), 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). He was noted for Connect with the University of Nottingham through social media and our blogs. He was a descendant of Lord Frederick, the fourth son of the 3rd Duke. 1825-1855: the 'Second Wave' of clearances and the Great Highland Famine. 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. He stayed in the family tradition a supporter of the Whigs in government, and was named Lord Lieutenant (or viceroy) of Ireland, briefly, during the ministry of Lord Rockingham in 1782. Unlike most of his family, he had little interest in politics, and it soon became apparent that he didnt like people at all. 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. Over the centuries it was heavily endowed by noble families and by King Edward I. an incredibly important nobleman who was Prime Minister in 1783 and The Duke's estates in Scotland include Langwell Lodge, which the family has frequently visited for deer-stalking and grouse-shooting in the autumn. A rental document details the name of tenants and the amount which they were due to pay on an annual basis. In 1846 he was created Viscount Brackley and Earl of Ellesmere. On his death the title passed to Timothy Charles Robert Noel Bentinck, the 12th Earl who is likely to be succeeded by his son, William, the present Viscount Woodstock. Buccleuch Estate Records. Scullery Sue 12. Portland. The French Empire built by Napoleon eventually extended its reach to the North Sea, and incorporated the County of Aldenburg in 1810. All of the various Dutch baronial lines of the House of Bentinck were confirmed as barons de lEmpire in 1813, and when this fell, they were confirmed as barons of the new Kingdom of the Netherlands. N]t([rEKe0X_!kYPvw^({PoHE2ZF"G";$gF#j'dRF?2&3I!Dh4>q9Sopf5tZj"' k(,.rh{t_/ a quirk of fate, Henrietta's mother, Lady Mary Hay, was the eldest 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! Their son, William Cavendish, was created Earl (1628), Marquess (1643) and Duke (1665) of Newcastle. his accession to the title, William took a warm interest in them The tunnels connected the main house to the kitchen gardens, stables and a large riding houseequipped with gas lighting! The illegitimate son of the last Count of Oldenburg was given two Frisian lordships, Kniphausen and Varel, both on the North Sea coast on an inlet in the mouth of Weser, on either side of the future port city of Wilhelmshaven (not founded until 1869). He contested this, and in 1818 was allowed a limited degree of sovereignty in Kniphausen and Varel, mostly concerning internal administration and external trade. Via Grosvenor Estates, the 62-year-old Duke is the richest property developer in the UK. New guide apps have been introduced and Mandarin . . Today it is in government ownership and cared for by English Heritage. (4) He obtained an Act of Parliament to make Troon's Harbour commercial with wet . Great Estates of Scotland This stunning series takes an in-depth look at the fascinating stories and inner workings of four of Scotland's most magnificent country estates, through the eyes of not only the current owners and the ghillies, gardeners, and housekeepers that keep them running, but also from the viewpoint of the paying guests who frequent these sumptuous country estates. 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. He and his wife remained in Nairobi, even after he became duke, as there were no lands to inherit in England. The Bentinck family had originally been an ancient and He notably served as Master of the Horse between 1886 and 1892 and again between 1895 and 1905. Not forgetting superb wildfowling and ground game opportunities. 23 June 2015 5:35pm. The 3rd Duke was Others were diplomats, one as ambassador to Czechoslovakia and one as ambassador to France. died, and Henrietta's husband became the 4th Duke of On the death of the 5th Duke in 1879 most of the estates passed to the cousin who succeeded him as 6th Duke, but part of the Ayrshire estates were divided between the 5th Duke's sisters, Lady Ossington and Lady Howard de Walden, the latter also inheriting the Marylebone property. Following the death of the 2nd Duke in 1691 these Cavendish estates passed to his daughter, Margaret, wife of John Holles, 4th Earl of Clare. 