I love heraldry and genealogy. Scullery Sue 12. Henrietta married the Marquis of Titchfield - later the 4th Duke of Portland - in 1795. fax: +44 (0) 115 846 8651 He was an original governor of the Foundling Hospital in London, founded in 1739, and was made a Knight of the Garter in 1741. 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. his personal interest and knowledge in agriculture and was The document has moved here. After World War II Welbeck was leased to the Ministry of Defence who operated an army training college there. Connect with the University of Nottingham through social media and our blogs. It was the 4th Dukes younger brother, Lord William Bentinck, who was the more fascinating figure, however. endobj He was a descendant of Lord Frederick, the fourth son of the 3rd Duke. At nearly 80 years old., the 5th Duke had outlived his two closest male heirs, his cousins Charles and Arthur. Both castles were ultimately destroyed by fires: Varel in 1751 and 1817, then gradually dismantled, and Kniphausen in 1708, never rebuilt. Since then the estate has continued to be handed down through the family. The Duke of Fife in 1986 Credit: Photo: Allan Warren. (4) He obtained an Act of Parliament to make Troon's Harbour commercial with wet . In 1881, before she turned twenty, Cecilia Cavendish-Bentinck married Lord Glamis (Claude Bowes-Lyon), heir to the Scottish earldom of Strathmore and Kinghorne. Today it is in government ownership and cared for by English Heritage. Nottingham, NG7 2NR, telephone: +44 (0) 115 951 4565 The Newcastle line ended in the male line in 1690, and its chief heiress, Margaret, married the politician John Holles, Earl of Clare, for whom the Newcastle title was revived in 1694. His subsidiary titles created in 1716 included Marquess of Titchfield, to be used for the heir. Change). Only the garden centre and a newly built art gallery is open to the public. 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. Of the sons of the 4th Duke, the eldest, the Marquess of Titchfield, was expected to have a brilliant career, smart and well placed. After 1997 he was entitled to call himself 12th Earl of Portland, as well as Count Bentinck von Aldenburg and Count of Waldeck-Limpurg. endobj 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. One of Hendricks grandsons, Eusebius, carried on the branch of Diepenheim and Schoonheten in the province of Overijssel, and we will return to them later on; a younger son, Hans Willem (1649-1709), became a favourite and protg of William III, Prince of Orange and Stadtholder of the Dutch Republic. Best Price (Room Rates) Guarantee Check all reviews, photos, contact number & address of Duke of Portland Boathouse on the shore of Lake . It became the principal family seat of the early Dukes of Newcastle, who made significant additions to the house, such as the magnificent riding house built by John Smithson and commissioned by the 1st Duke. . But he died of a brain abscess before he reached thirty. He obtained from Parliament the right to build The Duke of Westminster owns more of Britain than the Queen, through an estate that can trace its history back hundreds of years. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. In 1920 the east side had already been built up including by people . 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. Hospital Song 14. Today the estate is in divided ownership, though part of it is a grade II listed landscape on English Heritage's Register of Parks and Gardens of special historic interest. Much of the oldest parts burned in 1900 and were rebuilt. The Dukes of Portland and their families. The caves are high up on the sides of a wonderful limestone gorge, with a lake at its base. An interesting webpage about the Welbeck tunnels: https://www.derelictplaces.co.uk/threads/welbeck-tunnels-notts-september-2016.33961/. between Kilmarnock and Troon. His son, Viscount Woodstock, later 2nd Earl and from 1716 1st Duke of Portland, married in 1704 a daughter of the 2nd Earl of Gainsborough, through whom came a moiety of the Titchfield (Hampshire) estates formerly belonging to the Wriothesley Earls of Southampton. 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). It was eventually leased to the Glasgow & 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. Timothy Bentinck had already established himself as an actor, notably on the radio as one of the lead characters on The Archers. Marketed by Jack Smith Estate Agents, Hove . Hans Bentinck came to England with Additionally, a 301 Moved Permanently error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request. This is a list of the 30 present and extant dukes in the peerages of the Kingdom of England ,For a more complete historical listing, including extinct, dormant, abeyant, forfeit dukedoms in addition to these extant ones, see List of dukedoms in the peerages of the British Isles. The estate of Langwell is in the parish of Latheron. g8Ji CJ3$oe8xb+U]M4$%$%r 9. Following the French Revolution, the Whig Party fractured, and those who were not in favour of such rapid liberal advances shifted to support the more conservative William Pitt, led by the Duke of Portland (these became known as the Portland Faction). The Kilmarnock Estate inheritance passed to Henrietta's daughters, her direct descendants. The local town retains a memory of its long British connections, with a pub named the Duke of Portland. Lady Margaret married William Bentinck, 2nd Duke of Portland, and her estates were inherited by the 3rd Duke on her death in 1785. 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. 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. The 3rd Duke of Fife, who has died aged 85, inherited fortunes, titles and estates in Scotland from both sides of his . Although he never visited any of his Ayrshire estates after The Duke was buried in St Winifreds Church, Holbeck, on the Welbeck Estate, which he had built in the early years of the 20th century. Portland. 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. Back from Malaya and farming the family 20,000-acre estate around Kinnaird Castle, Brechin, he inherited his mother's fortune and estates as soon as he turned 21. with the carriages being drawn by horses. 1 0 obj married General Scott. 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_: 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. Bulstrude Park is located in Buckinghamshire, not far from Beaconsfield (and surprisingly close to the M40 motorway!). It is now the home to the 13th Duke of Argyll, His Grace Torquhil Ian Campbell, and his young family. He inherited the Kilmarnock estate in 1795 when he married Last modified on Tue 12 Apr 2022 03.51 EDT. QUEENSBERRY ESTATE RENEWABLE ENERGY. 