It has a further 11,000-acre estate in the English Midlands. Charlotte Sophie inherited them and ruled as a semi-independent princess in 1738, but as her marriage broke down due to adultery, and her private life became too scandalous for Dutch society, she was divorced from Bentinck in 1744, and deposed by her former husband in 1748, who then ruled the county of Aldenburg in the name of his sons. his estates", and construction started in 1808. He obtained from Parliament the right to build After that, the house and lands passed to her nephew, the Prince of Castel Viscardo (which is in Umbria). He and his wife remained in Nairobi, even after he became duke, as there were no lands to inherit in England. Welbeck Abbey was acquired by Sir Charles Cavendish from Gilbert, Earl of Shrewsbury in 1607, and from him, passed to his son, William [later 1st Duke of Newcastle upon Tyne]. Due to his European family connections, he later served as an informal diplomat between Britain, Denmark and Russia and died at the court of St Petersburg in 1813. The 4th Duke sold Balcomie but increased the Ayrshire estates by purchase, notably Fullarton in 1803. D2&GNwy9QblaKllbL*A 6-wn(5] The familys prominence at court was maintained after his death by his second wife (Jane Temple), who was appointed governess of the daughters of the Prince of Wales (the future King George II), and by his son, the 1st Duke of Portland (below). After World War II Welbeck was leased to the Ministry of Defence who operated an army training college there. Family members include the 5th Duke of Portland, the famous 'burrowing duke.' The 5th Duke spent his time and wealth at Welbeck, commissioning an impressive range of buildings which included a maze of underground tunnels. Records kept by the Estate are therefore a valuable source for family history. 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 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. He became a famous recluse, retreating to Welbeck Abbey where he spent years constructing the most elaborate tunnel systemthought to be about 15 miles in totalconnecting various parts of the house and the estate. Barnwell Manor is an eighteenth-century manor house, and former residence of the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, located near the village of Barnwell in Northamptonshire. In 1677, he was sent to England to formally ask for the hand of Princess Mary, daughter of the Duke of York (and his first cousin), and a year later Hans Willem himself married an English woman, Anne Villiers, a cousin of the Kings favourite, the Duke of Buckingham. She was the daughter of Reverend Charles Bentincks younger brother, Lieutenant-General Arthur Cavendish-Bentinck. Since the early 17th century a large part of rural South of Scotland has been owned by the Duke of Buccleuch and his ancestors. 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. Trying to Cross the Road in Mauchline 8. This information will help us make improvements to the website. Meanwhile there are also still Dutch barons too, in various branches of Schoonheten, Bevervoerde and Buckhorst. It was inherited by Henry Noel Bentinck, as 11th Earl of Portland. In an attempt to ease his financial burdens, he disposed of his London house, and in 1919 sold off seven parts of his estates in Sutherland, amounting to 115,000 acres. My ancestors came from Germany to the American colonies in the 18th century and I am a proud Virginian. 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. It opened in 1812 Almost all the males in the family were named William (in honour of their original patron in England), but usually went by their second name; in this case he used William, while his older brother the Duke was William Henry, and his younger brother, William Charles, used Charles (see below). At the 2nd Earl of Oxford and Mortimers death, Brampton Bryan passed to a collateral branch of his family, but I think (and happy to be corrected) that the Wigmore estate came to the Bentincks. YTK87K` Visited by thousands every year, the castle was the stand-in for "Duneagle" in the . The rugged landscape of the Queensberry Estate is the ideal location for windfarms and Buccleuch have helped facilitate these in the local area, including the two turbines now owned by the community group Propel.In addition, the former opencast mine site at Glenmuckloch has potential for a pumped storage hydro system. mP}O'x6(L'~&Pu)!j?QtlO=r+q twQ(8-Lq O@Buk#J=F!5(GLIm5neRpBS%9 ]GM#M9.F> #s%qS1kl;X>+ Ue>1!#IAMJ^/I[XDl>[9zgE |g!GE Another Hendrick shifted his branchs centre somewhat to the north, acquiring the lordships of Diepenheim and Schoonheten in the 1630s, both in the province of Overijssel. He resigned in 1809 due to ill health and died soon after. He carried the crown of his cousin Queen Elizabeth at her coronation in 1937. 