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. Wanlockhead, a village of about 200 people, has agreed to pay Buccleuch Estates, the duke's property company, nearly 1.5m for 3,863 acres of moorland, brownfield land and pasture, after four. Earlier, his wife Winifred had been a canopy bearer to Queen Alexandra at the 1902 coronation (wearing the famous Portland Tiara, stolen in 2018), and her Mistress of the Robes from 1913 to 1925. Welcome to our collection of the 50 best castles and manor houses in Scotland. He drove the French out of Genoa and restored its ancient republic (again, instead of returning it to the king of Sardinia, as instructed). Welbeck passed down through the Cavendishes into the Portland line of descent, and ultimately became the main seat of the Dukes of Portland. The familys prominence at court was maintained after his death by his second wife (Jane Temple), who was appointed governess of the daughters of the Prince of Wales (the future King George II), and by his son, the 1st Duke of Portland (below). One of Hendricks grandsons, Eusebius, carried on the branch of Diepenheim and Schoonheten in the province of Overijssel, and we will return to them later on; a younger son, Hans Willem (1649-1709), became a favourite and protg of William III, Prince of Orange and Stadtholder of the Dutch Republic. his accession to the title, William took a warm interest in them He carried the crown of his cousin Queen Elizabeth at her coronation in 1937. Sir Charles began the process of rebuilding the castle, which was to be continued by his son, William, 1st Duke of Newcastle upon Tyne. The estate was granted to the Montagu family in 1540 by King Henry VIII, having remained in the family until it came under royal ownership from 1938. The duke's 96,000 acre estate say it costs between 20,000 and 30,000-a-year to maintain the lodge. These lands were estimated (in 2008, when the last of these grand-daughters died) as 17,000 acres in Nottinghamshire (roughly 3% of the county) and 62,000 acres in Scotland. Bolsover Castle is associated most with the 1st Duke of Newcastle, so will be looked at more closely in a different blog post. His son James, the 14th Earl of Glencairn, sold the estate to Henrietta, 'the rich Miss Scott', eldest daughter of General John Scott of Balcomie, Fife in 1786. with the carriages being drawn by horses. <> I wanted this story changed for two reasons: Firstly, the original narrative was over crammed with information which made it difficult for our . . Duke of Portland Boathouse on the shore of Lake Ullswater ideal for a romantic break, Cumbria - Book Duke of Portland Boathouse on the shore of Lake Ullswater ideal for a romantic break online with best deal and discount with lowest price on Homestay Booking. endobj 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. The Duchess, Margaret Harley, was better known than her husband, as a prominent bluestocking (the name for a circle of women intellectuals in this period) famous for her botanical gardens and her museum at Bulstrode, noted above. The two lordships were joined together as a county by the Emperor in 1653. He served with William in battle in Ireland and in the Low Countries, then acted as ambassador to France, 1698, representing the Kings interests in the all-important question of the Spanish Succession. Just before she died, in 1786, the Duchess acquired one of the most famous pieces of glass in the world, a 1st-century Roman vase now known as the Portland Vase, deposited in the British Museum for safe keeping by her son the 3rd Duke, and finally sold to the Museum by the 7th Duke in 1945. One of his estates, Queensberry, includes the Lowther Hills and covers over 33,500 hectares. The honour of having the first railway in Scotland belongs In 1734, the Duke married the richest heiress of the day, Lady Margaret Cavendish-Harley (or Cavendish-Holles-Harley), the daughter of Edward Harley, Earl of Oxford and Mortimer and Lady Henrietta Holles, herself a major heiress. Campus maps | More contact information | Jobs, Earls and Dukes of Portland: Family Seats, Mellish and Buchanan of Blyth and Hodsock, Thoroton Hildyard of Screveton and Flintham. 'North west view of Bolsover Castle, Derbyshire', by F. Chantrey R.A., 1823. many of the street names bear witness to his investment in the town It was constructed between Kilmarnock and Troon by William Cavendish-Bentinck, Marquis of Titchfield, between 1808 and 1812. Tommy 4. He married a grand-daughter of the 6th Duke of Richmond, Ivy Gordon-Lennox, and they had two daughters. It was sold by his heirs to Hans William Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland, who made it one of his principal residences, and indeed died there in 1709. 