). 25 June 1954. p. 3815.
^ "No. 41220". The London Gazette (Supplement). 5 November 1957. p. 6466.
^ "Lindsey, Earl of (E, 1626)". www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk. Heraldic Media Limited. Retrieved 15 October 2020.

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Preceded by Montagu Towneley-Bertie	Earl of Lindsey Earl of Abingdon 1963–present	Incumbent heir apparent: Henry Bertie, Lord Norreys

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