William Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland

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1649 – 1709

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Who was William Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland?

Hans William Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland, Baron Bentinck of Diepenheim and Schoonheten, KG PC was a Dutch and 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 steady, sensible, modest and usually moderate. The friendship and cooperation stopped in 1699.

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Born
Jul 20, 1649
Hof van Twente
Children
Nationality
  • United Kingdom
  • Netherlands
Profession
Lived in
  • Overijssel
  • Old Windsor
Died
Nov 23, 1709
Buckinghamshire

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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