Earl of Portland
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Peerage of England
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, first in 1633 and again in 1689.
First creation (1633)
The title of Earl of Portland was first created for the politician Richard Weston, 1st Baron WestonRichard Weston, 1st Earl of Portland
Richard Weston, 1st Earl of Portland, KG , was Chancellor of the Exchequer and later Lord Treasurer of England under James I and Charles I, being one of the most influential figures in the early years of Charles I's Personal Rule and the architect of many of the policies that enabled him to rule...
, in 1633. He was Chancellor of the Exchequer
Chancellor of the Exchequer
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from 1621 to 1628 and Lord High Treasurer
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from 1628 to 1635, and had already been created Baron Weston, of Neyland in the County of Suffolk, in 1628. This title was also in the Peerage of England. He was succeeded by his son, the second Earl. He served as Joint Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire
Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire
This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire. Since 1688, all the Lords Lieutenant have also been Custos Rotulorum of Hampshire.*William Paulet, 1st Marquess of Winchester 1551–?*William Paulet, 3rd Marquess of Winchester bef...
. His son, the third Earl, was killed at the Battle of Lowestoft
Battle of Lowestoft
The naval Battle of Lowestoft took place on 13 June 1665 during the Second Anglo-Dutch War.A fleet of more than a hundred ships of the United Provinces commanded by Lieutenant-Admiral Jacob van Wassenaer Obdam attacked an English fleet of equal size commanded by James Stuart, Duke of York forty...
in 1665. He was unmarried and was succeeded by his uncle, the fourth Earl. He was childless and on his death in 1688 the titles became extinct.
Second creation (1689)
The title was created for a second time in 1689 in favour of William BentinckWilliam Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland
Hans William Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland, Baron Bentinck of Diepenheim and Schoonheten, KG, PC was a Dutch and English nobleman who became in an early stage the favourite of William, Prince of Orange, Stadtholder in the Netherlands, and future King of England. He was steady, sensible, modest...
, the Dutch favourite and close advisor of King William III
William III of England
William III & II was a sovereign Prince of Orange of the House of Orange-Nassau by birth. From 1672 he governed as Stadtholder William III of Orange over Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Guelders, and Overijssel of the Dutch Republic. From 1689 he reigned as William III over England and Ireland...
. He was made Baron Cirencester and Viscount Woodstock at the same time he was given the earldom, also in the Peerage of England. He was succeeded in 1709 by his son from his first marriage, Henry
Henry Bentinck, 1st Duke of Portland
Henry Bentinck, 1st Duke of Portland , styled Viscount Woodstock from 1689 until 1709, was a British politician and colonial statesman....
, the second Earl of Portland. He represented Southampton
Southampton (UK Parliament constituency)
Southampton was a parliamentary constituency which was represented in the British House of Commons. Centred on the town of Southampton, it returned two Members of Parliament from 1295 until it was abolished for the 1950 general election....
and Hampshire
Hampshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Hampshire was a county constituency of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which returned two Knights of the Shire to the House of Commons from 1295 until 1832...
in the House of Commons
British House of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...
. In 1716 he was created Marquess of Titchfield and Duke of Portland in the Peerage of Great Britain
Peerage of Great Britain
The Peerage of Great Britain comprises all extant peerages created in the Kingdom of Great Britain after the Act of Union 1707 but before the Act of Union 1800...
. His grandson, William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland
William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland
William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland, KG, PC was a British Whig and Tory statesman, Chancellor of the University of Oxford and Prime Minister. He was known before 1762 by the courtesy title Marquess of Titchfield. He held a title of every degree of British nobility—Duke,...
was a noted politician. He was Prime Minister
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
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in 1783 and from 1807 to 1809 and also served as Home Secretary
Home Secretary
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and as Lord President of the Council
Lord President of the Council
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. In 1801 he assumed by Royal license the additional surname of Cavendish. Portland was the husband of Lady Dorothy Cavendish, daughter of William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire
William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire
William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire, KG, PC , styled Lord Cavendish before 1729 and Marquess of Hartington between 1729 and 1755, was a British Whig statesman who was briefly nominal Prime Minister of Great Britain...
, and was a descendant on his mother's side of Henry Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne).
The third Duke was succeeded by his eldest son William Bentinck, 4th Duke of Portland
William Bentinck, 4th Duke of Portland
William Henry Cavendish Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck, 4th Duke of Portland PC, FRS, FSA , styled Marquess of Titchfield until 1809, was a British politician who served in various positions in the governments of George Canning and Lord Goderich.-Background and education:Portland was the eldest son of...
