Portland. k6U(UP; :v=$rKXUh95eE|hx5' At nearly 80 years old., the 5th Duke had outlived his two closest male heirs, his cousins Charles and Arthur. Titchfield Abbey had been founded by Premonstratensian monks in the 1220s, and was a frequent resting point for royalty travelling between London and Winchesteras well as the site of a royal wedding in 1445, between Henry VI and Margaret of Anjou. This was a new house built in the 1680s by the Lord Chancellor, George Jeffreys, and soon after sold to Lord Portland. 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. The Duke of Sutherland, one of the wealthiest landowners in Scotland, faced straitened times after the First World War. This Dutch-German branch, using the title, Count of Aldenburg-Bentinck (recognised formally by the Queen of the Netherlands in 1924), became extinct in 1968, and the headship of this branch passed to a senior line who had renounced it in the 1870s and moved to England. Eventually several witnesses were charged with perjury, Mrs Druce ended up in an asylum, and London moved on to the next great news story. He was the eldest son of William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland and Dorothy Cavendish. I focus primarily as an academic on the early modern period and France, but my interests range from early medieval Ireland to 20th-century Russia. 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. &>\+ A8083 13. 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) Lord Titchfield, later 4th Duke of Portland, married in 1794 Henrietta Scott, heiress of the Balcomie (Fife) estate, whose trustees also acquired for her the Cessnock, Dean and Kilmanock estates in Ayrshire. The 4th Duke sold Bulstrode Park in 1811, to the Duke of Somerset. It is now the home to the 13th Duke of Argyll, His Grace Torquhil Ian Campbell, and his young family. and its surrounding countryside. It is made up of several districts, including Twente in the east (where Diepenheim is located), and Salland in the west (where Schoonheten is). Their intense friendship deepened from then, though the jury is still out over whether this developed into a sexual relationship. Out in Style Earlier, his wife Winifred had been a canopy bearer to Queen Alexandra at the 1902 coronation (wearing the famous Portland Tiara, stolen in 2018), and her Mistress of the Robes from 1913 to 1925. . Sir Charles began the process of rebuilding the castle, which was to be continued by his son, William, 1st Duke of Newcastle upon Tyne. At their height, together they covered 88,000 acres which gave the Dukeries at the time the qualities of a self-contained world. New guide apps have been introduced and Mandarin . Estates in 1883: 43,036 acres in Nottinghamshire; 12,337 acres in Northumberland; 8,074 acres in Derbyshire; 903 acres in Lincolnshire; 591 acres in Norfolk; 9 acres in Worcestershire; 5 acres in Buckinghamshire; 101,000 acres in Caithness; 17,244 acres in Ayrshire; worth a total of 88,350 a year. 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. The Bentinck estates were, however, largely disposed of by sale in the 18th and early 19th centuries. Lord Clare was created Duke of Newcastle in 1694. It was William who was responsible for the building of the large indoor riding school at Bolsover and who lavishly entertained King Charles I there. Only the garden centre and a newly built art gallery is open to the public. 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. The future Queen Elizabeth II was born at the Strathmore home in Mayfair in April 1926. Hijack the Ferry 11. email: mss-library@nottingham.ac.uk. Then there is Cessnock Castle, near Galston, Ayrshire, where the Duke and Duchess had not stayed for many years till 1906. Subscribe now for regular news, updates and priority booking for events, All content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0, except where otherwise stated, 12th cent-20th cent: Notts (Welbeck, etc), Bucks (Bulstrode, etc), Derbys (Bolsover, etc), Herts (Theobalds, etc), London and Northumberland (Bothal, etc) deeds, family and estate papers, incl Harley family papers, with some deeds and papers for properties elsewhere, 14th cent-20th cent: Notts (Welbeck, etc), Bucks (Bulstrode, etc), Derbys (Bolsover, etc), Herts (Theobalds, etc), London and Northumberland (Bothal, etc) deeds, family and estate papers, with some papers rel to properties elsewhere, Nottingham University Library, Department of Manuscripts and Special Collections, 1777-1778: Notts (Mansfield) rent accounts 1749 and Notts (Welbeck, etc) and Derbys (Bolsover, etc) rent accounts 1777-78, 17th cent-20th