William Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland

"Hans William Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland,[1] KG, PC (20 July 1649 – 23 November 1709) was a Dutch and English nobleman who became in an early stage the favourite of William, Prince of Orange, Stadtholder in the Netherlands, and future King of England. He was reportedly steady, sensible, modest and usually moderate.[2] The friendship and cooperation stopped in 1699."

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Curriculum VITAE & Biography

• 1664 : Page of Honour to Prince William of Orange circa 1664
• 1668 : Rank of Cornet in the service of the Prince William of Orange’s Army.
• 1670 : Graduated from Oxford University, England with a Doctor of Civil Law (D.C.L.)
• 1672 : Nobleman of the Chamber to Prince William of Orange
• 1672 : Rank of Captain
• 1675 : Rank of Colonel in the service of the Dutch Regiment of Horse
• 1688 : settled in England when Prince William of Orange became King William III of Great Britain
• 1688/9-1700 : Held the office of Keeper of the Privy Purse - feb 1688/89 to 1700
• 1688/9-1700 : Held the office of Gentleman of the Bedchmaber - feb 1688/89 to 1700
• 1688/9-1700 : Held the office of Groom of the Stole - feb 1688/89 to 1700
• 1688/9-1702 : Invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) - feb 1688/89 to March 1701/2
• 1689 apr-09 : Created 1st Baron of Cirencester, co. Gloucester [England]
• 1689 apr-09 : Created 1st Viscount Woodstock, co. Oxford [England]
• 1689 apr-09 : Created 1st Earl of Portland, co. Dorset [England]
• 1690 : Gained the rank of Lieutenant-General - Fought in the Battle of the Boyne
• 1692 : Fought in the Battle of Steinkirk
• 1693 : Fought in the Battle of Landen
• 1695 : Fought in the Siege of Namur
• 1697 : Held the office of Ranger of Windsor Great Park - Gained the rank of General of Horse
• Invested as a Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) in March 1696/97
• 1698 : Held the office of Ambassador to France
• 1701 apr-01 : the House of Commons voted to impeach him, but this was dismissed by the House of Lords, 24 June 1701
• He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography

2011-apr-08 : Jette Husum Rosborg - 2012-dec-30 : -jMVu-

• "William & Henry Bentinck", Westminster Abbey