After the great re-organisations of the 1800s and 1810s there was some consolidation on Highland estates, as managers and owners hoped the crofting population would bed-down into their new lots and employment (principally fishing and the production of kelp). One of his estates, Queensberry, includes the Lowther Hills and covers over 33,500 hectares. Just before she died, in 1786, the Duchess acquired one of the most famous pieces of glass in the world, a 1st-century Roman vase now known as the Portland Vase, deposited in the British Museum for safe keeping by her son the 3rd Duke, and finally sold to the Museum by the 7th Duke in 1945. stone blocks and the whole thing cost 50, 000. Moved Permanently. Opening times: 1 April - 31 October 2022. William of Orange, and had been created Earl of Portland in 1689. ]E$oPi65>'_dPB_R. "Fo|k Connect with the University of Nottingham through social media and our blogs. Daneshill School is a unique co-educational school set within 100 . 9. Both castles were ultimately destroyed by fires: Varel in 1751 and 1817, then gradually dismantled, and Kniphausen in 1708, never rebuilt. Hendrick Bentinck rebuilt and enlarged it in the 1630s. <>/Metadata 98 0 R/ViewerPreferences 99 0 R>> He served with William in battle in Ireland and in the Low Countries, then acted as ambassador to France, 1698, representing the Kings interests in the all-important question of the Spanish Succession. with the carriages being drawn by horses. William Bentinck of Terrington became a Vice-Admiral in the British Navy and was governor of the Caribbean island of St Vincent, 1798-1802. This rather marvellous castle has been the ancestral seat of the Dukes of Argyll, Chiefs of the Clan Campbell, for many generations. The Portland family took over the property in the 1730s, but by the late 19th century rarely lived there, and in 1945, the 7th Duke gave it to the nation. But he died of a brain abscess before he reached thirty. The estate of Langwell is in the parish of Latheron. Part of the reason for selling the Titchfield estate was the acquisition in the 1730s of a much more extensive portfolio by the 2nd Duke of Portland. These include the estates of Dalkeith, Melrose, Eckford, Ettrick Forest and Kirkurd, Hassendean and Hawick, Teviotdalehead, Eskdale, Ewesdale, Westerkirk, Eskdalemuir, Liddesdale and Canonbie. The English ducal branch added the historic name Cavendish in the early 19th century, and one of its daughters, Nina Cecilia Cavendish-Bentinck, became the much lesser known grandmother of Queen Elizabeth II. The Duchess, Margaret Harley, was better known than her husband, as a prominent bluestocking (the name for a circle of women intellectuals in this period) famous for her botanical gardens and her museum at Bulstrode, noted above. It is frustratingly closed to visitors. The Bentincks did not hold on to it very long and sold it in the 1740s. Today it is in government ownership and cared for by English Heritage. his personal interest and knowledge in agriculture and was 1851 - 1852 - Alexander Woodburn, The family have been based in Inveraray since the early 15th century. privacy policy. In the next generation, the 4th Duke, another William Henry, continued to hold high political office, as Lord Privy Seal in the administration of his brother-in-law George Canning, 1827, then Lord President of the Council in the administration of Cannings replacement Viscount Goderich, until the government fell in early 1828. Simplified family tree showing the line of descent of the Earls and Dukes of Portland(click to open in PDF format), Family tree of the Bentinck family, Counts of the Holy Roman Empire (click to open in PDF format), Biographies of the Earls and Dukes of Portland, Kings Meadow CampusLenton Lane His son, William, 7th Duke of Portland, had been an MP for many years (officially as Marquess of Titchfield, but known as Chopper), and succeeded his father as Lord Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire (until 1962), and was also Chancellor of Nottingham University. But not the earldom. In 1601, they acquired the mostly ruined castle of Wigmore in that county, the former seat of the mighty medieval Mortimer lords who used this castle in their defence of the borders between England and Wales. The Bentinck family had originally been an ancient and It was soon abandoned and partly demolished. These lands were estimated (in 2008, when the last of these grand-daughters died) as 17,000 acres in Nottinghamshire (roughly 3% of the county) and 62,000 acres in Scotland. It gets this name from the four historic neighbouring ducal seats - Welbeck, Clumber, Thoresby, and Worksop Manor. In 1734, the Duke married the richest heiress of the day, Lady Margaret Cavendish-Harley (or Cavendish-Holles-Harley), the daughter of Edward Harley, Earl of Oxford and Mortimer and Lady Henrietta Holles, herself a major heiress. S1 E4 - 55m 25s. Our teams carefully manage complex economic, community and environmental considerations across a range of sectors, for the benefit of people . And theres more: the senior line of Bentinck van Diepenheim and Schoonheten were also confirmed as barons of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in 1814, but they had already sold the castle of Diepenheim in 1813 (today the private estate of the De Vos van Steenwijk familycousins and neighbours of the Bentincks since the 15th century). In the 20th century, several of them served in high positions with the household of Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands (reigned 1890 to 1948), two as Chamberlain and two (father and son) as Master of the Horse. The last British dukedom to become extinct was the title of Duke of Portland in 1990. Cavendish, the daughter of the Duke of Devonshire. Once William and Mary were formally proclaimed king and queen of England, Scotland and Ireland, Bentinck was appointed Groom of the Stole (one of the most intimate court offices, in charge of the Kings private spaces within the palace), First Gentleman of the Bedchamber, and was given the titles Earl of Portland, Viscount Woodstock and Baron Cirencester. When the monasteries were dissolved in the 1530s, one of Henry VIIIs henchmen, er, courtiers, Thomas Wriothesley acquired the property and converted it into a residence. and Governor General of India), William John Cavendish-Bentinck-Scott, 5th Duke of Portland (1800-1879), William John Arthur Charles James Cavendish-Bentinck, 6th Duke of Portland (1857-1943), William Arthur Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, 7th Duke of Portland (1893-1977), Ferdinand William Cavendish-Bentinck, 8th Duke of Portland (1888-1980), Victor Frederick William Cavendish-Bentinck, 9th Duke of Portland (1897-1990), Henry Noel Bentinck, 11th Earl of Portland (1919-1997), Timothy Charles Robert Noel Bentinck, 12th Earl of Portland (b 1953), Margaret Cavendish Bentinck, Duchess of Portland (1715-1785), William Bentinck, 1st Count Bentinck (1704-1774), Charlotte Sophie, Countess Bentinck, ne Countess of Aldenburg (1715-1800), John Albert Bentinck (1737-1775; naval captain and M.P. He resigned in 1809 due to ill health and died soon after. 1825-1855: the 'Second Wave' of clearances and the Great Highland Famine. But he was pushed out of politics in the next reign due to his personal animosity with Princess Anne of Great Britain, now Dowager Princess of Orange and Regent for her son, Willem V. In 1732, William Bentinck van Rhoon had been created Count of the Holy Roman Empire by Emperor Charles VI, to raise his rank so that it would be equal to his future bride, Countess Charlotte Sophie of Aldenburg. I teach history at Manchester Metropolitan University in Manchester, England, and am the senior editor of The Court Historian, the journal of the Society for Court Studies. Magic Bottle 9. Sutherland Estates. The Countess was known as one of the grand hostesses of the era, and her daughters entered high society, where the youngest of them, Lady Elizabeth, caught the eye of the Duke of York, and married him, in 1923. Meanwhile there are also still Dutch barons too, in various branches of Schoonheten, Bevervoerde and Buckhorst. Not forgetting superb wildfowling and ground game opportunities. All Rights 2012 Future Museum Project Partners, Plan and Section of Rail and Chair used on Kilmarnock and Troon Railway. He notably served as Master of the Horse between 1886 and 1892 and again between 1895 and 1905. The Kilmarnock Estate inheritance passed to Henrietta's daughters, her direct descendants. It remained in Portland family hands until 1763 when it was sold by the 3rd Duke to George Prescott M.P.. Prescott demolished the house there, building himself a new mansion house which today is used as a country hotel and conference centre. THE SUTHERLANDS OF LANGWELL. I have done extensive research using the rental records in particular, which cover Buccleuch estates in . Episodes . There were heated trucks to deliver food through the tunnels. Their father, Lord Charles Cavendish-Bentinck, had scandalised society first by marrying an illegitimate daughter of the famous courtesan Grace Elliottwhose high profile lovers included the Duke of Orlans and the Prince of Wales who may indeed have been the father of Lord Charless wife. Duke sets sights on estate expansion - Monday interview: Duke of Roxburghe. Kr;JEChjF]^-yPl -dQ$$c=1=2]*du Additionally, a 301 Moved Permanently error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request. We need now to travel back to the Netherlands, and back to the 18th century. The Bentinck estates were, however, largely disposed of by sale in the 18th and early 19th centuries. It opened in 1812 He obtained from Parliament the right to build. In 1809 the 3rd Duke He was the eldest son of William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland and Dorothy Cavendish. Henrietta married the Marquis of Titchfield - later the 4th Duke of Portland - in 1795. 