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 | | 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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