Albemarle Bertie, 9th Earl of Lindsey

General Albemarle Bertie, 9th Earl of Lindsey (1744-1818) was born on 17 September 1744 the son of Peregrine Bertie and Elizabeth Payne. He married, firstly, Eliza Maria Clay, daughter of William Clay, on 7 May 1794. He married, secondly, Charlotte Susannah Elizabeth Layard, daughter of Very Rev. Charles Peter Layard and Elizabeth Ann Carver Ward, on 18 November 1809. He died on 17 September 1818 at age 74.

• He gained the rank of Colonel in 1794 in the service of the 9th Foot.
• He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Stamford between 1801 and 1809.
• He gained the rank of General in 1803.1 He gained the rank of Colonel in 1804 in the service of the 77th Foot.
• He gained the rank of Colonel in 1808 in the service of the 89th Foot.
• He succeeded to the title of 9th Earl of Lindsey, co. Lincoln [E., 1626] on 8 February 1809.

Children of General Albemarle Bertie, 9th Earl of Lindsey and Charlotte Susannah Elizabeth Layard

• Lady Charlotte Elizabeth Bertie b. 19 Mar 1812, d. 15 Jan 1895
• George Augustus Frederick Albemarle Bertie, 10th Earl of Lindsey b. 4 Nov 1814, d. 21 Mar 1877
• Montagu Peregrine Bertie, 11th Earl of Lindsey b. 25 Dec 1815, d. 29 Jan 1899

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"Lieutenant-General Albemarle Bertie, 9th Earl of Lindsey (17 September 1744 – 17 September 1818) was a British nobleman and general.

He was the son of Peregrine Bertie, a barrister and great-great-grandson of Montagu Bertie, 2nd Earl of Lindsey.

In 1762, he was commissioned an ensign in the 1st Foot Guards. He became lieutenant and captain in that regiment in 1769, captain and lieutenant colonel in 1776, and colonel in 1781. He became 3rd Major of the regiment 12 March 1789 and 2nd Major on 8 August 1792.[2] In 1793, he was promoted major-general, and was appointed colonel of the 81st Regiment of Foot on September 19. Promoted lieutenant-general in 1798 and general in 1803, he was the colonel of several other regiments, retiring from active service in 1809 upon inheriting the title of Earl of Lindsey from his third cousin.

In 1801, he was nominated as Member of Parliament for Stamford, where the Bertie family had once held an electoral interest, by the Marquess of Exeter, then pre-eminent in the borough. He held the seat until succeeding to his peerage, but showed little activity in Parliament. Lindsey inherited the Irish title of Viscount Cullen by special remainder in 1810, but never claimed it nor was acknowledged in the title. In 1814, he was appointed Governor of Blackness Castle, and in March 1818, of Charlemont Fort.

In 1794, he married Eliza Maria Clay, daughter of William Clay, but they had no children. In 1809, he married Charlotte Susannah Elizabeth Layard, the daughter of a clergyman, and they had three children. The eldest, a daughter, is better known as Lady Charlotte Guest. There were also two sons, who succeeded in turn to their father's titles:

• George Augustus Frederick Albemarle Bertie, 10th Earl of Lindsey
• Montagu Peregrine Bertie, 11th Earl of Lindsey"
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