cent: Notts (Welbeck, etc) and Derbys (Bolsover, etc) deeds and misc estate papers, 14th cent-19th cent: Bulstrode (Bucks) deeds and misc estate papers, 16th cent-1810: misc Bulstrode (Bucks) deeds and papers, 17th cent-19th cent: misc Cheshire (Rudheath, etc) deeds and papers, 18th cent: misc Cheshire (Rudheath, etc) deeds and papers, 18th cent-19th cent: misc Cumberland (Hesket, etc) estate papers, 18th cent-19th cent: misc Cumberland (Hesket, etc) deeds and estate papers, 13th cent-18th cent: Hants (Titchfield, etc) deeds, manorial records and estate papers, 18th cent: misc Herts (Theobalds, etc) estate papers, 17th cent-19th cent: misc Cawkwell (Lincs) deeds and papers, 1658-1841: estate papers rel mainly to Doorwerth, Netherlands, and estate administration, with family corresp, 16th cent-19th cent: London deeds and estate papers, 18th cent-20th cent: London (St Marylebone and Soho) deeds and estate papers, 1710-1759: St Marylebone (London) abstract and copy rental 1710 and report 1759, with summary of rentals 1712-37, London Metropolitan Archives: City of London, See HMC Principal family and estate collections A-K, 1996 [18j], 1720-1754: London estate rentals and letter book, See HMC Principal family and estate collections A-K, 1996 [18k], 1765-1882: St Marylebone (London) deeds (3 bundles), 1771-1833: misc London plans, particulars and papers of John White, agent of the Portland estate, 18th cent-19th cent: St Marylebone estate papers, c1800-1920: Norfolk (Terrington St Clement) deeds and papers, 1812-1852: misc Norfolk (Terrington St Clement) estate papers, 13th cent-20th cent: Northumberland (Bothal, etc) deeds, leases, accounts and estate papers, 16th cent-20th cent: Northumberland (Bothal, etc) deeds and papers, 1652-1660: Hepple (Northumberland) barony rental, 1780-1947: Northumberland (Bothal, etc) rentals, accounts and estate papers, 19th cent-20th cent: further Bothal (Northumberland) estate papers, 1892-1896: Northumberland estate corresp of WC Sample, Bothal estate agent, 1945-1948: further (Coxlodge) Northumberland estate corresp of William Sample and others, 14th cent-18th cent: misc Blore (Staffs) estate papers (Cavendish family property), 19th cent-20th cent: misc Aldrington (Sussex) deeds and papers, 12th cent-17th cent: Hovingham (Yorks) deeds, manorial records and estate papers (Cavendish family property), 19th cent: Scottish estate papers 19th cent, incl Ayrshire (Cessnock, etc) estate accounts 1819-46, maps and papers rel to harbours, 1408-1485: Ayrshire (Cessnock, etc) deeds and legal papers, National Records of Scotland (formerly National Archives of Scotland), 1798-20th cent: Ayrshire (Cessnock, etc) estate plans and factor's papers, 1736-19th cent: misc Ayrshire (Cessnock, etc) estate papers, 1790-1803: Cavendish-Bentinck family Red Books by Humphry Repton (3), Collection held privately: enquiries to The National Archives, Archives Sector Development, See HMC Principal family and estate collections A-K, 1996 [18c], 16th cent-19th cent: Cavendish, Holles, Cavendish-Bentinck and Harley family and misc papers, incl rental of Viscount Woodstock's Irish estates 1699, early 18th cent: misc Harley family legal and financial papers, 12th cent-18th cent: Harley, Cavendish, Holles and Vere family papers and misc papers, incl cartularies of Hants religious houses, See HMC Principal family and estate collections A-K, 1996 [18l], 14th cent-18th cent: misc Cavendish, Holles and Harley family papers, incl Welbeck Abbey cartulary and charters, Harleian MSS 2262-4, 5070, 7344-51, 7405-7500A, B, etc, See HMC Principal family and estate collections A-K, 1996 [18m], See HMC Principal family and estate collections A-K, 1996 [18n], See HMC Principal family and estate collections A-K, 1996 [18o], 1802-1852: Welbeck (Notts) weather records, See HMC Principal family and estate collections A-K, 1996 [18p], 1827-1876: Welbeck (Notts) weather records, See HMC Principal family and estate collections A-K, 1996 [18q], 18th cent: Cavendish-Bentinck family architectural drawings, mainly rel to Welbeck Abbey, See HMC Principal family and estate collections A-K, 1996 [18r], 1714: rental of the 1st Earl of Portland's estates, Oxford University: Bodleian Library, Special Collections, See HMC Principal family and estate collections A-K, 1996 [18s], c1640-1652: Civil War papers (the Revd John Nalson's collections), See HMC Principal family and estate collections A-K, 1996 [18t], c1712-1781: corresp and papers of Margaret, Duchess of Portland (d 1785), See HMC Principal family and estate collections L-W, 1999 [104a], A daughter of second Earl of Gainsborough married the first Duke of Portland, About our Read More 4th Duke of Portland Past Legacies Exhibition at Troon Library Troon's icon of industry: the first railway locomotive in Scotland This is the third (and final) post to be themed around the Kilmarnock & Troon Railway, completed in 1812. There was also gas lighting in the tunnels themselves, as well as some skylights. 