. The fourth Duke was also a politician and served as Lord Privy Seal
Lord Privy Seal
The Lord Privy Seal is the fifth of the Great Officers of State in the United Kingdom, ranking beneath the Lord President of the Council and above the Lord Great Chamberlain. The office is one of the traditional sinecure offices of state...
in 1827 and as Lord President of the Council from 1827 to 1828. He married Henrietta, daughter of Major-General John Scott, in 1795, and assumed by Royal license the same year the additional surname of Scott in the manner of Cavendish-Bentinck. His eldest son and heir apparent, William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, Marquess of Titchfield
William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, Marquess of Titchfield
William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, Marquess of Titchfield , was a British Member of Parliament .Titchfield was the eldest son of William Cavendish-Bentinck, 4th Duke of Portland, and his wife Henrietta . Prime Minister William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland was his grandfather...
, represented King's Lynn
King's Lynn (UK Parliament constituency)
King's Lynn was a constituency in Norfolk, known as Lynn or Bishop's Lynn prior to 1537, which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until 1885, and one member thereafter. Until 1918 it was a parliamentary borough, after which the name...
in Parliament but died unmarried in 1824, fifteen years before his father. Portland was therefore succeeded by his second son, William Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck, 5th Duke of Portland
William Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck, 5th Duke of Portland
William John Cavendish Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck, 5th Duke of Portland , styled Lord William Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck before 1824 and Marquess of Titchfield between 1824 and 1854, was a British aristocratic eccentric who preferred to live in seclusion...
. The fifth Duke is remembered as a capable architect and engineer who excavated an underground art gallery and library under his estate at Welbeck Abbey
Welbeck Abbey
Welbeck Abbey near Clumber Park in North Nottinghamshire was the principal abbey of the Premonstratensian order in England and later the principal residence of the Dukes of Portland.-Monastic period:...
.
The fifth Duke died unmarried and was succeeded by his first cousin once removed, William Cavendish-Bentinck, 6th Duke of Portland
William Cavendish-Bentinck, 6th Duke of Portland
William John Arthur Charles James Cavendish-Bentinck, 6th Duke of Portland KG, GCVO, PC, TD, DL , known as William Cavendish-Bentinck until 1879, was a British landowner, courtier and Conservative politician...
, who was the only son from the first marriage of Lieutenant-General Arthur Cavendish-Bentinck, second and youngest son of Lord Charles Bentinck, the third son of the third Duke. Charles' first son
Charles William Frederick Cavendish-Bentinck
Charles William Frederick Cavendish-Bentinck was a great-grandfather of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom...
, also named Charles, was a maternal great-grandfather of Queen Elizabeth II. In 1880 the sixth Duke also succeeded his stepmother as second Baron Bolsover
Baron Bolsover
Baron Bolsover, of Bolsover Castle in the County of Derby, was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 23 April 1880 for Lady Augusta Cavendish-Bentinck, with remainder to the heirs male of the body of her late husband Lieutenant-General Arthur Cavendish-Bentinck , second...
. He was a Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
politician and served as Master of the Horse
Master of the Horse
The Master of the Horse was a position of varying importance in several European nations.-Magister Equitum :...
from 1886 to 1892 and from 1895 to 1905. His eldest son William Cavendish-Bentinck, 7th Duke of Portland
William Cavendish-Bentinck, 7th Duke of Portland
William Arthur Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, 7th Duke of Portland KG , known as Marquess of Titchfield until 1943, was a British Conservative Party politician....
was also a Conservative politician and served as a Junior Lord of the Treasury
Lord of the Treasury
In the United Kingdom, there are at least six Lords of the Treasury who serve concurrently. Traditionally, this board consists of the First Lord of the Treasury, the Second Lord of the Treasury, and four or more junior lords .Strictly they are commissioners for exercising the office of Lord...
from 1927 to 1929 and in 1932. The seventh Duke had no sons and was succeeded by his third cousin, Ferdinand Cavendish-Bentinck, 8th Duke of Portland
Ferdinand Cavendish-Bentinck, 8th Duke of Portland
Ferdinand William Cavendish-Bentinck, 8th Duke of Portland was a British peer.As the great-grandson of Lord Frederick Cavendish-Bentinck , he was the surviving male heir of his third cousin, William Cavendish-Bentinck, 7th Duke of Portland, and succeeded to the title on the latter's death in...
