House of Bentinck

House of Bentinck

Bentinck is the surname of a prominent family belonging to the Dutch and British nobility.

Originally from the Netherlands, one branch was founded by Hans Willem Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland. This British branch were initially given the title of Earl of Portland, later on the title of Duke of Portland.

Bentinck Island near Victoria, British Columbia at coord|48|18|54.08|N|123|32|30.32|W| may have been named for Lord George Bentinck. [BCGNIS|4204|Bentinck Island] . North and South Bentinck Arms, off Burke Channel, were named for William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland by Captain Vancouver in 1793. [Citation | last =Walbran | first = Captain John T. | title =British Columbia Place Names, Their Origin and History | place=Vancouver/Toronto |url= http://www.nosracines.ca/e/toc.aspx?id=3545|publisher =Douglas & McIntyre | year =1971 | edition =Facsimile reprint of 1909 edition | isbn = 0-88894-143-9] rp|48. North Bentinck Arm is significant in the history of Canada because it was here in 1793 that Sir Alexander Mackenzie completed the first recorded transcontinental crossing of North America by a European north of Mexico.

Some more well known family members were:
*William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland (1738-1809), British politician and Prime Minister in 1783.
*Lord William Bentinck (1774-1839) was Governor General of India.
*Lord George Bentinck (1802-1848), son of the 4th Duke of Portland.
*Henry Bentinck, 11th Earl of Portland (born 2 October 1919 - died 30 January 1997) was a non-conformist intellectual, concerned about the environment.
*Tim Bentinck, 12th Earl of Portland, plays David Archer in "The Archers" on BBC Radio 4 and is a voice artist and actor.

The family estate since the 16th century, Schoonheten, is situated between the villages Heeten and Raalte in Overijssel, the Netherlands. The area contains 5 square kilometres of forests and cultivated land. Nowadays, the Bentincks earn their living by forestry, agriculture and renting holiday houses.

:"Also spelled (or misspelled): Bentick, Bentinct"

References

External links

* [http://genealogy.euweb.cz/bentinck/bentinck1.html Bentinck Family tree]
* [http://pages.prodigy.net/ptheroff/gotha/bentinck.html An Online Gotha - Grafen (Counts) von Bentinck and Earls of Portland]
*nl icon [http://www.schoonheten.nl Homepage]


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