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9 de jun. de 2024 · The chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster is, in modern times, a sinecure office in the government of the United Kingdom . Oliver Dowden has been chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster since 25 October 2022.
13 de jun. de 2024 · The second son of the 3rd duke of Portland, Bentinck at age 17 received a commission as ensign in the Coldstream Guards, and by 1794 he had become a lieutenant colonel. Born to wealth and rank, he was a promising, if not outstanding, young officer.
Hace 3 días · The Most Noble Order of the Garter was founded by Edward III of England in 1348. Dates shown are of nomination or installation; coloured rows indicate sovereigns, princes of Wales, medieval ladies, modern royal knights and ladies, and stranger knights and ladies, none of whom counts toward the 24-member limit.
5 de jun. de 2024 · William John Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck, also known as Lord John Bentinck, was born in 1800 to William Bentinck, the 4th Duke of Portland. As a younger son, he was not originally destined to inherit the title.
Hace 3 días · Bentinck, Duke of Portland. - The grandfather of the present Duke became possessed of Bolsover castle, in this county, by his marriage with the representative of Henry Cavendish (fn. n2) , last Duke of Newcastle of that family.
Hace 3 días · William III (William Henry; Dutch: Willem Hendrik; 4 November 1650 – 8 March 1702), also widely known as William of Orange, was the sovereign Prince of Orange from birth, Stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Guelders, and Overijssel in the Dutch Republic from the 1670s, and King of England, Ireland, and Scotland from 1689 until his death ...
13 de jun. de 2024 · 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.