, a great-grandson of Major-General Lord Frederick Cavendish-Bentinck, fourth son of the third Duke.
The eighth Duke was childless and succeeded by his younger brother, Victor Cavendish-Bentinck, 9th Duke of Portland
Victor Cavendish-Bentinck, 9th Duke of Portland
Victor Frederick William Cavendish-Bentinck, 9th Duke of Portland , the younger brother of Ferdinand William Cavendish-Bentinck, 8th Duke of Portland, was a British diplomat and held the post of Ambassador to Poland...
. He was a diplomat and served as Ambassador to Poland. Victor's only son William James Cavendish-Bentinck (1925–1966) predeceased him, childless, and on Portland's death in 1990 at the age of 93 the marquessate of Titchfield and the dukedom of Portland became extinct.
The Duke was succeeded in his remaining titles by his distant relative (his sixth cousin) Henry Bentinck, 11th Earl of Portland
Henry Bentinck, 11th Earl of Portland
Henry Noel Bentinck, 11th Earl of Portland, 7th Count Bentinck und Waldeck Limpurg was a non-conformist intellectual, concerned about the environment....
. He was the great-great-great-great-grandson of William Bentinck, 1st Graf Bentinck (1704–1774) and eldest son of the 1st Earl from his second marriage, who had been created a Count of the Holy Roman Empire in 1732 (with a Royal Licence of 1886 to use the title in England). Since Henry's death in 1997, the titles are held by his only son, Tim Bentinck, 12th Earl of Portland
Tim Bentinck, 12th Earl of Portland
Timothy Charles Robert Noel Bentinck, 12th Earl of Portland, 8th Count Bentinck und Waldeck Limpurg is an English peer and member of the House of Bentinck...
. Tim is also a Count Bentinck of the Holy Roman Empire
Holy Roman Empire
The Holy Roman Empire was a realm that existed from 962 to 1806 in Central Europe.It was ruled by the Holy Roman Emperor. Its character changed during the Middle Ages and the Early Modern period, when the power of the emperor gradually weakened in favour of the princes...
. He is a well-known actor, known simply as Tim Bentinck.
Other members of the Cavendish-Bentinck family
Several other members of the Cavendish-Bentinck family have also gained distinction. Lord William BentinckLord William Bentinck
Lieutenant-General Lord William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck GCB, GCH, PC , known as Lord William Bentinck, was a British soldier and statesman...
, second son of the third Duke, was a prominent soldier, politician and colonial administrator. The aforementioned Arthur Cavendish-Bentinck was a Lieutenant-General in the British Army
British Army
The British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...
. His grandson Lord Henry Cavendish-Bentinck
Lord Henry Cavendish-Bentinck
Lord Henry Cavendish-Bentinck , known as Henry Cavendish-Bentinck until 1880, was a British Conservative politician....
was a Conservative politician. Lord Frederick Cavendish-Bentinck, fourth son of the third Duke, was a Major-General in the Army. His only son George Cavendish-Bentinck
George Cavendish-Bentinck
George Augustus Frederick Cavendish-Bentinck PC, JP , was a British barrister and Conservative politician. An MP from 1859 to 1891, he served under Benjamin Disraeli as Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade from 1874 to 1875 and as Judge Advocate General from 1875 to 1880.-Background and...
was a Conservative politician. Lord George Bentinck
Lord George Bentinck
Lord George Frederick Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck , better known as simply Lord George Bentinck, was an English Conservative politician and racehorse owner, best known for his role in unseating Sir Robert Peel over the Corn Laws.Bentinck was a younger son of the 4th Duke of Portland, and elected a...
, fifth son of the fourth Duke, was a Tory
Tory
Toryism is a traditionalist and conservative political philosophy which grew out of the Cavalier faction in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. It is a prominent ideology in the politics of the United Kingdom, but also features in parts of The Commonwealth, particularly in Canada...
politician. John Charles Bentinck, grandson of the Hon. William Bentinck, eldest son from the second marriage of the 1st Earl, was also a Major-General in the Army. His younger son Sir Henry John William Bentinck was also a noted soldier. Margaret Bentinck, Duchess of Portland
Margaret Bentinck, Duchess of Portland
Margaret Cavendish Bentinck, Duchess of Portland , styled Lady Margaret Harley before 1734, Duchess of Portland from 1734 to her husband's death in 1761, and Dowager Duchess of Portland from 1761 until her own death in 1785...