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. When he died in 1711, his estates went to his daughter Henrietta who married another politician, Edward Harley, 2nd Earl of Oxford and Mortimer (son of the more famous first minister of Queen Anne), though the name Holles and the title Newcastle went to his nephew, Thomas Pelham. The 9th and last Duke of Portland (who used his third name, William, or Bill Bentinck) had also had a long career, first as a diplomat in the 1920-30s (rising to be Ambassador to Poland in 1945), then in business, mostly focusing on repairing links between Britain and German industry. The estate passed to William's son, Charles A. Bentinck (1810-1891) and was sold by him in 1837 to Baron J.A.P. The title Earl of Portland did not die out with the dukedom, however. But by this point, Portland had been supplanted as the Kings favourite by another Dutchman, Arnold van Keppel, and he resigned his court offices in 1699, and he mostly retired to his country estate at Bulstrode Park, though he did continue to carry out duties in the next reign, that of Queen Anne. The Grosvenor Estate comprises some 140,000 acres of land across Scotland and England (or perhaps very slightly less: 133,000 acres according to this recent Daily Mail article). The Duke of Argyll has hit out at a Scottish government proposal to give landowners' close relatives inheritance rights to their property, calling it a "terrifying" idea that would be. email: mss-library@nottingham.ac.uk. The summary includes a brief description of the collection(s) (usually including the covering dates of the collection), It was the seat of the Ogle family for about two centuries (created barons in 1461), then passed via Cavendish to Cavendish-Bentinck, who restored it in the mid-19th century. (LogOut/ Over the centuries it was heavily endowed by noble families and by King Edward I. The branch born unequally moved to the United States and faded away. A8083 13. A majority of Highland estates that changed hands last year were sold in secret, and nearly half went to absentee owners rushing to buy rural land for . Rhoon Castle was built on a sandbank in about 1200, then rebuilt in the 1420s. Again, he exceeded his orders and encouraged the locals to consider adopting a more liberal form of government, ie, not restoring the Habsburg grand dukes, and even preaching Italian unificationsomething that definitely would annoy Britains allies, Sardinia and Austria. The titles, but not the lands, went to a distant cousin, Ferdinand Cavendish-Bentinck, who became the 8th Duke at age 89 in 1977. On his death, the title passed to his son, Jerome Weston, 2nd Earl (1605-1663), then to Charles Weston, 3rd Earl (1639-1665) and ultimately to Thomas Weston, 4th Earl (1609-1688), who was Charles' uncle and male heir, being the third surviving son of the 1st Earl by his second wife. The godfather of Prince William is one of the UK's largest landowners. Last modified on Tue 12 Apr 2022 03.51 EDT. The eldest, Lady Anne, never married and lived at Welbeck Abbey and managed its vast estates until her death in 2008. William Henry Cavendish Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck, 4th Duke of Portland PC (24 June 1768 - 27 March 1854) was a British politician who served in various positions in the governments of George Canning and Lord Goderich. The Theobalds Estate on the Hertfordshire-Middlesex border was another acquisition of Hans William Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland. In the 20th century, several of them served in high positions with the household of Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands (reigned 1890 to 1948), two as Chamberlain and two (father and son) as Master of the Horse. stone blocks and the whole thing cost 50, 000. The younger son of Hans Willem Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland, unsurprisingly also named William, was sent back to the Low Countries in 1719 to maintain the family estates and to occupy the family seat in the Estates of Holland as Baron van Rhoon. These include the estates of Dalkeith, Melrose, Eckford, Ettrick Forest and Kirkurd, Hassendean and Hawick, Teviotdalehead, Eskdale, Ewesdale, Westerkirk, Eskdalemuir, Liddesdale and Canonbie. for locomotive traffic with the first engine being constructed by Therefore the estate had noble family from Holland. 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. The local town retains a memory of its long British connections, with a pub named the Duke of Portland. Nottingham, NG7 2NR, telephone: +44 (0) 115 951 4565 Much further to the north, Bothal Castle was part of the Ogle succession that had fallen to the Cavendishes by marriage in the 1590s. Monarchs were entertained there, as were eminent authors and poets. for locomotive traffic with the first engine being constructed by He would play an important role in Dutch politics later in the century as one of the leaders of the Orangist party who helped re-establish the position of Stadtholder in 1747, and was a delegate for the Netherlands at the peace talks at Aix-la-Chapelle, 1748, that ended the War of Austrian Succession. Of the sons of the 4th Duke, the eldest, the Marquess of Titchfield, was expected to have a brilliant career, smart and well placed. There were heated trucks to deliver food through the tunnels. 