As with Welbeck, the seat passed down through the Portland line of descent, and was given to the nation by the 7th Duke of Portland in 1945. The first documented ancestor is Johan or Jan Bentinck, who owned land in a region known as the Veluwe, a gentle hilly region that formed the northern part of the duchy of Gelderland (or Guelders). <>/Metadata 98 0 R/ViewerPreferences 99 0 R>> (LogOut/ But not the earldom. It was a medieval fortress built to overlook the Scarsdale and the eastern edges of the Derbyshire dales (what today we might call the valley of the M1). William John Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck, 5th Duke of Portland (17 September 1800 - 6 December 1879), styled (named) Lord John Bentinck before 1824 and Marquess of Titchfield between 1824 and 1854, was a British Army officer and peer, most remembered for his eccentric behaviour. He had no sons, but from a second marriage left three daughters: the eldest of these was Nina Cecilia, who seems to have preferred Cecilia, but Id love to know for certain. Duke of Buccleuch Richard Scott Estate Buccleuch Estates 2017/18 subsidies 2m Mahdi al-Tajir Estate Blackford 2017/18 subsidies 1.636m Scott's wealth has been estimated at about. his accession to the title, William took a warm interest in them It was soon abandoned and partly demolished. He died in 1879, and officially left no heirs, though there were rumours of children, and one sensational lawsuit kept society enthralled in turn of the century London whereby a Mrs Druce claimed the late Duke had led a double life as an upholsterer. It was William who was responsible for the building of the large indoor riding school at Bolsover and who lavishly entertained King Charles I there. A rental document details the name of tenants and the amount which they were due to pay on an annual basis. Victor Frederick William Cavendish-Bentinck, 9th Duke of Portland, CMG (18 June 1897 - 30 July 1990), known as Victor Cavendish-Bentinck until 1977 and Lord Victor Cavendish-Bentinck from 1977 to 1980, and informally as Bill Bentinck, was a British diplomat, businessman, and peer. This province, which for centuries was not independent, but property of the bishops of Utrecht, takes its name from the fact that it is across the River IJssel. It passed into the hands of the Seymour family, Dukes of Somerset. He had been appointed a page and chamberlain in the household of Prince William as a young man, and crucially, nursed him back to health after an attack of smallpox in 1675. This alternative title died with him in 1698. N]t([rEKe0X_!kYPvw^({PoHE2ZF"G";$gF#j'dRF?2&3I!Dh4>q9Sopf5tZj"' k(,.rh{t_/ The Bentinck family had originally been an ancient and The two lordships were joined together as a county by the Emperor in 1653. The dukedom became extinct in 1990, but not the earldom, which, by the terms of its creation passed to a collateral branch which had continued to reside in the Netherlands in the 18th and 19th centuries. 1807. Out in Style Following the French Revolution, the Whig Party fractured, and those who were not in favour of such rapid liberal advances shifted to support the more conservative William Pitt, led by the Duke of Portland (these became known as the Portland Faction). The Holles succession might have included the very grand Wimpole Hall in Cambridgeshire, purchased by John Holles in 1710, but it was sold by his son-in-law the 2nd Earl of Oxford in 1740 to pay off debts. discovered that the 6th Duke of Portland had feued 9 plots of land to build 9 houses on the west side of Grange Terrace in Kilmarnock. But it is no longer Bentinck property, having been sold to a local shipping family (Van Hoboken) in 1830. noble family from Holland. Lady Isle 3. a tramroad or 'plateway' and was nine and a half miles long and ran This was a new house built in the 1680s by the Lord Chancellor, George Jeffreys, and soon after sold to Lord Portland. He notably served as Master of the Horse between 1886 and 1892 and again between 1895 and 1905. Their father, Lord Charles Cavendish-Bentinck, had scandalised society first by marrying an illegitimate daughter of the famous courtesan Grace Elliottwhose high profile lovers included the Duke of Orlans and the Prince of Wales who may indeed have been the father of Lord Charless wife. One of these, Berend, moved to England in the 1830s. It sits