, wife of the second Duke, was a wealthy heiress and collector.
Seat
The seat of the Dukes of Portland was Welbeck AbbeyWelbeck Abbey
Welbeck Abbey near Clumber Park in North Nottinghamshire was the principal abbey of the Premonstratensian order in England and later the principal residence of the Dukes of Portland.-Monastic period:...
, Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire is a county in the East Midlands of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west...
. Welbeck Abbey and its substantial estate remain (as of 2008) in the ownership of the Cavendish-Bentinck family through the descendants of the 7th Duke. The vast Abbey itself has recently been restored as a private family residence after many years of institutional use. The Dukes of Portland also owned the village of Pegswood
Pegswood
Pegswood is a mining village in Northumberland, England, and the site of the former Pegswood colliery. Pegswood is two miles east of Morpeth and three miles west of Ashington, with a population of around 3260. Pegswood is on a small hill above the valley in which Morpeth is situated, close to the...
in Northumberland
Northumberland
Northumberland is the northernmost ceremonial county and a unitary district in North East England. For Eurostat purposes Northumberland is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three boroughs or unitary districts that comprise the "Northumberland and Tyne and Wear" NUTS 2 region...
. Moreover, Portland, Victoria
Portland, Victoria
The city of Portland is the oldest European settlement in what is now the state of Victoria, Australia. It is the main urban centre of the Shire of Glenelg. It is located on Portland Bay.-History:...
and Portland House in London
London
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, a house of Welbeck College
Welbeck College
Welbeck Defence Sixth Form College is a selective sixth form college in Woodhouse, Leicestershire, England, providing A-Level education for candidates to the technical branches of the British Armed Forces, the Ministry of Defence civil service and privately funded students.Welbeck is located near...
, are named in honour of the dukes of Portland.
Historical documents
Two major collections of papers of the Cavendish-Bentinck Dukes of Portland have been deposited at the department of Manuscripts and Special Collections, The University of NottinghamManuscripts and Special Collections, The University of Nottingham
Manuscripts and Special Collections is part of Information Services at the University of Nottingham. It is based at King's Meadow Campus in Nottingham in England...
. A complementary archive collection has been deposited at Nottinghamshire Archives.
Earls of Portland; First creation (1633)
- Richard Weston, 1st Earl of PortlandRichard Weston, 1st Earl of PortlandRichard Weston, 1st Earl of Portland, KG , was Chancellor of the Exchequer and later Lord Treasurer of England under James I and Charles I, being one of the most influential figures in the early years of Charles I's Personal Rule and the architect of many of the policies that enabled him to rule...
(1577–1635) - Jerome Weston, 2nd Earl of PortlandJerome Weston, 2nd Earl of PortlandJerome Weston, 2nd Earl of Portland was an English diplomat.-Life:He was the second but eldest surviving son of the 1st Earl of Portland, by his second wife Frances Walgrave. He was born at Neyland, Essex....
(1605–1663) - Charles Weston, 3rd Earl of PortlandCharles Weston, 3rd Earl of PortlandCharles Weston, 3rd Earl of Portland was the only son and heir of the 2nd Earl of Portland and Lady Frances Stuart.He succeeded his father as Earl of Portland in 1663.He was killed in the Battle of Lowestoft...
(1639–1665) - Thomas Weston, 4th Earl of PortlandThomas Weston, 4th Earl of PortlandThomas Weston, 4th Earl of Portland was a younger son of the 1st Earl of Portland, by his second wife Frances Walgrave. He was born at Neyland in Essex, England....
(1609–1688)
Earls of Portland; Second creation (1689)
- Hans William Bentinck, 1st Earl of PortlandWilliam Bentinck, 1st Earl of PortlandHans William Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland, Baron Bentinck of Diepenheim and Schoonheten, KG, PC was a Dutch and English nobleman who became in an early stage the favourite of William, Prince of Orange, Stadtholder in the Netherlands, and future King of England. He was steady, sensible, modest...
(1649–1709)- Willem Bentinck (1681–1688), eldest son of the 1st Earl, died young
- Henry Bentinck, 2nd Earl of PortlandHenry Bentinck, 1st Duke of PortlandHenry Bentinck, 1st Duke of Portland , styled Viscount Woodstock from 1689 until 1709, was a British politician and colonial statesman....
