Earl of Portland
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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 a
William Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland
Portrait of the Duke of Portland by Thomas Lawrence, 1792. William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland, who twice served as Prime Minister
Victor Frederick William Cavendish-Bentinck, 9th Duke of Portland,, known as Victor Cavendish-Bentinck until 1977 and Lord Victor Cavendish-Bentinck from 1977 to 1980, and informally as Bill Bentinck,
Earl of Portland
…administrator in British Kenya and served as Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Kenya. He was childless and was succeeded by his younger brother, Victor Cavendish-Bentinck, 9th Duke of Portland, a diplomat who had served as British Ambassador to Poland. The ninth Duke's only son, William James Cavendish-Bentinck (1925–1966), died before him…
Cavendish-Bentinck in 1983