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William Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland, KG, PC (Dutch: Hans Willem Bentinck; 20 July 1649 – 23 November 1709) was a Dutch-born English nobleman who became in an early stage the favourite of William, Prince of Orange, Stadtholder in the Netherlands, and future King of England.
Having supported William III throughout his efforts to secure the throne, and after accompanying him to England, Bentinck was generously rewarded by his new king. An act of naturalisation was passed in favour of him and his children, and he was created Earl of Portland, Viscount Woodstock and Baron Cirencester.
23 Nov 2022 · "Hans William Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland, [1] KG, PC (20 July 1649 – 23 November 1709) 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 reportedly steady, sensible, modest and usually moderate. [2] .
23 Mei 2018 · Entering the household of William of Orange in the early 1660s, Bentinck went on to become the prince's close friend and right-hand man, playing an important diplomatic role in the preparations for William's invasion of England in 1688.
William Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland, KG, PC ( Dutch: Hans Willem Bentinck; 20 July 1649 – 23 November 1709) was a Dutch-born English nobleman who became in an early stage the favourite of William, Prince of Orange, Stadtholder in the Netherlands, and future King of England.
William Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland. (1649-1709), Friend and agent of William III. Later Stuart Portraits Catalogue Entry. Sitter associated with 5 portraits. An astute diplomat of noble Dutch birth, Bentinck was a friend of William of Orange with whom he fought alongside and nursed in illness.
William Bentinck (known as Willem Bentinck in Dutch) was the first son of the second marriage of the 1st Earl of Portland. His half-brother Henry Bentinck, 1st Duke of Portland, inherited his father's English possessions.
