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  William Henry Cavendish Bentinck Portland - LoveToKnow 1911
WILLIAM HENRY CAVENDISH BENTINCK, PORTLAND 3rd Duke Of (1738-1809), prime minister of England, son of William, 2nd duke (1709-1762), and grandson of the 1st duke.
After the short ministry of Shelburne, succeeding the death of Rockingham, the duke of Portland was selected by Fox and North as a "convenient cipher" to become the head of the coalition ministry, to the formation of which the king was with great reluctance compelled to give his assent.
He married in 1766 Lady Dorothy Cavendish (1750-1794), daughter of the 4th duke of Devonshire, and was succeeded as 4th duke by his son William Henry (1768-1854), who married a daughter of the famous gambler, General John Scott, and was brother-in-law to Canning.
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  Earl of Portland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This earldom was held by the Duke of Portland (Peerage of Great Britain) from 1716 to 1990, when the Dukedom became extinct, and the earldom was inherited by a distant cousin.
The Earl of Portland holds the subsidiary titles of Viscount Woodstock (1689) and Baron Cirencester (1689), both in the Peerage of England.
Hans Willem Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland (1649-1709)
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 Bentinck William 1st Earl of Portland - Search Results - MSN Encarta
Bentinck, William, 1st Earl of Portland (1649-1709), English diplomat, and adviser to Protestant king of England William III.
Bentinck, William Henry Cavendish (1738-1809), 3rd duke of Portland and twice prime minister of Great Britain (1783, 1807-1809).
Hans William, Baron Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland, KG, PC (20 July 1649 - 23 November 1709) was a Dutch and English nobleman who became in an early stage the favourite of...
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 Stall-Plates of the Knights of the Garter
1894 (803) Gavin (Campbell), 1st Marquess of Breadalbane.
Afterwards 1st Earl of Somerset and Marquess of Dorset.
1399 (96) Humphrey (Plantagenet), styled "of Lancaster." Duke of Gloucester.
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 William Henry Cavendish Bentinck, 3rd duke of Portland --  Encyclopædia Britannica
Portland, William Henry Cavendish Bentinck, 3rd Duke of, Marquess Of Titchfield, Earl Of Portland, Viscount Woodstock, Baron Of Cirencester...
"Portland, William Henry Cavendish Bentinck, 3rd Duke of, Marquess Of Titchfield, Earl Of Portland, Viscount Woodstock, Baron Of Cirencester." Encyclopædia Britannica.
The character of the habitant, or French-Canadian farmer and backwoodsman, is reflected in the poems of William Henry Drummond.
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 The Duke of PORTLAND and Others
The late Duke of Portland married, on 4th August 1795, a daughter of Major-General Scott, and on that marriage a settlement was executed by which, among other things, certain English estates of the Duke were charmed with a sum of 40,0001.
The Duke of Portland died 27th March 1854, and the Marquis of Tichfield thereon succeeded to the dukedom and afterwards gave up any claim he might have had, originally, as a younger child, to a share in the charges in favour of the younger children.
And power was reserved to the Duke of Portland for the time being to revoke the appointment thereinbefore contained, and to declare such other trusts of the dividends, andc., during the lives of Lady Harriet and of Lady Mary, or of the survivor of them, as he should from time to time think fit.
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 Nottinghamshire history > Articles > Articles form the Transactions of the Thoroton Society > Some notes on ...
William Bentinck, the 1st Earl of Portland was, in his youth, Page of Honour to William, Prince of Orange, whom he accompanied to England, and after William was declared King, served as Lieutenant-general at the Battle of the Boyne (1690) and in the Netherlands.
William Henry, 4th Duke, married Henrietta, daughter of General Scott, of Balconie, Co. Fife, a descendant of Balliol and Bruce.
Henry Bentinck, 1st Duke of Portland, by Hyacinthe Rigaud; three-quarter length, shows the Duke in armour, full face, dark curly hair parted in the centre, grey architectural background, and fluted column to right.
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 History : HMS Portland : Type 23 Frigates : Surface Fleet : Operations and Support : Royal Navy
The sixth PORTLAND, a 52 gunner, was launched in 1822, also in Plymouth, and served for forty years at the height of Britain's maritime supremacy and for a time as Flagship to Admiral Sir Fairfax Moresby's Pacific Station before being sold in 1862 for £2250.