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. We'd like to use additional cookies to remember your settings and understand how you use our services. There has been a moated manor house here, near the town of Raalte, since the 1380s. van Brakell. The Duke of Fife in 1986 Credit: Photo: Allan Warren. [)~qY0 R[j3 Fe]=Kr_!N@Lof);A25 L$f"Ap*0>-kJ)N'm#5n5 NJG#UDXK#(B{DHzJvL1\ XT They were elevated to the rank of illustrious highness within the German aristocracy. 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). 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. I am a historian of monarchy and the high aristocracy of Europe. especially fond of his lands and farms around Troon and to this day S1 E4 - 55m 25s. nuna revv stroller compatibility accounts krafton com claim best tasting menus toronto duke of devonshire estate office eastbourne 25 Feb/23 (No Ratings Yet) 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. 1 bedroom flat for rent in Duke Street, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 1AG, BN1 for 1,025 pcm. Welbeck passed down through the Cavendishes into the Portland line of descent, and ultimately became the main seat of the Dukes of Portland. She had died in 1945. It was in time adapted Today it is in private hands and not open to visitors. Timothy Bentinck had already established himself as an actor, notably on the radio as one of the lead characters on The Archers. The Cavendish family, founded on Tudor wealth in the 16th century (Welbeck was of course another dissolved abbey) had been divided in the early 17th century into the Devonshire line and the Newcastle lineboth of these were dukedoms and will be explored in a separate post for the mighty Cavendish family. Against the wishes of his own British government, he helped a group of Sicilian nobles take control of the court of Palermo in1812, forcing the King to abdicate in favour of his son Francis, and even introduced a liberal constitution (which, amongst other things, abolished feudalismfinally). Enjoy. Born in 1768, William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck succeeded as 4th Duke of Portland in 1809, on the death of his father, sometime Prime Minister and Whig leader. In 1809 the 3rd Duke At Buccleuch, we are dedicated to supporting the communities we live and work within, respecting the environment, and contributing to rural culture through our heritage for generations to come. Today it is a ruin, looked after by English Heritage. The modern estate of Langwell was formerly known as Berriedale, and was possessed by two families of Sutherlands .Those of the first family, descended from John Begg, son of Nicolas, Earl of Sutherland, were styled "Sutherlands of Berriedale", and the other family . PORTLAND; BENTINCK . N]t([rEKe0X_!kYPvw^({PoHE2ZF"G";$gF#j'dRF?2&3I!Dh4>q9Sopf5tZj"' k(,.rh{t_/ 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. 4th Earl of Kilmarnock, who had been executed for the part he The shoot at the 18,000 . Sir Charles Cavendish, third son of Sir William Cavendish of Chatsworth (Derbyshire), acquired Welbeck (Nottinghamshire) in 1598 and Bolsover (Derbyshire) in 1608, both from the Talbot family. 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. <> Best Price (Room Rates) Guarantee Check all reviews, photos, contact number & address of Duke of Portland Boathouse on the shore of Lake . William Bentinck of Terrington became a Vice-Admiral in the British Navy and was governor of the Caribbean island of St Vincent, 1798-1802. On the death of the 5th Duke in 1879 most of the estates passed to the cousin who succeeded him as 6th Duke, but part of the Ayrshire estates were divided between the 5th Duke's sisters, Lady Ossington and Lady Howard de Walden, the latter also inheriting the Marylebone property. It opened in 1812 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. Not forgetting superb wildfowling and ground game opportunities. Cavendish, the daughter of the Duke of Devonshire. He has two sons who presumably will continue the line. privacy policy. Stephenson. Welbeck is one of the great traditional landed estates, nestled within Sherwood Forest in Nottinghamshire. Just like the Dukes, you won't want to leave! PSrb[ f][In9s lDw*Isj\#__#D*j7DrX1z6nJ%vKI)"clOs`wpo- 9qf^.v8ex=Sq. . In 1881, before she turned twenty, Cecilia Cavendish-Bentinck married Lord Glamis (Claude Bowes-Lyon), heir to the Scottish earldom of Strathmore and Kinghorne. Cavendish set about rebuilding the castle, more as a pleasure palace than a defensive structure, but it was his son, William, who turned Bolsover into the real gem we see today. Since then the estate has continued to be handed down through the family. The title was revived the very next year by William III, following his accession to the throne in the 'Glorious Revolution'. 