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Há 1 dia · Charles James Fox, however, refused to serve under Shelburne, and demanded the appointment of William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland. In 1783, the House of Commons forced Shelburne from office and his government was replaced by the Fox–North Coalition.
Há 1 dia · William Henry Cavendish Bentnick, duke of Portland, marquis of Tichfield, earl of Portland, viscount Woodstock and baron Cirencester, is one of his Majesty's privy council and secretary of state. High steward of the city of Bristol, recorder of Nottingham, a trustee of the British museum, president of the British lying-in hospital, doctor of laws, and fellow of the royal society.
Há 1 dia · William focused most of his attention on foreign policy and foreign wars, spending a great deal of time in the Netherlands (where he continued to hold the dominant political office). His closest foreign-policy advisers were Dutch, most notably William Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland; they shared little information with their English counterparts.
Há 3 dias · Sir William Barker, Bart. and Anne Spencer, Feb. 9, 1731. Paulet St. John, of Hampshire, and Elizabeth Rushout, Aug. 17, 1731. William Duke of Portland, and Lady Margaret Cavendish Harley, July 11, 1734. William Lord Viscount Vane, and Hon. Frances (commonly called Lady William) Hamilton, May 19, 1735.
Há 5 dias · The grant of the reversionary freehold to William III's favourite, William Bentinck, first Earl of Portland, was in preparation in December 1697, shortly before the Earl's departure for France as ambassador extraordinary to Louis XIV.
Há 5 dias · Here, on the 11th of July, 1734, William, second Duke of Portland, was married to the Lady Margaret Harley, the heiress of Lord Oxford, the same lady whom Prior has celebrated as "my noble, lovely, little Peggy." Henrietta Street, which we now cross, runs from Marylebone Lane into the south-west corner of Cavendish Square.
Há 1 dia · Improved roads around the town had a positive effect on trade and business in Kilmarnock. By the start of the 19th century, William Bentinck, 4th Duke of Portland, wanted "the best way" to transport coal between Kilmarnock and the seaside settlement of Troon for onward shipping.