(1682–1726), second son of the 1st Earl, created Duke of Portland in 1715
Dukes of Portland (1715)
- Henry Bentinck, 1st Duke of PortlandHenry Bentinck, 1st Duke of PortlandHenry Bentinck, 1st Duke of Portland , styled Viscount Woodstock from 1689 until 1709, was a British politician and colonial statesman....
(1682–1726), second son of the 1st Earl - William Bentinck, 2nd Duke of PortlandWilliam Bentinck, 2nd Duke of PortlandWilliam Bentinck, 2nd Duke of Portland KG , styled Viscount Woodstock from 1709 to 1715 and Marquess of Titchfield from 1715 to 1726, was a British peer....
(1709–1762), eldest son of the 1st Duke - William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of PortlandWilliam Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of PortlandWilliam Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland, KG, PC was a British Whig and Tory statesman, Chancellor of the University of Oxford and Prime Minister. He was known before 1762 by the courtesy title Marquess of Titchfield. He held a title of every degree of British nobility—Duke,...
(1738–1809), eldest son of the 2nd Duke - William Henry Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck, 4th Duke of PortlandWilliam Bentinck, 4th Duke of PortlandWilliam Henry Cavendish Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck, 4th Duke of Portland PC, FRS, FSA , styled Marquess of Titchfield until 1809, was a British politician who served in various positions in the governments of George Canning and Lord Goderich.-Background and education:Portland was the eldest son of...
(1768–1854), eldest son of the 3rd Duke- William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, Marquess of TitchfieldWilliam Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, Marquess of TitchfieldWilliam Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, Marquess of Titchfield , was a British Member of Parliament .Titchfield was the eldest son of William Cavendish-Bentinck, 4th Duke of Portland, and his wife Henrietta . Prime Minister William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland was his grandfather...
(1796–1824), eldest son of the 4th Duke, predeceased his father unmarried
- William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, Marquess of Titchfield
- William John Cavendish Bentinck-Scott, 5th Duke of Portland (1800–1879), second son of the 4th Duke, died unmarried
- William John Arthur Charles James Cavendish-Bentinck, 6th Duke of PortlandWilliam Cavendish-Bentinck, 6th Duke of PortlandWilliam John Arthur Charles James Cavendish-Bentinck, 6th Duke of Portland KG, GCVO, PC, TD, DL , known as William Cavendish-Bentinck until 1879, was a British landowner, courtier and Conservative politician...
(1857–1943), grandson of Lt.-Col. Lord William Charles Augustus Cavendish-BentinckLord William Charles Augustus Cavendish-BentinckLieutenant-Colonel Lord William Charles Augustus Cavendish-Bentinck , known as Lord Charles Bentinck, was a British soldier and politician and a great-great-grandfather of Queen Elizabeth II.-Background:...
, third son of the 3rd Duke - William Arthur Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, 7th Duke of PortlandWilliam Cavendish-Bentinck, 7th Duke of PortlandWilliam Arthur Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, 7th Duke of Portland KG , known as Marquess of Titchfield until 1943, was a British Conservative Party politician....
(1893–1977), eldest son of the 6th Duke, died without male issue - Ferdinand William Cavendish-Bentinck, 8th Duke of PortlandFerdinand Cavendish-Bentinck, 8th Duke of PortlandFerdinand William Cavendish-Bentinck, 8th Duke of Portland was a British peer.As the great-grandson of Lord Frederick Cavendish-Bentinck , he was the surviving male heir of his third cousin, William Cavendish-Bentinck, 7th Duke of Portland, and succeeded to the title on the latter's death in...
(1888–1980), great-grandson of Maj.-Gen. Lord Frederick Cavendish-Bentinck, fourth and youngest son of the 3rd Duke, died without issue - Victor Frederick William Cavendish-Bentinck, 9th Duke of PortlandVictor Cavendish-Bentinck, 9th Duke of PortlandVictor Frederick William Cavendish-Bentinck, 9th Duke of Portland , the younger brother of Ferdinand William Cavendish-Bentinck, 8th Duke of Portland, was a British diplomat and held the post of Ambassador to Poland...
(1897–1990), younger brother of the 8th Duke, dukedom became extinct upon his death- William James Cavendish-Bentinck (1925–1966), only son of the 9th Duke, predeceased his father without issue
Earls of Portland; Second creation (1689; Reverted)
- Henry Noel Bentinck, 11th Earl of PortlandHenry Bentinck, 11th Earl of PortlandHenry Noel Bentinck, 11th Earl of Portland, 7th Count Bentinck und Waldeck Limpurg was a non-conformist intellectual, concerned about the environment....
