William Henry Cavendish Cavendish-Bentinck,3rd Duke of Portland,was a British Whig and then a Tory politician during the late Georgian era. He served as Chancellor of the University of Oxford (1792–1809) and twice as Prime Minister of Great Britain (1783) and then of the United Kingdom (1807–1809). The gap of 26 years between his two terms as Prime Minister is the longest of any British Prime Minister. He was also the fourth great-grandfather of King Charles III through his great-granddaughter Cecilia Bowes-Lyon,Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne.
Thomas Thynne,1st Marquess of Bath,KG,PC,of Longleat in Wiltshire,was a British politician who held office under King George III. He served as Southern Secretary,Northern Secretary and Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. Between 1751 and 1789,he was known as the 3rd Viscount Weymouth. He is possibly best known for his role in the Falklands Crisis of 1770.
Evelyn Pierrepont,1st Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull,was an English aristocrat,the third son of Robert Pierrepont of Thoresby,Nottinghamshire,and his wife Elizabeth Evelyn,and the grandson of William Pierrepont of Thoresby. He was born at West Dean,Wiltshire.
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 and became extinct in 1990 upon the death of the ninth Duke,at which point the earldom passed to the most senior agnatic cousin,namely one of the 6th degree.
William Henry Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck,4th Duke of Portland,,styled Marquess of Titchfield until 1809,was a British politician who served in various positions in the governments of George Canning and Lord Goderich.
Henry Grey,1st Duke of Kent,KG,PC was a British politician and courtier. None of his sons outlived him,so his new title became extinct on his death. Though the house he built at Wrest Park in Bedfordshire has gone,parts of his very grand garden have survived relatively untouched.
William Bentinck,2nd Duke of Portland,styled Viscount Woodstock from 1709 to 1716 and Marquess of Titchfield from 1716 to 1726,was a British peer and politician.
Henry Bayly-Paget,1st Earl of Uxbridge,known as Henry Bayly until 1769 and as Lord Paget between 1769 and 1784,was a British peer.
William Bentinck,1st Earl of Portland,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. He was reportedly steady,sensible,modest and usually moderate. The friendship and cooperation stopped in 1699.
The Bentinck family is a prominent family belonging to Dutch,German and British nobility. Its members have served in the armed forces and as ambassadors and politicians,including as Governor General of India and as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. The family is related to the British royal family through the maternal Cavendish-Bentinck line of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother.
William Capell,3rd Earl of Essex,was an English courtier and diplomat.
George de la Poer Beresford,1st Marquess of Waterford,KP,PC (Ire) was an Irish politician,known as George Beresford,2nd Earl of Tyrone from 1763 to 1789.
Gentleman of the Bedchamber was a title in the royal household of the Kingdom of England from the 11th century,later used also in the Kingdom of Great Britain. A Lord of the Bedchamber was a courtier in the Royal Household;the term being first used in 1718. The duties of the Lords and Gentleman of the Bedchamber originally consisted of assisting the monarch with dressing,waiting on him when he ate,guarding access to his bedchamber and closet and providing companionship. Such functions became less important over time,but provided proximity to the monarch;the holders were thus trusted confidants and often extremely powerful. The offices were in the gift of The Crown and were originally sworn by Royal Warrant directed to the Lord Chamberlain.
William Henry Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck,Marquess of Titchfield —styled Viscount Woodstock until 1809—was a British Member of Parliament (MP) and peer. Born into the noble Bentinck family,his grandfather William Cavendish-Bentinck,3rd Duke of Portland,served as both Prime Minister of Great Britain and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Expected to succeed his father as the fifth Duke of Portland,Titchfield died at only 27 years old.
William Byron,4th Baron Byron was an English nobleman,politician,peer,and Gentleman of the Bedchamber to Prince George of Denmark.
Charles Stanley Monck,1st Viscount Monck,was born in 1754 and died on 9 June 1802. He was the 1st son of Thomas Monck MP,by his wife,Judith Mason,daughter of Robert Mason,of Mason Brook.
Villiers is an aristocratic family in the United Kingdom. Over time,various members of the Villiers family were made knights,baronets,and peers. Peerages held by the Villiers family include the dukedoms of Buckingham (1623–1687) and Cleveland (1670–1709),as well as the earldoms of Anglesey (1623–1661),Jersey,and Clarendon. Perhaps the most prominent members of the family were those who received the two dukedoms:George Villiers,1st Duke of Buckingham (1592–1628) rose to fame and influence as favourite of King James I of England,while Barbara Villiers,Duchess of Cleveland (1640–1709) became a mistress of King Charles II of England,by whom she had five children.
Henrietta Bentinck,Duchess of Portland,formerly Henrietta Scott,was the wife of William Bentinck,4th Duke of Portland.
Lady Frances Villiers was an English noblewoman and a governess to the future Queens Mary II and Anne.
