Earl of Portland

Earldom of Portland

Arms: Azure, a cross moline argent (Bentinck)
Creation date9 April 1689[1]
CreationSecond
Created byWilliam III
PeeragePeerage of England
First holderWilliam Bentinck
Present holderTimothy Bentinck, 12th Earl of Portland
Heir apparentWilliam Bentinck, Viscount Woodstock
Remainder toHeirs male of the first earl's body lawfully begotten
Subsidiary titlesViscount Woodstock
Baron Cirencester
Former seat(s)Welbeck Abbey
MottoCraignez honte ("Fear shame")[1]

Earl of Portland is a title that has been created twice in the Peerage of England, firstly in 1633 and secondly in 1689. What proved to be a long co-held title, Duke of Portland, was created in 1716 and became extinct in 1990 upon the death of the ninth Duke, at which point the earldom passed to the most senior agnatic (solely male-line) cousin, namely one of the 6th degree.[1]

  1. ^ a b c Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood (107 ed.). Burke's Peerage & Gentry. pp. 3181–8183. ISBN 0-9711966-2-1.

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