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. been returned to a representative of its ancient owners when she William John Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck, 5th Duke of Portland (17 September 1800 - 6 December 1879), styled (named) Lord John Bentinck before 1824 and Marquess of Titchfield between 1824 and 1854, was a British Army officer and peer, most remembered for his eccentric behaviour. The document has moved here. The 10th Duke of Buccleuch and 12th Duke of Queensberry is Richard Scott, who, along with his family, is Britain's largest private landowner. name to Cavendish-Bentinck when, in 1766, he married the Dorothy She persuaded her husband to devote significant funds to improving the lives of miners on his Nottinghamshire estates. Magic Bottle 9. Regulations 2007 or the Home . At their height, together they covered 88,000 acres which gave the Dukeries at the time the qualities of a self-contained world. 3 0 obj Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts, GB/NNAF/F86113 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/F9541 ), Cavendish-Bentinck family, Dukes of Portland. Located only a few miles east of Bolsover, it is across the county line in Nottinghamshire, and is one of the four ducal residences that gave the name the Dukeries to this area (Portland, Newcastle, Norfolk and Kingston). William of Orange, and had been created Earl of Portland in 1689. 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. William Cavendish-Bentinck, the 6th Duke of Portland, had a more traditional aristocratic history: Master of the Horse under Conservative governments in the 1880s-90s, a Privy Councillor, and long-standing Lord Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire (from 1898-1939). It was a medieval fortress built to overlook the Scarsdale and the eastern edges of the Derbyshire dales (what today we might call the valley of the M1). William was succeeded by his son, Henry in 1709, and within seven years Henry had been elevated to the titles Marquess of Titchfield and Duke of Portland. There is still a Bentinck Arms pub in North Lynn, that served dockworkers in Kings Lynn in the early 20th century, many of whom were Dutch. Her many friends and lovers included Aldous Huxley, Siegfried Sassoon, Dora Carrington, DH Lawrence (who may have modelled his Lady Chatterley on her), Virginia Woolf, TS Eliot, and on and on. Since 2010, Buccleuch Estates has sold or agreed to sell more than 41,000 acres of land in Scotland, leaving it with 186,500 acres. The Castle, fortified even before the Norman conquest, is located near Morpeth in Northumberland (north of the city of Newcastle). He notably served as Master of the Horse between 1886 and 1892 and again between 1895 and 1905. In the 1670s, to get closer to the seats of power in the province of Holland, he acquired the lordships of Rhoon and Pendrecht. Scullery Sue 12. Many are incredibly old; the country has many in ruins but also many are still in use. We need now to travel back to the Netherlands, and back to the 18th century. It became the resting place of all of the 20th-century dukes. 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. with the carriages being drawn by horses. An interesting webpage about the Welbeck tunnels: https://www.derelictplaces.co.uk/threads/welbeck-tunnels-notts-september-2016.33961/. After a legal case at The Hague in 1781, Charlotte Sophie was confirmed as Doorwerth's owner. Once her half-brother William succeeded as 6th Duke of Portland in 1879, she was granted the rank of a dukes daughter, so entitled to be called Lady Ottoline, while her husband (married in 1902) was simply Mr Philip Morrell. endobj William III had created many new dukes for this reason, so it seemed natural; plus, Henry Bentinck was now even wealthier than his father, as he had married a significant heiress, Lady Elizabeth Noel, daughter of the Earl of Gainsborough and heiress of Titchfield Abbey and its estates in Hampshire. Count Henry Noel served in the British army in World War II, then became a producer for the BBC. 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. It gets this name from the four historic neighbouring ducal seats - Welbeck, Clumber, Thoresby, and Worksop Manor. fax: +44 (0) 115 846 8651 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. 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). Welcome to our collection of the 50 best castles and manor houses in Scotland. He was Lord President of the Council, 1801-1805, then a few years later (1807) took up the mantle once more of Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, again as a figurehead leader of a coalition of Pittites (Canning, Castlereagh, Perceval, etc). The Bentinck estates were, however, largely disposed of by sale in the 18th and early 19th centuries. 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