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[[File:BertieJames1.jpg | thumb | 400px |Bookplate of James Bertie, Earl of Abingdon (BM Franks Collection *43) ]] | [[File:BertieJames1.jpg | thumb | 400px |Bookplate of James Bertie, Earl of Abingdon (BM Franks Collection *43) ]] | ||
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| − | + | Younger son of [[family::Montagu Bertie]], 2nd Earl of Lindsey. He inherited estates in [[location::Berkshire]] and the title 5th Baron Norreys in 1657. [[occupation::Lord Lieutenant]] of [[location::Oxfordshire]] 1674; increasingly involved thereafter in political affairs, he was created Earl of Abingdon in 1682. | |
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James BERTIE, 1st Earl of Abingdon 1653-99
Biographical Note
Younger son of Montagu Bertie, 2nd Earl of Lindsey. He inherited estates in Berkshire and the title 5th Baron Norreys in 1657. Lord Lieutenant of Oxfordshire 1674; increasingly involved thereafter in political affairs, he was created Earl of Abingdon in 1682.
Characteristic Markings
Bertie used an engraved armorial bookplate (Franks 2370/*43); the extent and disposition of his library is not known.
Sources
- James Bertie, 1st Earl of Abingdon, Wikipedia.
- Cokayne, G. E. The complete peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland. London, 1910-59.
- Gambier Howe, E. R. J. Franks bequest: catalogue of British and American book plates bequeathed to the ... British Museum. London, 1903.