'North west view of Bolsover Castle, Derbyshire', by F. Chantrey R.A., 1823. The Bentinck family had originally been an ancient and By this time, the succession had moved on to a different branch of the family, and we come closer to the story of Queen Elizabeth IIs grandmother. Her many friends and lovers included Aldous Huxley, Siegfried Sassoon, Dora Carrington, DH Lawrence (who may have modelled his Lady Chatterley on her), Virginia Woolf, TS Eliot, and on and on. Hans Bentinck came to England with View more posts. 157 - Nottinghamshire Archives This record (browse from here by hierarchy) Catalogue description Portland of Welbeck (4th Deposit): Deeds and Estate Papers This record is held by. The 3rd Duke was Scotland is also well known for its castles. % She was the daughter of Reverend Charles Bentincks younger brother, Lieutenant-General Arthur Cavendish-Bentinck. After World War II Welbeck was leased to the Ministry of Defence who operated an army training college there. The 11th Earl of Portland; born October 2, 1919, died January 30, 1997 THE Earl of Portland, who has died at the age of 77, was the direct descendant of the 1st Earl of Portland, a favourite. The Castle, fortified even before the Norman conquest, is located near Morpeth in Northumberland (north of the city of Newcastle). f0vi~e. lc&Rmjl @. It was significantly altered by the 2nd Duke of Portland in the 1740s, and by his wife who transformed its gardens into one of the most famous botanical gardens of its day, renowned for its rare exotic plants. 1 bedroom flat for rent in Duke Street, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 1AG, BN1 for 1,025 pcm. email: [email protected]. Therefore the estate had Visited by thousands every year, the castle was the stand-in for "Duneagle" in the . Following the restoration, the estate was restored. The local town retains a memory of its long British connections, with a pub named the Duke of Portland. N]t([rEKe0X_!kYPvw^({PoHE2ZF"G";$gF#j'dRF?2&3I!Dh4>q9Sopf5tZj"' k(,.rh{t_/ name to Cavendish-Bentinck when, in 1766, he married the Dorothy and was very well informed about their condition. YTK87K` This was later rescinded in 1932. endobj Scullery Sue 12. He communicated via letter boxes all over the house, but really only occupied a small apartment, sparsely furnished, in one corner of one of the largest houses in Britain. The Lyon family were Angus landowners from the 14th century, created Baron Glamis in 1445, and Earl of Kinghorne (later adding Strathmore) in 1606. Again, he exceeded his orders and encouraged the locals to consider adopting a more liberal form of government, ie, not restoring the Habsburg grand dukes, and even preaching Italian unificationsomething that definitely would annoy Britains allies, Sardinia and Austria. ]N>|0._L"'s,|{}yA^6}2;J,S,tJ/q8OF9:4SjbII mG0FFV-ZBQ]H!8lP For a brief period there was also an alternative, Jacobite Portland title. In 1904, Claude and Cecilia succeeded as 14th Earl and Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne, and raised their large brood of children (10) at Glamis Castle in Angus, or at estates in County Durham (Gibside Hall) or Hertfordshire (the enormous country seat of St Pauls Walden Bury, between Luton and Stevenage). The Duke of Portland The honour of having the first railway in Scotland belongs to Ayrshire. But at the Congress of Vienna, 1815, the Count of Aldenburg was denied a restoration of his sovereignty (however miniscule) and became a vassal of the Grand Duke of Oldenburg. William Henry Cavendish Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck, 4th Duke of Portland PC (24 June 1768 - 27 March 1854) was a British politician who served in various positions in the governments of George Canning and Lord Goderich. Originally created by James I as a hunting park, the house was a significant royal palace. QUEENSBERRY ESTATE RENEWABLE ENERGY. discovered that the 6th Duke of Portland had feued 9 plots of land to build 9 houses on the west side of Grange Terrace in Kilmarnock. van Brakell. In 1809 the 3rd Duke Schoonheten Castle has been, and remains, the main seat of the Bentincks in the Netherlands. married General Scott. In 1677, he was sent to England to formally ask for the hand of Princess Mary, daughter of the Duke of York (and his