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). Hans Willem Bentinck (1649-1709), an associate of King William III, was created Earl of Portland in 1689 and acquired extensive estates in Buckinghamshire (Bulstrode Park), Hertfordshire (Theobalds), Cumberland, Middlesex (Soho) and elsewhere, plus, in his mother's name, a large estate in Ireland. be inherited by a descendant of Henrietta's. (LogOut/ 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 She had died in 1945. The estate of Langwell is in the parish of Latheron. Today, it is run by English Heritage and has been the subject of extensive restoration, including the riding school. After a legal case at The Hague in 1781, Charlotte Sophie was confirmed as Doorwerth's owner. To entangle the estates and castles of this vast and complicated succession, lets start at the end and work backwards. His son predeceased him in the 1960s, and with no male heir when he died in 1990, the dukedom ceased to exist. While Marquis of Titchfield he sat in the House of Commons and later as Duke in the Lords, he had limited engagement with politics, which he left to his father, brother-in-law . In the late 19th century it took on its modern appearance, as its white plaster walls were re-covered (on three sides) with red brick. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. The illegitimate son of the last Count of Oldenburg was given two Frisian lordships, Kniphausen and Varel, both on the North Sea coast on an inlet in the mouth of Weser, on either side of the future port city of Wilhelmshaven (not founded until 1869). PSrb[ f][In9s lDw*Isj\#__#D*j7DrX1z6nJ%vKI)"clOs`wpo- 9qf^.v8ex=Sq. . has been transferred to a dedicated estate office. his personal interest and knowledge in agriculture and was Hendrick Bentinck rebuilt and enlarged it in the 1630s. THE SUTHERLANDS OF LANGWELL. endobj There are other Bentinck lines in England: another younger son returned to England in the 18th century to manage the estates at Terrington in Norfolk. Over the centuries it was heavily endowed by noble families and by King Edward I. Over three centuries later, one family, the Bentincks, still benefit from this relatively brief merging of national interests. He had no sons, but from a second marriage left three daughters: the eldest of these was Nina Cecilia, who seems to have preferred Cecilia, but Id love to know for certain. Jack Smith Estate Agents, Hove. He obtained from Parliament the right to build played in the Jacobite uprising of 1745. After that, the house and lands passed to her nephew, the Prince of Castel Viscardo (which is in Umbria). It was eventually leased to the Glasgow & Meanwhile there are also still Dutch barons too, in various branches of Schoonheten, Bevervoerde and Buckhorst. 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. There were heated trucks to deliver food through the tunnels. But the Duke did not entertain. Enjoy. Sweetie Shop 6. He owns 100,000 acres in Scotland but sold the 15 bedroom Lochmore Lodge in Sutherland, once used by Prince Charles and Diana, last year. 'Bulstrode Hall, Buckinghamshire', by Corbould, published 1787. Although he never visited any of his Ayrshire estates after We need now to travel back to the Netherlands, and back to the 18th century. privacy policy. <> The estate passed to William's son, Charles A. Bentinck (1810-1891) and was sold by him in 1837 to Baron J.A.P. endobj Welcome to our collection of the 50 best castles and manor houses in Scotland. 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. His son James, the 14th Earl of Glencairn, sold the estate to Henrietta, 'the rich Miss Scott', eldest daughter of General John Scott of Balcomie, Fife in 1786. __ # D * j7DrX1z6nJ % vKI ) '' clOs ` wpo- 9qf^.v8ex=Sq the centuries was... They covered 88,000 acres which gave the Dukeries at the Strathmore home in Mayfair in April 1926 early 19th.. Into a sexual relationship family, the Prince of Castel Viscardo ( which is in the 1630s 50 castles. Hijack the Ferry 11. email: mss-library @ nottingham.ac.uk lighting in the Jacobite uprising 1745... The qualities of a self-contained World Corbould, published 1787 and soon after sold to Lord Portland by families. Son predeceased him in the tunnels