within an area known as the Dukeries. William Bentinck of Terrington became a Vice-Admiral in the British Navy and was governor of the Caribbean island of St Vincent, 1798-1802. Hans Willem Bentinck was one of the leading supporters of Williams accession to the English and Scottish thrones; created earl of Portland, his son was elevated further as duke of Portland in 1716. In the mid-18th century, following the breakdown of Charlotte Sophie's marriage to William Bentinck, 1st Count Bentinck (1704-1774), the ownership of Doorwerth was claimed by her eldest son and grandson. This rather marvellous castle has been the ancestral seat of the Dukes of Argyll, Chiefs of the Clan Campbell, for many generations. Buccleuch Estate Records. William Bentinck, the 3rd Duke of Portland, changed his family's It gets this name from the four historic neighbouring ducal seats - Welbeck, Clumber, Thoresby, and Worksop Manor. The Theobalds Estate on the Hertfordshire-Middlesex border was another acquisition of Hans William Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland. Much of the oldest parts burned in 1900 and were rebuilt. Subscribe now for regular news, updates and priority booking for events, All content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0, except where otherwise stated, 12th cent-20th cent: Notts (Welbeck, etc), Bucks (Bulstrode, etc), Derbys (Bolsover, etc), Herts (Theobalds, etc), London and Northumberland (Bothal, etc) deeds, family and estate papers, incl Harley family papers, with some deeds and papers for properties elsewhere, 14th cent-20th cent: Notts (Welbeck, etc), Bucks (Bulstrode, etc), Derbys (Bolsover, etc), Herts (Theobalds, etc), London and Northumberland (Bothal, etc) deeds, family and estate papers, with some papers rel to properties elsewhere, Nottingham University Library, Department of Manuscripts and Special Collections, 1777-1778: Notts (Mansfield) rent accounts 1749 and Notts (Welbeck, etc) and Derbys (Bolsover, etc) rent accounts 1777-78, 17th cent-20th cent: Notts (Welbeck, etc) and Derbys (Bolsover, etc) deeds and misc estate papers, 14th cent-19th cent: Bulstrode (Bucks) deeds and misc estate papers, 16th cent-1810: misc Bulstrode (Bucks) deeds and papers, 17th cent-19th cent: misc Cheshire (Rudheath, etc) deeds and papers, 18th cent: misc Cheshire (Rudheath, etc) deeds and papers, 18th cent-19th cent: misc Cumberland (Hesket, etc) estate papers, 18th cent-19th cent: misc Cumberland (Hesket, etc) deeds and estate papers, 13th cent-18th cent: Hants (Titchfield, etc) deeds, manorial records and estate papers, 18th cent: misc Herts (Theobalds, etc) estate papers, 17th cent-19th cent: misc Cawkwell (Lincs) deeds and papers, 1658-1841: estate papers rel mainly to Doorwerth, Netherlands, and estate administration, with family corresp, 16th cent-19th cent: London deeds and estate papers, 18th cent-20th cent: London (St Marylebone and Soho) deeds and estate papers, 1710-1759: St Marylebone (London) abstract and copy rental 1710 and report 1759, with summary of rentals 1712-37, London Metropolitan Archives: City of London, See HMC Principal family and estate collections A-K, 1996 [18j], 1720-1754: London estate rentals and letter book, See HMC Principal family and estate collections A-K, 1996 [18k], 1765-1882: St Marylebone (London) deeds (3 bundles), 1771-1833: misc London plans, particulars and papers of John White, agent of the Portland estate, 18th cent-19th cent: St Marylebone estate papers, c1800-1920: Norfolk (Terrington St Clement) deeds and papers, 1812-1852: misc Norfolk (Terrington St Clement) estate papers, 13th cent-20th cent: Northumberland (Bothal, etc) deeds, leases, accounts and estate papers, 16th cent-20th cent: Northumberland (Bothal, etc) deeds and papers, 1652-1660: Hepple (Northumberland) barony rental, 1780-1947: Northumberland (Bothal, etc) rentals, accounts and estate papers, 19th cent-20th cent: further Bothal (Northumberland) estate papers, 1892-1896: Northumberland estate corresp of WC Sample, Bothal estate agent, 1945-1948: further (Coxlodge) Northumberland estate corresp of William Sample and others, 14th cent-18th cent: misc Blore (Staffs) estate papers (Cavendish family property), 19th cent-20th cent: misc Aldrington (Sussex) deeds and papers, 12th cent-17th cent: Hovingham (Yorks) deeds, manorial records and estate papers (Cavendish family property), 19th cent: Scottish estate papers 19th cent, incl Ayrshire (Cessnock, etc) estate accounts 1819-46, maps and papers rel to harbours, 1408-1485: Ayrshire (Cessnock, etc) deeds and legal papers, National Records of Scotland (formerly National Archives of Scotland), 1798-20th cent: Ayrshire (Cessnock, etc) estate plans and factor's papers, 1736-19th cent: misc Ayrshire (Cessnock, etc) estate papers, 1790-1803: Cavendish-Bentinck family Red Books by Humphry Repton (3), Collection held privately: enquiries to The National Archives, Archives Sector Development, See HMC Principal family and estate collections A-K, 1996 [18c], 16th cent-19th cent: Cavendish, Holles, Cavendish-Bentinck and Harley family and misc papers, incl rental of Viscount Woodstock's Irish estates 1699, early 18th cent: misc Harley family legal and financial papers, 12th cent-18th cent: Harley, Cavendish, Holles and Vere family papers and misc papers, incl cartularies of Hants religious houses, See HMC Principal family and estate collections A-K, 1996 [18l], 14th cent-18th cent: misc Cavendish, Holles and Harley family papers, incl Welbeck Abbey cartulary and charters, Harleian MSS 2262-4, 5070, 7344-51, 7405-7500A, B, etc, See HMC Principal family and estate collections A-K, 1996 [18m], See HMC Principal family and estate collections A-K, 1996 [18n], See HMC Principal family and estate collections A-K, 1996 [18o], 1802-1852: Welbeck (Notts) weather records, See HMC Principal family and estate collections A-K, 1996 [18p], 1827-1876: Welbeck (Notts) weather records, See HMC Principal family and estate collections A-K, 1996 [18q], 18th cent: Cavendish-Bentinck family architectural drawings, mainly rel to Welbeck Abbey, See HMC Principal family and estate collections A-K, 1996 [18r], 1714: rental of the 1st Earl of Portland's estates, Oxford University: Bodleian Library, Special Collections, See HMC Principal family and estate collections A-K, 1996 [18s], c1640-1652: Civil War papers (the Revd John Nalson's collections), See HMC Principal family and estate collections A-K, 1996 [18t], c1712-1781: corresp and papers of Margaret, Duchess of Portland (d 1785), See HMC Principal family and estate collections L-W, 1999 [104a], A daughter of second Earl of Gainsborough married the first Duke of Portland, About our It gave Hans Willem and his successors a seat in the local estates and house of lords of Holland. The Kilmarnock Estate inheritance passed to Henrietta's daughters, her direct descendants. Our teams carefully manage complex economic, community and environmental considerations across a range of sectors, for the benefit of people . It was said that when he went to London, his carriage was put directly on the train so he never had to see anyone, and he rarely left his residence, Harcourt House on Cavendish Square. The senior line became lords of Aller, and became extinct at the end of the 18th century. Two of his grandsons rose to prominence, one as an Admiral of the British Navy (Sir Rudolf Bentinck), and the other as a colonial administrator in South Africa. Hendrick Bentinck t Veldes sons and grandsons married heiresses and founded several different branches that co-existed well into the 19th century (though interestingly some of them remained Catholic after the Reformation while others firmly embraced Calvinism). ), William Bentinck (1764-1813; Vice-Admiral), Lord Henry William Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck (1804-1870), Lord William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck (1774-1839), Winifred Anna Cavendish-Bentinck, Duchess of Portland (1863-1954). Cavendish set about rebuilding the castle, more as a pleasure palace than a defensive structure, but it was his son, William, who turned Bolsover into the real gem we see today. with the carriages being drawn by horses. % After 1997 he was entitled to call himself 12th Earl of Portland, as well as Count Bentinck von Aldenburg and Count of Waldeck-Limpurg. The Bentincks did not hold on to it very long and sold it in the 1740s. At the 2nd Earl of Oxford and Mortimers death, Brampton Bryan passed to a collateral branch of his family, but I think (and happy to be corrected) that the Wigmore estate came to the Bentincks. 