09 May Robert Bertie, 1st Earl of Lindsey
Robert Bertie, 1st Earl of Lindsey (1583-1642), in armour with a blue sash, painted in 1636 by the Dutch portraitist Paulus Moreelse (1571- 1638). Oil on panel 68.5 x 54.6 cm Robert was the eldest son of Peregrine, 13th Baron Willoughby de Eresby and his wife Mary de Vere, daughter of the Earl of Oxford. He succeeded his father as 14th Baron Willoughby in 1601 and married Elizabeth Montagu of Boughton in 1604. In 1626, he was created Earl of Lindsey and was made a...