Henry served as Colonel of the 1st Troop of the Life Guards and between 1705 and 1709 as Whig MP for Southampton and Hampshire.
The 3rd Duke, William Henry Bentinck, served as Whig MP for Wembley between 1761 and 1762 and became Prime Minister in April 1783.
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 MSS - Portland (London) Collection, Cheshire Estate Papers, University of Nottingham
Henry Temple (trustees for Henry [Bentinck, 1st] Duke of Portland), for the rents of the manors of Dracklow and Rudheath, Cheshire, for the year and a half ending Lady Day 1726; balance paid to John Lucas, and account signed by James Alexander 29 July 1726.
Licence and consent by William Duke of Portland to the assignment of the lease of the premises to William Butler of Northwich, Cheshire, gentleman for the remainder of the term of 21 years.
Appointment by (1) of (2) as bailiff and gamekeeper of the manors of Dracklow and Rudheath, Cheshire; (1) authorises (2) to hunt, hawk, fish and fowl in the manor.
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 Prime Minister of the United Kingdom   (Site not responding. Last check: )
However, the office of "prime minister" has been explicitly referred to a number of times in emergency wartime legislation; and in 1905, the title was in a sense officially recognized, when the "prime minister" was given a position within the 'order of precedence' (behind the Archbishop of York).
The title was not formally adopted (though it had long been used) until the premiership of Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman (1905-08) when a 'prime minister' was given a status just behind that of the Archbishop of York.
Benjamin Disraeli (from 1876, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield)
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 Duke of Portland
The Duke of Portland is a peerage title created in 1716 for William Henry Bentinck[?], who was already Earl of Portland.
9th Duke of Portland: Victor Frederick William Cavendish-Bentinck (1897-1990), duke 1980-1990.
The Dukedom of Portland became extinct on the 9th Duke's death, though the 9th Duke's distant cousin succeeded him as Earl of Portland.
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 The Imperial Nobility of The Holy Roman Empire of Great Britain, Italy and Malta .
Empire, for the Hon William Bentinck, Baron of the Duchy of Guelders,
Duke / Herzog of Filottrano and of Monte Conero,
H.R.H. Prince Aimone of Savoy, Duke of Apulia.
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The 6th Duke carried the Crown of HM Queen Elizabeth (Queen Mother) at the coronation of George VI in 1937.
Earl of Portland (Henry Noel Bentinck) was born on the 2
Earl of Portland (Timothy Charles Robert Noel Bentinck) was born on the 22
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 Biography of the 1st Duke of Portland - Family and Estate Resources - Manuscripts & Special Collections - The ...
Henry was the second, but oldest surviving son of the 1st Earl of Portland and his wife Anne Villiers, and was styled Viscount Woodstock from 1689.
In 1716 Henry was created 1st Duke of Portland and Marquess of Titchfield, largely in memory of his illustrious father.
The 1st Duke's papers are part of the Portland (Welbeck) Collection held in Manuscripts and Special Collections and include a large proportion of papers relating to South Sea Stock
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 thePeerage.com - Person Page 965
She married William Bentinck, 2nd Duke of Portland, son of Capt.-Gen. Henry Bentinck, 1st Duke of Portland and Lady Elizabeth Noel, on 11 July 1734.
She married Capt.-Gen. Henry Bentinck, 1st Duke of Portland, son of Hans William Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland and Anne Villiers, on 9 June 1704.
She married William Bentinck, 1st Graf Bentinck, son of Hans William Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland and Jane Martha Temple, on 1 June 1733.
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 NPG L146; The Death of the Earl of Chatham (includes John Jeffreys Pratt, 1st Marquess Camden; William Pitt, 1st Earl ...
George James Cholmondeley, 1st Marquess of Cholmondeley (1749-1827), Chamberlain to the Prince of Wales.
Henry Frederick, Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn (1745-1790), Brother of George III.
Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Marquess of Stafford (1721-1803), Politician.
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Marriage: Bentinck, Henry 1st Duke of Portland on 9 Jun 1704
Elizabeth married Henry Bentinck 1st Duke of Portland, son of Hans William Bentinck 1st Earl of Portland and Anne Villiers, on 9 Jun 1704.
(Henry Bentinck 1st Duke of Portland was born on 17 Mar 1681/82 and died on 4 Jul 1726.)
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 3d duke of William Henry Cavendish Bentinck Portland - FREE 3d duke of William Henry Cavendish Bentinck Portland ...