(1919–1997), great-great-great-great-grandson of William Bentinck, 1st Graf Bentinck, third son of the 1st Earl - Timothy Charles Robert Noel Bentinck, 12th Earl of PortlandTim Bentinck, 12th Earl of PortlandTimothy Charles Robert Noel Bentinck, 12th Earl of Portland, 8th Count Bentinck und Waldeck Limpurg is an English peer and member of the House of Bentinck...
(b. 1953), only son of the 11th Earl
The heir apparent
Heir apparent
An heir apparent or heiress apparent is a person who is first in line of succession and cannot be displaced from inheriting, except by a change in the rules of succession....
is the present holder's eldest son William Jack Henry Bentinck, Viscount Woodstock (b. 1984).
Counts Bentinck of the Holy Roman Empire (1732-present)
In 1732 the title Count (Graf) Bentinck, of the Holy Roman EmpireHoly Roman Empire
The Holy Roman Empire was a realm that existed from 962 to 1806 in Central Europe.It was ruled by the Holy Roman Emperor. Its character changed during the Middle Ages and the Early Modern period, when the power of the emperor gradually weakened in favour of the princes...
, was created by Emperor Charles VI
Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor
Charles VI was the penultimate Habsburg sovereign of the Habsburg Empire. He succeeded his elder brother, Joseph I, as Holy Roman Emperor, King of Bohemia , Hungary and Croatia , Archduke of Austria, etc., in 1711...
for William Bentinck, Baron of the Duchy of Guelders and second surviving son of Hans Willem Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland
William Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland
Hans William Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland, Baron Bentinck of Diepenheim and Schoonheten, KG, PC was a Dutch and English nobleman who became in an early stage the favourite of William, Prince of Orange, Stadtholder in the Netherlands, and future King of England. He was steady, sensible, modest...
. A Royal Licence of 1886 was created which allowed the use of this title in England as well. The title is inherited in male primogeniture line by the descendents of William Bentinck. Already the 7th Count Bentinck since 1932, Henry Bentinck became also the 11th Earl of Portland in 1990. After his death in 1997, the titles are currently held by the actor Tim Bentinck.
- William Bentinck, 1st Count Bentinck (1704-1774) (eldest son of the 1st Earl of Portland and his second wife Jane Martha Temple)
- William Gustavus Frederic Bentinck, 2nd Count Bentinck (1762-1835) (grandson of the 1st Count Bentinck)
- John Charles Bentinck, 3rd Count Bentinck (1763-1833)
- Charles Anthony Ferdinand Bentinck, 4th Count Bentinck (1792-1864)
- Henry Charles Adolphus Frederick William Bentinck, 5th Count Bentinck (1846-1903)
- Robert Charles Bentinck, 6th Count Bentinck (1875-1932)
- Henry Noel Bentinck, 7th Count BentinckHenry Bentinck, 11th Earl of PortlandHenry Noel Bentinck, 11th Earl of Portland, 7th Count Bentinck und Waldeck Limpurg was a non-conformist intellectual, concerned about the environment....
(1919–1997) (also the 11th Earl of Portland) - Timothy Charles Robert Noel Bentinck, 8th Count BentinckTim Bentinck, 12th Earl of PortlandTimothy Charles Robert Noel Bentinck, 12th Earl of Portland, 8th Count Bentinck und Waldeck Limpurg is an English peer and member of the House of Bentinck...
(b. 1953) (also the 12th Earl of Portland)
The heir apparent is the present holder's eldest son William Jack Henry Bentinck (b. 1984), who is also Viscount Woodstock.
See also
- House of Bentinck
- Baron BolsoverBaron BolsoverBaron Bolsover, of Bolsover Castle in the County of Derby, was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 23 April 1880 for Lady Augusta Cavendish-Bentinck, with remainder to the heirs male of the body of her late husband Lieutenant-General Arthur Cavendish-Bentinck , second...
- Edward Herbert (judge)Edward Herbert (judge)Sir Edward Herbert , titular Earl of Portland, was an English judge who served as Chief Justice of the King’s Bench during the reign of James II.-Early life and career:...
, created Earl of Portland in 1690 by James II of EnglandJames II of EnglandJames II & VII was King of England and King of Ireland as James II and King of Scotland as James VII, from 6 February 1685. He was the last Catholic monarch to reign over the Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland...
while both were in exile