first cousin), and a year later Hans Willem himself married an English woman, Anne Villiers, a cousin of the Kings favourite, the Duke of Buckingham. A Highland fling with the Dukes ofGordon, Lost Princes of France: The Courtenays, from Latin Emperors to Earls ofDevon. Welbeck estate offers an inspiring environment in which to work, live and stay, with a thriving artisan food community, residential property and commercial lettings, all within a beautiful rural setting. The Dutch noble family Bentinck is one of the oldest in the Low Countries, based mostly in the eastern part of the country, in the provinces of Gelderland and Overijssel. daughter of the Earl of Errol and granddaughter of William Boyd the New guide apps have been introduced and Mandarin . &>\+ The caves are high up on the sides of a wonderful limestone gorge, with a lake at its base. This double windfall of two generations of heiresses brought two major new properties from the Cavendish family, in Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire: Bolsover Castle and Welbeck Abbey. Lady Margaret married William Bentinck, 2nd Duke of Portland, and her estates were inherited by the 3rd Duke on her death in 1785. The duke's 96,000 acre estate say it costs between 20,000 and 30,000-a-year to maintain the lodge. At nearly 80 years old., the 5th Duke had outlived his two closest male heirs, his cousins Charles and Arthur. 6ORN){] Gw2S8h1f1 >l*RqA*Q59@}$K;hl4}CT/i]XCQ$\ The Dukes of Portland and their families. for locomotive traffic with the first engine being constructed by The rugged landscape of the Queensberry Estate is the ideal location for windfarms and Buccleuch have helped facilitate these in the local area, including the two turbines now owned by the community group Propel.In addition, the former opencast mine site at Glenmuckloch has potential for a pumped storage hydro system. The Bentinck family vault was established in the parish church of Marylebone, first in a new church built in the 1740s, at the northern end of Marylebone High Street (demolished in 1949), and then in a newer church built by celebrated architect Thomas Hardwick in about 1815. He contested this, and in 1818 was allowed a limited degree of sovereignty in Kniphausen and Varel, mostly concerning internal administration and external trade. He criminalised the practice of sati (a widows self-immolation on her husbands funeral pyre) and female infanticide; passed stronger laws against organised crime; passed the English Education Act (replacing Persian as the language of high courts); and founded the Calcutta Medical College. q[n+3w\wl"D!14qDfyz]3eYZ2I&Pr+#-ZFfu;bkQC lJ6/j;QmtC:e'YNq?Nlayll/% 8p;=^Jvdj]*DFEu16vjjDQblQr.K-DH UKk [ tPMT+-KE?f*VQ6:DHU)n: 21xWV4QBV`4\O>%'.N]1HX]9Gxjb%UfN |a##9iTx8=S[xE &X*jpf X l:E>V05N)qc a#7]Kc5$"-BdEf 'Ggl3|gh- 4Y* ([|{z\,v67rdqxt5$n^n_: The shoot at the 18,000 . The Portland family owned the estate until a period of sales commencing in the 1790's. It was acquired in the late 17th century by the Van Keppel family (interestingly, rivals of the Bentincks in England), and today serves as a conference centre for the regional police service. A8083 13. and was very well informed about their condition. Best Price (Room Rates) Guarantee Check all reviews, photos, contact number & address of Duke of Portland Boathouse on the shore of Lake . Sir Charles Cavendish, third son of Sir William Cavendish of Chatsworth (Derbyshire), acquired Welbeck (Nottinghamshire) in 1598 and Bolsover (Derbyshire) in 1608, both from the Talbot family. It has a further 11,000-acre estate in the English Midlands. William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland carried the family line forward, and became its most famous politician. Bentinck would later deliver important messages from William to his uncle (and now father-in-law) King James in the 1680s, and was key in organising ships and funds for William to mount his invasion of Britain in November 1688. In the next year, he lent his name to a Whig coalition led by Charles James Fox and Lord North as titular Prime Minister (actually First Lord of the Treasury) for 8 monthsthough significantly, it was during this year (1783) that his government signed the Treaty of Paris recognising the independence of the United States of America. Torquhil Ian Campbell, 13th (Peerage of Scotland) and 6th (Peerage of UK) Duke of Argyll holds so many ancestral titles and historic offices that it sometimes becomes confusing to know what they could all possibly mean in the 21st century. He married a grand-daughter of the 6th Duke of Richmond, Ivy Gordon-Lennox, and they had two daughters. He became a famous recluse, retreating to Welbeck Abbey where he spent years constructing the most