Richard Bertie, 14th Earl of Lindsey


Richard Henry Rupert Bertie, 14th Earl of Lindsey and 9th Earl of Abingdon is an English peer.
Lindsey is the son of Hon. Arthur Michael Bertie, the second son of Montagu Bertie, 7th Earl of Abingdon, and his first wife, Aline. Through his ancestor Emily Gage he is descendant from the Schuyler and Van Cortlandt families of British North America.
He was educated at Ampleforth College and did his national service with the Royal Norfolk Regiment, becoming a second lieutenant on 6 February 1952 with seniority from 3 February 1951. On 25 July 1952, he was given the acting rank of lieutenant, and the promotion was made substantive on 28 June 1954 with seniority from the date of his acting rank. Bertie was transferred to the Regular Army Reserve from the Army Emergency Reserve on 24 September 1957. In 1957, Bertie married Norah Elizabeth Farquhar-Oliver, by whom he has two sons and a daughter:
In 1963, he succeeded his half-cousin as Earl of Lindsey and Abingdon and hereditary High Steward of Abingdon. He lives at Gilmilnscroft House, near Mauchline, a seat of his wife's family, the Farquhars.