Welbeck Abbey
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Welbeck Abbey is a historic country house near the village of Welbeck in the Bassetlaw District of Nottinghamshire, situated in the Dukeries, four contiguous ducal estates, between Worksop and Ollerto
The abbey from the lake
Welbeck Abbey seen from the air with the riding school in the back (2013)
Robert Smythson's plan to rebuild Welbeck Abbey. Nothing was realized except the Oxford wing which is on the left below in the plan
The south front of Welbeck Abbey in the 17th century, with the Oxford Wing on the left and an earlier monastic wing on the right, which was demolished in the late 18th century
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
Welbeck Abbey
…reshaped the former monastic complex into a grand ducal residence. Through inheritance and marriage the estate later passed to the Bentinck family, Dukes of Portland, who retained it as their principal seat for generations. In the 20th century Welbeck served military and educational purposes before returning to…
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