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- General Peregrine Bertie, 3rd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven was born in 1714.1 He was the son of Peregrine Bertie, 2nd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven and Jane Brownlow.1 He married, firstly, Elizabeth Blundell, daughter of William Blundell, on 22 May 1735, with £70,000.1 He married, secondly, Mary Panton, daughter of Thomas Panton and Priscilla (?), on 27 November 1750 at Newmarket, Cambridgeshire, England, bringing a fortune of £60,000.1 He died on 12 August 1778 at Grimsthorpe, Lincolnshire, England, from a bilious disorder.1 He was buried on 27 August 1778 at Edenham, Lincolnshire, England.1 His will was probated in August 1778.1
General Peregrine Bertie, 3rd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven held the office of Hereditary Lord Great Chamberlain between 1 January 1742 and 1778.1 He succeeded to the title of 18th Lord Willoughby de Eresby on 1 January 1741/42. He succeeded to the title of 6th Earl of Lindsey on 1 January 1741/42. He succeeded to the title of 3rd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven [G.B., 1715] on 1 January 1741/42.1 He succeeded to the title of 3rd Marquess of Lindsey [G.B., 1706] on 1 January 1741/42.1 He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Lincolnshire between 20 February 1742 and 1778.2 He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) on 20 February 1741/42.1 In 1745 he raised a regiment for the de facto King, as he was attached to the House of Hanover.1 He held the office of Lord of the Bedchamber between 1755 and 1765.1 He gained the rank of Major-General on 19 January 1755.1 He gained the rank of Lieutenant-General on 3 February 1759.1 He held the office of Master of the Horse from 13 May 1766 to 1778.1 He gained the rank of General on 25 May 1772.1
Sir John de Blaquiere wrote that "the Duke of Ancaster was mentioned [for the Lord Lieutenancy of Ireland in succession to Earl Harcourt], but 'Good God,' said Lord North, 'it is impossible to send into such a responsible station, such a very egregious blockhead, who is besides both mulish and intractable.1' "
Citations
[S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 128. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
[S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume I, page 127.
[S15] George Edward Cokayne, editor, The Complete Baronetage, 5 volumes (no date (c. 1900); reprint, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 1983), volume V, page 140. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Baronetage.
[S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume III, page 204.
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(Age 54 years) 
