William Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland

The Earl of Portland
Portrait by Hyacinthe Rigaud, c. 1698-99
English Ambassador to France
In office
1697–1698
Preceded byThe Lord Waldegrave
Succeeded byThe Earl of Jersey
Personal details
Born(1649-07-20)20 July 1649
Diepenheim, Overijssel, Dutch Republic
Died23 November 1709(1709-11-23) (aged 60)
Bulstrode Park, Buckinghamshire, Kingdom of England
NationalityDutch and English
Spouse(s)Anne Villiers
Jane Martha Temple
Parent(s)Bernard, Baron Bentinck
Anna van Bloemendaal
ResidenceBulstrode Park
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Quartered arms of William Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland, KG, PC

William Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland,[1] KG, PC (Dutch: Hans Willem Bentinck; 20 July 1649 – 23 November 1709) was a Dutch-born 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 reportedly steady, sensible, modest and usually moderate.[2] The friendship and cooperation stopped in 1699.

  1. ^ "House of Bentinck". Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. - website European Heraldry
  2. ^ Japikse, N. (1927) Correspondentie van Willem III en Hans Willem Bentinck, Eersten graaf van Portland, Deel I, Het archief van Welbeck Abbey, p. XXI.

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