3d duke of William Henry Cavendish Bentinck Portland - FREE 3d duke of William Henry Cavendish Bentinck Portland Biography
William Henry Cavendish Bentinck Portland, 3d duke of 1738-1809, British statesman; great-grandson of the 1st earl of Portland.
He was lord lieutenant of Ireland (1782) and nominal head of the coalition ministry (1783) dominated by Charles James Fox and Lord North.
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 Duke of Portland Information
The Duke of Portland is a peerage title created in 1716 for Henry Bentinck, who was already Earl of Portland.
Portland, Victoria is named after the Duke of Portland.
William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland (1738-1809)
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 Royal-Arse-Wiper
In the early years of Henry VIII's reign, the title was awarded to minions of the King, court companions who spent time with him in the Privy Chamber.
Sir Henry Norreys, a Groom of the Stool under Henry VIII, was executed for an alleged affair with Anne Boleyn.
The holder of the position was the senior Lord of the Bedchamber (the equivalent appointment to the King or Prince-consort of the Queen's Mistress of the Robes); the post was discontinued on the accession of King Edward VII in 1901, to whom one had been appointed while he was Prince of Wales.
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 Prime Minister of the United Kingdom - FreeEncyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The title was not formally adopted (though it had long been used) until the premiership of Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman (1905-08) when a 'prime minister' was given a status just behind that of the Archbishop of Canterbury.
Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle[?] (1754-1756, Whig)
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1828-30, Tory)
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 PORTLAND, WILLIAM HENRY CAVENDISH BENTINCK - Online Information article about PORTLAND, WILLIAM HENRY CAVENDISH BENTINCK
ministry of Shelburne, succeeding the death of Rockingham, the duke of Portland was selected by See also:
The duke held the premiership from the 5th of April 1783 until the defeat of the See also:
Devonshire, and was succeeded as 4th duke by his son WILLIAM HENRY (1768-1854), who married a daughter of the famous gambler, See also:
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 Thomas Wriothesley (4th Earl of Southampton, Lord Treasurer) (Pepys' Diary)
He was the only surviving son of Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton and his wife Elizabeth Vernon.
Upon his death in 1667, the eldest daughter of his first marriage, Rachel Wriothesley, received all of her father's property; the property would eventually pass to the Dukes of Bedford.
His second marriage was to Lady Elizabeth Leigh, daughter of Francis Leigh, 1st Earl of Chichester from whom he inherited the title Earl of Chichester on Leigh's death.
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 Knights of the Garter, 1694-present
(inv 1719) Evelyn (Pierrepont), 1st Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull.
(inv 1851) Constantine Henry (Phipps), 1st Marquess of Normanby.
(inv 1894) Gavin (Campbell), 1st Marquess of Breadalbane.
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Papers of Henry Bentinck, son of William Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland, who succeeded his father as 2nd Earl in 1709 and was created Duke of Portland by George I in 1716.
These papers constitute part of the Portland (Welbeck) Collection (Pw) and were received from the 7th Duke of Portland in the first deposit from Welbeck Abbey in 1949.
By the Duke's express wish the family archives were divided between The University of Nottingham (political and family correspondence); Nottinghamshire Archives Office (Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Northumberland estate papers); British Library (Harley family papers); Hampshire Record Office (papers relating to the Dukes' Hampshire estate) and the Bodleian Library (Civil War papers of Reverend John Nalson).
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 Search Results for Portland - Encyclopædia Britannica
The bay was first visited by Europeans in 1800 and named after the Duke of Portland by James Grant, a...
Roman vase (1st century AD) of dark blue glass decorated with white figures, the finest surviving Roman example of cameo glass (q.v.).
British prime minister from April 2 to Dec. 19, 1783, and from March 31, 1807, to Oct. 4, 1809; on both occasions he was merely the nominal head of a government controlled by stronger political...
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 PORTLAND, WILLIAM BENTINCK, EARL - Online Information article about PORTLAND, WILLIAM BENTINCK, EARL
Henry Bentinck of Diepenheim, he was descended from an See also:
When, in 1675, the prince was attacked by small-pox, Bentinck nursed him assiduously, and this devotion secured for him the See also:
Portland's eldest son Henry (168o-1724) succeeded as 2nd earl.
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Duke of Portland The Duke of Portland is a peerage title created in 1716 for Henry Bentinck, who was already Earl of Portland.
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