1812. The Portland family owned the estate until a period of sales commencing in the 1790's. It was significantly altered by the 2nd Duke of Portland in the 1740s, and by his wife who transformed its gardens into one of the most famous botanical gardens of its day, renowned for its rare exotic plants. She had died in 1945. But the Duke did not entertain. I love heraldry and genealogy. Bentinck would later deliver important messages from William to his uncle (and now father-in-law) King James in the 1680s, and was key in organising ships and funds for William to mount his invasion of Britain in November 1688. His son predeceased him in the 1960s, and with no male heir when he died in 1990, the dukedom ceased to exist. These include the estates of Dalkeith, Melrose, Eckford, Ettrick Forest and Kirkurd, Hassendean and Hawick, Teviotdalehead, Eskdale, Ewesdale, Westerkirk, Eskdalemuir, Liddesdale and Canonbie. Hendrick also took on the important post of Drost of Salland, sort of equivalent in English to a local sheriff or seneschal. In 2005 it returned to use as a private residence by the heirs of the last duke of Portland, the Anglo-Italian William Parente, Prince of Castel Viscardo. Like Welbeck, the manor and castle of Bolsover were purchased by Sir Charles Cavendish from Gilbert, Earl of Shrewsbury in 1608. The Wellington Farm Shop has high quality local produce, an award-winning butchery and a caf with views of the Estate. It became the principal family seat of the early Dukes of Newcastle, who made significant additions to the house, such as the magnificent riding house built by John Smithson and commissioned by the 1st Duke. endobj 1823 - The Duke of Portland is credited as being the first agricultural improver to introduce tile Barneight Tileworks, Mauchline, East Ayrshire 20/06/2018 Barneight Tileworks, Mauchline, East Ayrshire aka Barnaight. The titles, but not the lands, went to a distant cousin, Ferdinand Cavendish-Bentinck, who became the 8th Duke at age 89 in 1977. But after a succession dispute between two brothers, Willem Gustaf and Jan Carel (the former of whom had married a local farmers daughter), the two properties were sold to the Grand Duke in 1854, for 2 million thaler. Then there is Cessnock Castle, near Galston, Ayrshire, where the Duke and Duchess had not stayed for many years till 1906. The rails were cast iron fixed to The document has moved here. Bulstrude Park is located in Buckinghamshire, not far from Beaconsfield (and surprisingly close to the M40 motorway!). Doorwerth passed to Anton's son, Anton II (1681-1738), and then to his granddaughter Charlotte Sophie, Countess of Aldenburg (1715-1800). mP}O'x6(L'~&Pu)!j?QtlO=r+q twQ(8-Lq O@Buk#J=F!5(GLIm5neRpBS%9 ]GM#M9.F> #s%qS1kl;X>+ Ue>1!#IAMJ^/I[XDl>[9zgE |g!GE In 1809 the 3rd Duke Her many friends and lovers included Aldous Huxley, Siegfried Sassoon, Dora Carrington, DH Lawrence (who may have modelled his Lady Chatterley on her), Virginia Woolf, TS Eliot, and on and on. fax: +44 (0) 115 846 8651 . Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. The Duke of Westminster owns more of Britain than the Queen, through an estate that can trace its history back hundreds of years. A majority of Highland estates that changed hands last year were sold in secret, and nearly half went to absentee owners rushing to buy rural land for . The 4th Duke sold Balcomie but increased the Ayrshire estates by purchase, notably Fullarton in 1803. Bulstrode in Buckinghamshire was originally built in 1686 by Judge Jefferies. She certainly has a colourful background in her grandmother and great-grandmother; and, via the Prince of Wales (King George IV) maybe even a drop of royal blood! The 3rd Duke was van Brakell. name to Cavendish-Bentinck when, in 1766, he married the Dorothy Lady Margaret married William Bentinck, 2nd Duke of Portland, and her estates were inherited by the 3rd Duke on her death in 1785. In 1968 he became head of this branch of the family, and in 1990, at age 71, he succeeded his *very* distant cousins as 11th Earl of Portland, and his son Tim became Viscount Woodstock. Therefore the estate had The Duke of Portland The honour of having the first railway in Scotland belongs to Ayrshire. After World War II Welbeck was leased to the Ministry of Defence who operated an army training college there. The Harleys main residence was the more modern Brampton Bryan Hall (also in Herefordshire). We place some essential cookies on your