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Bentinck is the surname of a prominent family belonging to the Dutch and British nobility.
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History
The name Bentinck is a patronymic variation of the old germanic name Bento. Originally from the east of the Netherlands, one branch was founded by Hans Willem Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland who accompanied William Henry Prince of Orange to England during the Glorious Revolution. This British branch were initially given the title of Earl of Portland, later on the title of Duke of Portland. The Dutch branch of the family continues to exists and belongs to the Dutch nobility.
Possessions
The family estate since the 16th century, Schoonheten, is situated between the villages Heeten and Raalte in Overijssel, the Netherlands. The area contains 5 square kilometres of forests and cultivated land. Nowadays, the Bentincks earn their living by forestry, agriculture and renting holiday houses.
Notable members
- Cecilia Cavendish-Bentinck, grandmother of Queen Elizabeth II
- Charles William Frederick Cavendish-Bentinck, reverend
- Lord George Bentinck (1802—1848), son of the 4th Duke of Portland
- Henry Bentinck, 1st Duke of Portland
- Henry Bentinck, 11th Earl of Portland (1919—1997) was a non-conformist intellectual, concerned about the environment
- John Bentinck, captain
- Tim Bentinck, 12th Earl of Portland, plays David Archer in The Archers on BBC Radio 4 and is a voice artist and actor
- William Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland
- William Bentinck, 2nd Duke of Portland
- William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland (1738—1809), British politician and Prime Minister in 1783
- William Bentinck, 4th Duke of Portland
- William Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck, 5th Duke of Portland
- William Cavendish-Bentinck, 6th Duke of Portland
- William Cavendish-Bentinck, 7th Duke of Portland
- Lord William Bentinck (1774—1839) was Governor General of India
Trivia
- Bentinck Island near Victoria, British Columbia at may have been named for Lord George Bentinck.[1].
- North and South Bentinck Arms, off Burke Channel, were named for William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland by Captain Vancouver in 1793. [2] . North Bentinck Arm is significant in the history of Canada because it was here in 1793 that Sir Alexander Mackenzie completed the first recorded transcontinental crossing of North America by a European north of Mexico.
- HMS_Bentinck (K314), a ship named after John Bentinck.
References
- ^ Bentinck Island in the BC Geographical Names Information System
- ^ Walbran, Captain John T. (1971), British Columbia Place Names, Their Origin and History (Facsimile reprint of 1909 edition ed.), Vancouver/Toronto: Douglas & McIntyre, ISBN 0-88894-143-9, http://www.nosracines.ca/e/toc.aspx?id=3545
External links
- Bentinck Family tree
- An Online Gotha - Grafen (Counts) von Bentinck and Earls of Portland
- (Dutch)Homepage]]
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