William Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck, 5th Duke of Portland
Politician
1800 – 1879
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Who was William Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck, 5th Duke of Portland?
William John Cavendish Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck, 5th Duke of Portland, styled Lord William Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck before 1824 and Marquess of Titchfield between 1824 and 1854, was a British aristocratic eccentric who preferred to live in seclusion. He had an underground maze excavated under his estate at Welbeck Abbey near Clumber Park in North Nottinghamshire.
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- Born
- Sep 12, 1800
- Parents
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Died
- Dec 6, 1879
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on July 23, 2013
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