elaborate tunnel systemthought to be about 15 miles in totalconnecting various parts of the house and the estate. Connect with the University of Nottingham through social media and our blogs. Like Titchfield Abbey it was also built by Premonstratensians, in about 1140and by the 16th century it was the head of this Order of monks. Victor Frederick William Cavendish-Bentinck, 9th Duke of Portland, CMG (18 June 1897 - 30 July 1990), known as Victor Cavendish-Bentinck until 1977 and Lord Victor Cavendish-Bentinck from 1977 to 1980, and informally as Bill Bentinck, was a British diplomat, businessman, and peer. his personal interest and knowledge in agriculture and was In the mid-18th century, following the breakdown of Charlotte Sophie's marriage to William Bentinck, 1st Count Bentinck (1704-1774), the ownership of Doorwerth was claimed by her eldest son and grandson. The title was revived the very next year by William III, following his accession to the throne in the 'Glorious Revolution'. an incredibly important nobleman who was Prime Minister in 1783 and x\[sF~wCeupTd2T}h(Z~!X$Ows{V\'~eI"E"h^}}xvw{i (iK?pThqG2Wbqy>>}i=z?A.xr"_P$>#8n^ez^.m|Z5?X}raK?0/h>mXfHDDis>PVw vx*K8"O}In9\JHxYHr_'e^^uRTMR2FGxZ|& Ap)of`\dN-$CS=qbb@DEro@P(IfR^G#("/6[=l F4sp.mI.]4>ZCY$aDF' dN @M>i(G!0Mn-I?H/30|@&z~ ^| The members of this family bore the surname Bentinck, Cavendish-Bentinck or Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck, as indicated. The Cavendish property that became the main seat of the dukes of Portland was Welbeck Abbey. . There was also gas lighting in the tunnels themselves, as well as some skylights. Due to his European family connections, he later served as an informal diplomat between Britain, Denmark and Russia and died at the court of St Petersburg in 1813. email: [email protected]. He would play an important role in Dutch politics later in the century as one of the leaders of the Orangist party who helped re-establish the position of Stadtholder in 1747, and was a delegate for the Netherlands at the peace talks at Aix-la-Chapelle, 1748, that ended the War of Austrian Succession. BZ,_nN]mr10k 1682, at the Hague, died in Jamaica, 4 July 1726, and was buried 3 Nov. 1726 in the Duke of Ormonde's vault in Westminster Abbey. Almost all the males in the family were named William (in honour of their original patron in England), but usually went by their second name; in this case he used William, while his older brother the Duke was William Henry, and his younger brother, William Charles, used Charles (see below). Last modified on Tue 12 Apr 2022 03.51 EDT. Todays castle at Kniphausen is a re-purposed former stables and is in private hands. For the first three decades of the 20th century, she was a literary hostess, a patron, and a protector of pacifists and conscientious objectors during World War I (like Lytton Strachey), notably at her home, Garsington Manor, in Oxfordshire. his accession to the title, William took a warm interest in them Its territory was sandy and marshy and full of woods and heath, so was often a preferred hunting ground for Dutch nobles. be inherited by a descendant of Henrietta's. In 1886, they were permitted, by royal licence, to bear the title Count Bentinck in the United Kingdom. Bolsover Castle is associated most with the 1st Duke of Newcastle, so will be looked at more closely in a different blog post. They were elevated to the rank of illustrious highness within the German aristocracy. (tbk-?VF6S=X>NP $0Hsw,} X$:/hkvV Lady Isle 3. In been returned to a representative of its ancient owners when she South-Western Company. I love heraldry and genealogy. It sits within an area known as the Dukeries. The 9th and last Duke of Portland (who used his third name, William, or Bill Bentinck) had also had a long career, first as a diplomat in the 1920-30s (rising to be Ambassador to Poland in 1945), then in business, mostly focusing on repairing links between Britain and German industry. In her will, she gave Doorwerth to another grandson, Vice-Admiral William Bentinck (1764-1813) of Terrington St Clement, Norfolk. The earliest Portland title was held by Richard Weston, Baron Weston (1576-1635), who was created 1st Earl of Portland in 1633. It was said that when he went to London, his carriage was put directly on the train so he never had to see anyone, and he rarely left his residence, Harcourt House on Cavendish Square. Kings Meadow CampusLenton Lane The younger son of Hans Willem Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland, unsurprisingly also named William, was sent back to the Low Countries in 1719 to maintain the family estates and to occupy the family seat in the Estates of Holland as Baron van Rhoon. Cavendish, the daughter of the Duke of