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William John Arthur Charles James Cavendish-Bentinck, 6.º Duque de Portland KG, GCVO, TD, DL ( 28 de dezembro de 1857 - 26 de abril de 1943) foi um nobre e político britânico conservador, serviu como mestre do cavalo entre 1886 e 1892 e entre 1895 e 1905. Foi o primeiro leigo chanceler da Ordem da Jarreteira desde 1671.
29 de dez. de 2017 · Political party. Whig. Major acts. Treaty of Paris 1783: formal end to American War of Independence. Biography. The Duke of Portland always thought of himself as a Whig. However he was an...
Biografia. Em 11 de junho de 1889, aos 25 anos, Winifred casou-se com o 6.° duque de Portland, de 31 anos. William era filho do Tenente-general Arthur Cavendish-Bentinck e de sua primeira esposa, Elizabeth Sophia Hawkins-Whitshed. Eles tiveram três filhos, dois meninos e uma menina. Como duquesa de Portland, ela tinha o título de "Vossa Graça".
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William Henry, Lord Titchfield, was born on 14 April 1738 at Bulstrode Park in Buckinghamshire. He was the eldest son of William Bentinck, 2nd Duke of Portland and "the richest woman in great Britain" Lady Margaret Cavendish-Harley and inherited many lands from his mother and his maternal grandmother, who was the daughter of John Holles, 1st Duke o...
On 8 November 1766, Portland married Lady Dorothy Cavendish, a daughter of William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire and Lady Charlotte Boyle. They were parents of six children: 1. William Bentinck, 4th Duke of Portland(24 June 1768 – 27 March 1854). 2. Lord William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck(14 September 1774 – 17 June 1839). 3. Lady Charlotte Caven...
Portland was elected to sit in the Parliament of Great Britain for Weobley in 1761 before he entered the House of Lords after he succeeded his father as Duke of Portland the next year. He was associated with the aristocratic Whig Party of Lord Rockingham and served as Lord Chamberlain of the Householdin Rockingham's first government (1765–1766).
He died on 30 October 1809 at Burlington House, Piccadilly, after an operation for the stone, and was buried at St Marylebone Parish Church, London. He had lived expensively: with an income of £17,000 a year (worth £577,000 in 2005), he had debts at his death computed at £52,000 (£1.76 million in 2005), which were paid off by his succeeding son by ...
The Portland Vaseof Roman glass was given its name because it was owned by Portland at his family residence at Bulstrode Park. Portland Parish, in Jamaica, was named after him. The Titchfield School, founded in 1786, is in the parish and is also named in his honour. The school's crest is derived from his personal crest. Two major streets in Maryleb...
First Ministry, April – December 1783
1. The Duke of Portland—First Lord of the Treasury 2. Lord Stormont—Lord President of the Council 3. Lord Carlisle—Lord Privy Seal 4. Lord North—Secretary of State for the Home Department 5. Charles James Fox—Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs 6. The Viscount Keppel—First Lord of the Admiralty 7. Lord John Cavendish—Chancellor of the Exchequer 8. The Viscount Townshend—Master-General of the Ordnance 9. Lord Northington—Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland 10. The Great Sealis in Commission
Second Ministry, March 1807 – October 1809
1. The Duke of Portland—First Lord of the Treasury 2. Lord Eldon—Lord Chancellor 3. Lord Camden—Lord President of the Council 4. Lord Westmorland—Lord Privy Seal 5. Lord Hawkesbury, after 1808, Lord Liverpool – Secretary of State for the Home Department 6. George Canning—Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs 7. Lord Castlereagh—Secretary of State for War and the Colonies 8. Lord Mulgrave—First Lord of the Admiralty 9. Spencer Perceval—Chancellor of the Exchequer and of the Duchy of Lancaster...
Portraits of William Henry Cavendish Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland at the National Portrait Gallery, London"Archival material relating to William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland". UK National Archives.10 de abr. de 2024 · William Henry Cavendish Bentinck, 3rd duke of Portland was a British prime minister from April 2 to Dec. 19, 1783, and from March 31, 1807, to Oct. 4, 1809; on both occasions he was merely the nominal head of a government controlled by stronger political leaders.
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2 de set. de 2015 · A martyr for the cause. Now widely perceived as a martyr for the Whig cause, Portland continued as its leader, though was increasingly identified with the more conservative wing of the tradition,...
William John Arthur Charles James Cavendish-Bentinck, 6th Duke of Portland, KG, GCVO, TD, PC, DL (28 December 1857 – 26 April 1943), known as William Cavendish-Bentinck until 1879, was a British landowner, courtier, and Conservative politician. He notably served as Master of the Horse between 1886 and 1892 and again between 1895 and 1905.