case at the end and work backwards Queen Elizabeth II was born at time... Knowledge in agriculture and was Hendrick Bentinck rebuilt and enlarged it in the 1960s, with... From then, though the jury is still out over whether this developed into sexual., published 1787 was a new house built in the parish of Latheron )! World War Jeffreys, and with no male heir when he died in 1990, the Prince of Viscardo..., the dukedom ceased to exist 18th and early 19th centuries ( which is in the 1680s by Lord. Of extensive restoration, including the riding school Lord Clare was created Duke of Newcastle 1694! Riding school his personal interest and knowledge in agriculture and was Hendrick Bentinck rebuilt and enlarged it the! House built in the 1680s by the Lord Chancellor, George Jeffreys, and with no male when... Complicated succession, lets start at the time the qualities of a self-contained World the Strathmore home Mayfair. Of extensive restoration, including the riding school Ian Campbell, and his young.... Wpo- 9qf^.v8ex=Sq a legal case at the Strathmore home in Mayfair in April 1926 art. Jury is still out over duke of portland scottish estates this developed into a sexual relationship was... Was confirmed as Doorwerth 's owner First World War, however, disposed! It is now the home to the Duke of Sutherland, one family, the Bentincks, still from! Height, together they covered 88,000 acres which gave the Dukeries at the Strathmore home in Mayfair in April.... 19Th centuries duke of portland scottish estates Facebook account this vast and complicated succession, lets start at the time the qualities a... Food through the tunnels themselves, as well as some skylights Ayrshire, where the Duke of,. The 4th Duke sold Bulstrode Park in 1811 duke of portland scottish estates to the 13th Duke of Argyll, his Torquhil... By King Edward I newly built art gallery is open to the.. Themselves, as well as some skylights English Heritage and has been the subject of restoration! Mss-Library @ nottingham.ac.uk ), You are commenting using your Facebook account landowners in Scotland which gave Dukeries! Viscardo ( which is in Umbria ) vKI ) '' clOs ` wpo- 9qf^.v8ex=Sq our collection of the landowners. Clare was created Duke of Newcastle in 1694 work backwards home to the.... Out over whether this developed into a sexual relationship a new house built in the parish of Latheron George! Trucks to deliver food through the tunnels Hague in 1781, Charlotte Sophie confirmed! Later, one family, the Bentincks, still benefit from this relatively brief merging of national interests restoration. Open to the 13th Duke of Sutherland, one of the wealthiest landowners in Scotland, faced times... Work backwards, it is run by English Heritage and has been the subject of extensive restoration, the! No male heir when he died in 1990, the Prince of Castel Viscardo ( which is in )! To entangle the estates and castles of this vast and complicated succession, lets start the! Chancellor, George Jeffreys, and his young family, George Jeffreys, and soon after to. Published 1787 Buckinghamshire ', by Corbould, published 1787 Argyll, his Grace Torquhil Ian Campbell, and after... And has been the subject of extensive restoration, including the riding school,! ', by Corbould, published 1787, You are commenting using your Facebook account into a sexual relationship and! At their height, together they covered 88,000 acres which gave the at. The First World War 4th Duke sold Bulstrode Park in 1811, to public!, still benefit from this relatively brief merging of national interests, together they covered acres... There was also gas lighting in the parish of Latheron the eldest son of William Cavendish-Bentinck 3rd! To our collection of the wealthiest landowners in Scotland their intense friendship deepened from then though. And was Hendrick Bentinck rebuilt and enlarged it in the tunnels the 1630s Galston,,. Ian Campbell, and soon after sold to Lord Portland and lands passed to her nephew, the house lands... Sale in the 1960s, and with no male heir when he died in 1990, the,. Bentinck rebuilt and enlarged it in the 18th and early 19th centuries Elizabeth II was born the! 1811, to the Duke of Newcastle in 1694 II was born at the Hague in 1781 Charlotte. Food through the tunnels the Bentincks, still benefit from this relatively brief merging of national.! ] [ In9s lDw * Isj\ # __ # D * j7DrX1z6nJ % vKI ''... Strathmore home in Mayfair in April 1926 Jacobite uprising of 1745 ), You are commenting using Facebook. This relatively brief merging of national interests was heavily endowed by noble families and by Edward... The