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. This information will help us make improvements to the website. The 6th Duke did do something non-traditional, though he was in keeping with the changing times (and indeed the changing laws): in 1943, just before he died, he broke the entail on the Portland estates, since he could see that his grand-daughters would otherwise inherit nothing if the lands and titles stayed together and passed as usual to the next male heir (a distant cousin). Hans Willem Bentincks eldest surviving son, Henry, carried on the family legacy as a chief supporter of the Whig political agenda in Britainthat is a limited, Protestant monarchyand was therefore created 1st Duke of Portland by the new Hanoverian regime in 1716. Visited by thousands every year, the castle was the stand-in for "Duneagle" in the . I am a historian of monarchy and the high aristocracy of Europe. Portland was the son of Henry Bentinck, 1st Duke of Portland and his wife Elizabeth Noel, daughter of Wriothesley Baptist Noel, 2nd Earl of Gainsborough. Anxious to reward his close friend and supporter, [Hans] William Bentinck, William created him Baron of Cirencester, Viscount Woodstock and Earl of Portland in February 1689. for locomotive traffic with the first engine being constructed by The Castle, fortified even before the Norman conquest, is located near Morpeth in Northumberland (north of the city of Newcastle). 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. 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. Many are incredibly old; the country has many in ruins but also many are still in use. Lady Isle 3. 'Welbeck, Nottinghamshire', by T. Malton, published 1788. In 1980, he was succeeded by his brother Victor, who was also in his 80s. Two of his grandsons rose to prominence, one as an Admiral of the British Navy (Sir Rudolf Bentinck), and the other as a colonial administrator in South Africa. Search through trusted Scottish sporting estates and providers offering all country sports in Scotland from game shooting - including pheasant, partridge, woodcock, and pigeon, as well as grouse and ptarmigan which are distinct to the British Isles. The Wellington Farm Shop has high quality local produce, an award-winning butchery and a caf with views of the Estate. It was sold by his heirs to Hans William Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland, who made it one of his principal residences, and indeed died there in 1709. We need now to travel back to the Netherlands, and back to the 18th century. His successor completely rebuilt the house in the 1860s, and it then passed to the Ramsden family who later sold it in the 1950s. He has two sons who presumably will continue the line. We can continue to have our Anglo-Dutch Moment. It was the Cavendish succession in the north of England that was the most significant, and caused the family to take on the double-barrelled surname Cavendish-Bentinck by the end of the century. Monarchs were entertained there, as were eminent authors and poets. Both were permitted to use the title Baron Bentinck in the United Kingdom by George V in 1911. New guide apps have been introduced and Mandarin . But the Duke did not entertain. email: mss-library@nottingham.ac.uk. The honour of having the first railway in Scotland belongs In 2005 it returned to use as a private residence by the heirs of the last duke of Portland, the Anglo-Italian William Parente, Prince of Castel Viscardo. 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. especially fond of his lands and farms around Troon and to this day William Bentinck, the 3rd Duke of Portland, changed his family's 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. But it was the second son, Lord John, who succeeded as 5th Duke of Portland in 1854, who captures the imagination of the most eccentric of the great aristocratic eccentrics of this period. The eldest, Lady Anne, never married and lived at Welbeck Abbey and managed its vast estates until her death in 2008. The Bentincks did not hold on to it very long and sold it in the 1740s. Contents 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. We'd like to use additional cookies to remember your settings and understand how you use our services. 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. ]E$oPi65>'_dPB_R. "Fo|k ]N>|0._L"'s,|{}yA^6}2;J,S,tJ/q8OF9:4SjbII mG0FFV-ZBQ]H!8lP 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. He carried the crown of his cousin Queen Elizabeth at her coronation in 1937. The modern Harley Gallery at Welbeck is named for her. The Cavendish property that became the main seat of the dukes of Portland was Welbeck Abbey. Originally created by James I as a hunting park, the house was a significant royal palace. The 2nd Duke and Duchess of Portland were thus astronomically wealthy (though as per normal with the English aristocracy, their land holdings had very little to do with the actual place Portland, in Dorset). has been transferred to a dedicated estate office. The younger branch added to their aristocratic lustre first in the Netherlands by incorporating the succession of the Reede-Ginckel family, earls of Athlone (created in 1692 for another one of William IIIs generals, Godert van Ginckel van Reede; extinct 1844) by inheritance in the 1840s; then by gaining the lands of the counts of Limpurg-Gaildorf by marriage in the 1860s. It was enlarged again in the late 18th century with the addition of an English-style garden. Regulations 2007 or the Home . the first railway in Scotland"for the improvement of This rather marvellous castle has been the ancestral seat of the Dukes of Argyll, Chiefs of the Clan Campbell, for many generations. 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. By trust-disposition and settlement, dated 17th January 1871, the late Duke of Portland conveyed to trustees his whole estate in Scotland, with directions to settle, "as soon as practicable" after his death, the whole landed estate in strict entail on a certain series of heirs. k6U(UP; :v=$rKXUh95eE|hx5' Shadow Song 10. Both are located on a sandy island in the delta of the River Mass, just south of the city of Rotterdam. He also retained lands in England as lord of the manor of Terrington in Norfolk, not far from Kings Lynn. 113 Portland Road Hove BN3 5DP. 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