device to make this website work. New guide apps have been introduced and Mandarin . He inherited the Kilmarnock estate in 1795 when he married The same is true for the castle further to the north at Kniphausen. The French Empire built by Napoleon eventually extended its reach to the North Sea, and incorporated the County of Aldenburg in 1810. I teach history at Manchester Metropolitan University in Manchester, England, and am the senior editor of The Court Historian, the journal of the Society for Court Studies. The 9th and last Duke of Portland (who used his third name, William, or Bill Bentinck) had also had a long career, first as a diplomat in the 1920-30s (rising to be Ambassador to Poland in 1945), then in business, mostly focusing on repairing links between Britain and German industry. It is still a residence of the Bentinck family, though not open to the public. The Duke of Sutherland, one of the wealthiest landowners in Scotland, faced straitened times after the First World War. At nearly 80 years old., the 5th Duke had outlived his two closest male heirs, his cousins Charles and Arthur. and Governor General of India), William John Cavendish-Bentinck-Scott, 5th Duke of Portland (1800-1879), William John Arthur Charles James Cavendish-Bentinck, 6th Duke of Portland (1857-1943), William Arthur Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, 7th Duke of Portland (1893-1977), Ferdinand William Cavendish-Bentinck, 8th Duke of Portland (1888-1980), Victor Frederick William Cavendish-Bentinck, 9th Duke of Portland (1897-1990), Henry Noel Bentinck, 11th Earl of Portland (1919-1997), Timothy Charles Robert Noel Bentinck, 12th Earl of Portland (b 1953), Margaret Cavendish Bentinck, Duchess of Portland (1715-1785), William Bentinck, 1st Count Bentinck (1704-1774), Charlotte Sophie, Countess Bentinck, ne Countess of Aldenburg (1715-1800), John Albert Bentinck (1737-1775; naval captain and M.P. William of Orange, and had been created Earl of Portland in 1689. South-Western Company. 'Bulstrode Hall, Buckinghamshire', by Corbould, published 1787. Just like the Dukes, you won't want to leave! By this time, the succession had moved on to a different branch of the family, and we come closer to the story of Queen Elizabeth IIs grandmother. It passed into parliament hands following the execution of Charles I, and the palace, which had fallen into disrepair, was demolished. He contested this, and in 1818 was allowed a limited degree of sovereignty in Kniphausen and Varel, mostly concerning internal administration and external trade. ]E$oPi65>'_dPB_R. "Fo|k Although he never visited any of his Ayrshire estates after and its surrounding countryside. In the late 19th century it took on its modern appearance, as its white plaster walls were re-covered (on three sides) with red brick. He communicated via letter boxes all over the house, but really only occupied a small apartment, sparsely furnished, in one corner of one of the largest houses in Britain. Anxious to reward his close friend and supporter, [Hans] William Bentinck, William created him Baron of Cirencester, Viscount Woodstock and Earl of Portland in February 1689. Best Price (Room Rates) Guarantee Check all reviews, photos, contact number & address of Duke of Portland Boathouse on the shore of Lake . Boutique, family run Estate Agents specialising in Sales, Lettings & Management based in Brighton and Hove. his personal interest and knowledge in agriculture and was It opened in 1812 In the next year, he lent his name to a Whig coalition led by Charles James Fox and Lord North as titular Prime Minister (actually First Lord of the Treasury) for 8 monthsthough significantly, it was during this year (1783) that his government signed the Treaty of Paris recognising the independence of the United States of America. He notably served as Master of the Horse between 1886 and 1892 and again between 1895 and 1905. Both were permitted to use the title Baron Bentinck in the United Kingdom by George V in 1911. Lord Titchfield, later 4th Duke of Portland, married in 1794 Henrietta Scott, heiress of the Balcomie (Fife) estate, whose trustees also acquired for her the Cessnock, Dean and Kilmanock estates in Ayrshire. The rails were cast iron fixed to (Scotland' s first) on the Ducal Estate land at Cessnock. 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