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William Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland, KG, PC (Dutch: Hans Willem Bentinck; 20 July 1649 – 23 November 1709) was a Dutch-born English nobleman who became in an early stage the favourite of William, Prince of Orange, Stadtholder in the Netherlands, and future King of England.
Portrait of William Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland. Family. Portland married twice: 1. Anne Villiers (d 1688) in 1678 by whom he had 7 children: William (1681-1688) Henry (1682-1726), later 1st Duke of Portland; Mary (d 1726) m 1stly Algernon Capell, 2nd Earl of Essex in 1692 and 2ndly Conyers Darcy M.P., in 1714
May 23, 2018 · views 3,128,766 updated May 23 2018. Portland, Hans Willem van Bentinck, 1st earl of ( c. 1649–1709). Dutch confidant of William III. Entering the household of William of Orange in the early 1660s, Bentinck went on to become the prince's close friend and right-hand man, playing an important diplomatic role in the preparations for William's ...
William Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland. (1649-1709), Friend and agent of William III. Later Stuart Portraits Catalogue Entry. Sitter associated with 5 portraits. An astute diplomat of noble Dutch birth, Bentinck was a friend of William of Orange with whom he fought alongside and nursed in illness.
William Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland Hans Willem, from the Netherlands, was a son of Bernhard Bentinck and his wife Anna and was page of honour to William, Prince of Orange and fought with him in several campaigns.
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS. William Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland, KG, PC ( Dutch: Hans Willem Bentinck; 20 July 1649 – 23 November 1709) was a Dutch-born English nobleman who became in an early stage the favourite of William, Prince of Orange, Stadtholder in the Netherlands, and future King of England.
William Bentinck (known as Willem Bentinck in Dutch) was the first son of the second marriage of the 1st Earl of Portland. His half-brother Henry Bentinck, 1st Duke of Portland, inherited his father's English possessions. William inherited the Dutch lordships of Rhoon and Pendrecht.