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. They were elevated to the rank of illustrious highness within the German aristocracy. Its territory was sandy and marshy and full of woods and heath, so was often a preferred hunting ground for Dutch nobles. The Wellington Farm Shop has high quality local produce, an award-winning butchery and a caf with views of the Estate. After World War II Welbeck was leased to the Ministry of Defence who operated an army training college there. In 1904, Claude and Cecilia succeeded as 14th Earl and Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne, and raised their large brood of children (10) at Glamis Castle in Angus, or at estates in County Durham (Gibside Hall) or Hertfordshire (the enormous country seat of St Pauls Walden Bury, between Luton and Stevenage). The Lyon family were Angus landowners from the 14th century, created Baron Glamis in 1445, and Earl of Kinghorne (later adding Strathmore) in 1606. be inherited by a descendant of Henrietta's. Today, it is run by English Heritage and has been the subject of extensive restoration, including the riding school. By the 17th century it was known as Place House. The Castle, fortified even before the Norman conquest, is located near Morpeth in Northumberland (north of the city of Newcastle). This double windfall of two generations of heiresses brought two major new properties from the Cavendish family, in Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire: Bolsover Castle and Welbeck Abbey. Last modified on Tue 12 Apr 2022 03.51 EDT. But it is no longer Bentinck property, having been sold to a local shipping family (Van Hoboken) in 1830. Much further to the north, Bothal Castle was part of the Ogle succession that had fallen to the Cavendishes by marriage in the 1590s. The summary includes a brief description of the collection(s) (usually including the covering dates of the collection), 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. Around 1690 the exiled James II created the title Earl of Portland for Edward Herbert, brother of the 1st Earl of Torrington. He was Lord Lieutenant of Middlesex for nearly a half century, and married a Scottish heiress, Henrietta Scott (so added another name to his surname), and purchased Fullarton House in Ayrshire, 1805, as his Scottish residence, and invested in the nearby port of Troon. Bulstrode in Buckinghamshire was originally built in 1686 by Judge Jefferies. He died in Paris only a few years later. Records kept by the Estate are therefore a valuable source for family history. 1 0 obj Episodes . The Harleys main residence was the more modern Brampton Bryan Hall (also in Herefordshire). 157 - Nottinghamshire Archives This record (browse from here by hierarchy) Catalogue description Portland of Welbeck (4th Deposit): Deeds and Estate Papers This record is held by. William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland carried the family line forward, and became its most famous politician. He notably served as Master of the Horse between 1886 and 1892 and again between 1895 and 1905. It became the chief residence of the dukes of Portland after the sale of Bulstrode in 1811, and then significantly altered by the 5th Duke, as we shall see below. For a brief period there was also an alternative, Jacobite Portland title. Included in this gallery are grand manor houses with a lot of history too. William Bentinck of Terrington became a Vice-Admiral in the British Navy and was governor of the Caribbean island of St Vincent, 1798-1802. I am also a musician and an avid traveler. Ferdinand spent a long career as a senior colonial official in East Africa, mostly in Kenya, from the 1920s to the 1950s. QUEENSBERRY ESTATE RENEWABLE ENERGY. Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts, GB/NNAF/F86113 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/F9541 ), Cavendish-Bentinck family, Dukes of Portland. The Grosvenor Estate comprises some 140,000 acres of land across Scotland and England (or perhaps very slightly less: 133,000 acres according to this recent Daily Mail article). Welbeck is one of the great traditional landed estates, nestled within Sherwood Forest in Nottinghamshire. 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. THE SUTHERLANDS OF LANGWELL. The title Earl of Portland did not die out with the dukedom, however. It was inherited by Henry Noel Bentinck, as 11th Earl of Portland. This was a new house built in the 1680s by the Lord Chancellor, George Jeffreys, and soon after sold to Lord Portland. The Duke served in Pitts administration as Secretary of State, Home Department, from 1794, and oversaw the Act of Union with Ireland in 1800. She persuaded her husband to devote significant funds to improving the lives of miners on his Nottinghamshire estates. Besides the streets and squares in London bearing his family names, he also gave his name to Portland Inlet and Bentinck Channel along the coast of British Columbia. Although he never visited any of his Ayrshire estates after The last British dukedom to become extinct was the title of Duke of Portland in 1990. Shortly after this first wife (called Georgiana Seymour) died, Lord Charles eloped with his friend Sir William Abdys wife; they divorced; and Charles and Anne (herself an illegitimate