Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven
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The title of Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven was created by George I of Great Britain in the Peerage of Great Britain in 1715 for Robert Bertie, 1st Marquess of Lindsey, 4th Earl of Lindsey and 17th Baron Willoughby de Eresby (for earlier history of the Bertie family see the Baron Willoughby de Eresby and the Earl of Lindsey). On the death of the first Duke's great-grandson, the fourth Duke, the Barony of Willoughby de Eresby fell into abeyance between the late Duke's sisters Lady Priscilla and Lady Georgiana (it was later called out of abeyance in favour of Priscilla; see the Baron Willoughby de Eresby for more information) while the Dukedom, Marquessate and Earldom were inherited by his uncle, the fifth Duke. On the latter's death in 1809 the Marquessate and Dukedom became extinct, while the Earldom of Lindsey was passed on to a distant relative (see the Earl of Lindsey for later history of this title). In 1892 the Ancaster title was revived when Gilbert Henry Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 25th Baron Willoughby de Eresby, a descendant of Priscilla, was created Earl of Ancaster. However, this title became extinct in 1983.
The first four holders of the Dukedom of Ancaster and Kesteven also held the hereditary office of Lord Great Chamberlain.
Ancaster and Kesteven are both in Lincolnshire, England. The ducal seat was Grimsthorpe Castle in Lincolnshire, which is still inhabited by the Barons Willoughby de Eresby.
[edit] Dukes of Ancaster and Kesteven (1715)
- Robert Bertie, 1st Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven (1660–1723)
- Peregrine Bertie, 2nd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven (1686–1742)
- Peregrine Bertie, 3rd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven (1714–1778)
- Robert Bertie, 4th Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven (1756–1779)
- Brownlow Bertie, 5th Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven (1729–1809)