Devonshire. His second wife, Catherine, Baroness Ogle, brought the Bothal (Northumberland) estates. Doorwerth was a small estate near Arnhem in the province of Gelderland, The Netherlands. Both are located on a sandy island in the delta of the River Mass, just south of the city of Rotterdam. She persuaded her husband to devote significant funds to improving the lives of miners on his Nottinghamshire estates. He and his wife remained in Nairobi, even after he became duke, as there were no lands to inherit in England. The Duke of Buccleuch has been selling off parts of his vast estate in recent years The continued dominance of the private estates in rural Scotland can't be underestimated, and they often. The Duke served in Pitts administration as Secretary of State, Home Department, from 1794, and oversaw the Act of Union with Ireland in 1800. Others were diplomats, one as ambassador to Czechoslovakia and one as ambassador to France. When he died in 1711, his estates went to his daughter Henrietta who married another politician, Edward Harley, 2nd Earl of Oxford and Mortimer (son of the more famous first minister of Queen Anne), though the name Holles and the title Newcastle went to his nephew, Thomas Pelham. On his death the title passed to Timothy Charles Robert Noel Bentinck, the 12th Earl who is likely to be succeeded by his son, William, the present Viscount Woodstock. Over three centuries later, one family, the Bentincks, still benefit from this relatively brief merging of national interests. died, and Henrietta's husband became the 4th Duke of The Harleys were a Herefordshire gentry family. He drove the French out of Genoa and restored its ancient republic (again, instead of returning it to the king of Sardinia, as instructed). The rails were cast iron fixed to 'Bulstrode Hall, Buckinghamshire', by Corbould, published 1787. the firm that sponsored the duke's Scottish Seniors Open - was hit by the housing slowdown. stream to Ayrshire. What is less well known, is that one of the most famous society patrons of the arts and bohemians of the early 20th century, Lady Ottoline Morrell, was Cecilias first cousin. Though Thomas married in 1667, his wife died only two years later and there were no heirs. (LogOut/ Stuck on this Bloody Island 2. Following the death of the 2nd Duke in 1691 these Cavendish estates passed to his daughter, Margaret, wife of John Holles, 4th Earl of Clare. Great Estates of Scotland This stunning series takes an in-depth look at the fascinating stories and inner workings of four of Scotland's most magnificent country estates, through the eyes of not only the current owners and the ghillies, gardeners, and housekeepers that keep them running, but also from the viewpoint of the paying guests who frequent these sumptuous country estates. The Glorious Twelfth, which heralds the start of the country's grouse shooting season, has been cancelled at the late Duke's Abbeystead estate, as a mark of respect. Located only a few miles east of Bolsover, it is across the county line in Nottinghamshire, and is one of the four ducal residences that gave the name the Dukeries to this area (Portland, Newcastle, Norfolk and Kingston). 113 Portland Road Hove BN3 5DP. 4th Earl of Kilmarnock, who had been executed for the part he Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts, GB/NNAF/F86113 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/F9541 ), Cavendish-Bentinck family, Dukes of Portland. The honour of having the first railway in Scotland belongs It is one of the jewels in the crown of English Heritage. Welbeck Abbey was acquired by Sir Charles Cavendish from Gilbert, Earl of Shrewsbury in 1607, and from him, passed to his son, William [later 1st Duke of Newcastle upon Tyne]. On his death, the title passed to his son, Jerome Weston, 2nd Earl (1605-1663), then to Charles Weston, 3rd Earl (1639-1665) and ultimately to Thomas Weston, 4th Earl (1609-1688), who was Charles' uncle and male heir, being the third surviving son of the 1st Earl by his second wife. Monarchs were entertained there, as were eminent authors and poets. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. His residence, Huis t Velde, was an old moated manor house rebuilt by the Bentincks, located east of Warnsveld in another region of Gelderland, Zutphen. [)~qY0 R[j3 Fe]=Kr_!N@Lof);A25 L$f"Ap*0>-kJ)N'm#5n5 NJG#UDXK#(B{DHzJvL1\ XT He inherited the Kilmarnock estate in 1795 when he married Both were permitted to use the title Baron Bentinck in the United Kingdom by George V in 1911. The eldest, Lady Anne, never married and lived at Welbeck Abbey and managed its vast estates until her death in 2008. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. 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