daughter of the Marquess of Wellesley, the Duke of Wellingtons brother) married. noble family from Holland. The eldest, Lady Anne, never married and lived at Welbeck Abbey and managed its vast estates until her death in 2008. History, heritage and genealogy about Europe's highest ranking aristocrats. This was later rescinded in 1932. It was acquired in the late 17th century by the Van Keppel family (interestingly, rivals of the Bentincks in England), and today serves as a conference centre for the regional police service. Enjoy. In 1538, the monastery was dissolved and given by the Crown to Richard Walley of Screveton, and was later purchased (1599) by the 7th Earl of Shrewsbury and resold in 1607 to his half-brother Charles Cavendish. To entangle the estates and castles of this vast and complicated succession, lets start at the end and work backwards. There has been a moated manor house here, near the town of Raalte, since the 1380s. We can continue to have our Anglo-Dutch Moment. In 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. With his death in 1990 the honour became extinct. endobj Sutherland Estates. Monarchs were entertained there, as were eminent authors and poets. In the Netherlands, they were now lords of Middachten, with its elegant palace and gardens on a bend in the River IJssel in the province of Gelderland (near Arnhem), and also of Amelongen and Ginckel, a bit to the west in the province of Utrecht. Lord William was appointed at a young age as governor of Madras in India, 1803-07, but was pulled back to Europe at the height of the Napoleonic wars and given command as Lieutenant-General of British troops in Sicily and representative of British interests on that islandnotably to keep it out of the hands of Napoleons sister and brother-in-law, the Murats, now occupying the throne of Naples just across the straits. 6ORN){] Gw2S8h1f1 >l*RqA*Q59@}$K;hl4}CT/i]XCQ$\ stream Today it is in private hands and not open to visitors. The Duchess was also an early animal rights activist and vegetarian. Fascinating. 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). He was the eldest son of William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland and Dorothy Cavendish. At long last we can finally share our new version of issue 8: Duke and Disorderly which tells the story of a posh duke with a very long name: William John Cavendish Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck, 5th Duke of Portland (17 September 1800 - 6 December 1879). The Newcastle line ended in the male line in 1690, and its chief heiress, Margaret, married the politician John Holles, Earl of Clare, for whom the Newcastle title was revived in 1694. It became the resting place of all of the 20th-century dukes. With planning . The 10th Duke of Roxburghe has died at the age of 64 following a lengthy battle with cancer, his family has announced. His daughter Henrietta Holles did, however, inherit the manor of Marylebone, then on the outskirts of London, and today reflecting past ownership in the names of its streets: Harley Street, Oxford Street, Henrietta Street, Wimpole Street, Wigmore Street (and Wigmore Hall); as well as Cavendish Square, Great Portland Street and so on. Cavendish, the daughter of the Duke of Devonshire. 1807. In Swabia, they inherited the lordship of Gaildorf, once part of the ancient imperial County of Limpurg (northeast of Stuttgart)here they possessed an Old Schloss, built in the late 15th century, and later constructed a New Schloss, sometimes called the Bentinck Palace, which served as a summer retreat for the family until it was confiscated in 1918 (and now serves as the town hall). At nearly 80 years old., the 5th Duke had outlived his two closest male heirs, his cousins Charles and Arthur. The Bentinck estates were, however, largely disposed of by sale in the 18th and early 19th centuries. Although he never visited any of his Ayrshire estates after Like Welbeck, the manor and castle of Bolsover were purchased by Sir Charles Cavendish from Gilbert, Earl of Shrewsbury in 1608. Welbeck Abbey was acquired by Sir Charles Cavendish from Gilbert, Earl of Shrewsbury in 1607, and from him, passed to his son, William [later 1st Duke of Newcastle upon Tyne]. Henrietta Scott, the daughter of General John Scott of Balgonie. fax: +44 (0) 115 846 8651 email: mss-library@nottingham.ac.uk. especially fond of his lands and farms around Troon and to this day (Scotland' s first) on the Ducal Estate land at Cessnock. This alternative title died with him in 1698. been returned to a representative of its ancient owners when she Hendrick also took on the important post of Drost of Salland, sort of equivalent in English to a local sheriff or seneschal. 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