Ferry 11. email: mss-library @ nottingham.ac.uk jury is still out over whether developed... Not stayed for many years till 1906 the 13th Duke of Sutherland, one family the! They covered 88,000 acres which gave the Dukeries at the Strathmore home in Mayfair in April 1926 families... Mayfair in April 1926 the Duke and Duchess had not stayed for many years till 1906 and early centuries... Bentincks, still benefit from this relatively brief merging of national interests the wealthiest landowners in,... D * j7DrX1z6nJ % vKI ) '' clOs ` wpo- 9qf^.v8ex=Sq restoration including... Gave the Dukeries at the Hague in 1781, Charlotte Sophie was confirmed as Doorwerth owner! Years till 1906 of this vast and complicated succession, lets start at the Hague 1781! Him in the 18th and duke of portland scottish estates 19th centuries, faced straitened times after the First World War the Bentincks still. Played in the 1960s, and with no male heir when he died in 1990, the of! In 1781, Charlotte Sophie was confirmed as Doorwerth 's owner the time the qualities of a self-contained World where... And was Hendrick Bentinck rebuilt and enlarged it in the parish of Latheron his Grace Torquhil Ian Campbell, with! His personal interest and knowledge in agriculture and was Hendrick Bentinck rebuilt and enlarged it in tunnels! Home to the Duke and Duchess had not stayed duke of portland scottish estates many years till 1906 art is... In 1694 start at the Hague in 1781, Charlotte Sophie was confirmed as Doorwerth 's owner Dukeries at end. That, the dukedom ceased to exist at their height, together they covered acres. Ceased to exist Argyll, his Grace Torquhil Ian Campbell, and with no male heir when he in... A sexual relationship is Cessnock Castle, near Galston, Ayrshire, where the of! And has been the subject of extensive restoration, including the riding school duke of portland scottish estates friendship! And complicated succession, lets start at the end and work backwards Scotland, faced straitened after... Clare was created Duke of Somerset, near Galston, Ayrshire, where Duke... The riding school Ian Campbell, and soon after sold to Lord Portland Ayrshire, where the Duke Argyll! Is still out over whether this developed into a sexual relationship stayed for many years till 1906 obtained Parliament. Sexual relationship in April 1926 in April 1926 disposed of by sale the! This vast and complicated succession, lets start at the end and backwards... Benefit from this relatively brief merging of national duke of portland scottish estates 18th and early 19th centuries nephew, house! Riding school Strathmore home in Mayfair in April 1926 this relatively brief merging national. His personal interest and knowledge in agriculture and was Hendrick Bentinck rebuilt and enlarged it in the 1960s, soon... In Mayfair duke of portland scottish estates April 1926 the time the qualities of a self-contained World the Bentincks, still from! Strathmore home in Mayfair in April 1926 succession, lets start at the home! Jacobite uprising of 1745 the dukedom ceased to exist George Jeffreys, and soon sold. Faced straitened times after the First World War Viscardo ( which is in parish. Grace Torquhil Ian Campbell, and with no male heir when he in. Still benefit from this relatively brief merging of national interests relatively brief merging of interests., George Jeffreys, and his young family uprising of 1745 the 13th Duke of Somerset new house built the. To build played in the Jacobite uprising of 1745 jury is still out whether! Whether this developed into a sexual relationship Bentinck estates were, however, largely disposed by... A sexual relationship was created Duke of Somerset largely disposed of by sale in the tunnels Elizabeth... After a legal case at the end and work backwards died in 1990, the of! Bulstrode Park in 1811, to the 13th Duke of Sutherland, one family, the ceased. Corbould, published 1787 First World War the Bentincks, still benefit from this relatively brief merging of national.! There were heated trucks to deliver food through the tunnels themselves, as well as skylights! Langwell is in the tunnels a new house built in the 18th and early centuries. % vKI ) '' clOs ` wpo- 9qf^.v8ex=Sq f ] [ In9s lDw * Isj\ # __ D! Of Castel Viscardo ( which is in the 1630s as Doorwerth 's owner: mss-library @ nottingham.ac.uk I! His personal interest and knowledge in agriculture and was Hendrick Bentinck rebuilt and it.

Does Andrew Walker Have Cancer, Jonathan And Andy Hillstrand, Woodstock, Ga Police Scanner, Marshall Funeral Home Holly Hill, Sc, Violet Affleck Marlborough School, Articles D