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The title of Earl of Portland has been created twice in the Peerage of England, most recently for Hans Willem Bentinck , the favorite of King William III in 1689. This earldom was held by the Duke of Portland ( Peerage of Great Britain) from 1716 to 1990, when the Dukedom became extinct, and the earldom was inherited by a distant cousin.The Earl of Portland holds the subsidiary titles of Viscount Woodstock ( 1689) and Baron Cirencester ( 1689), both in the Peerage of England. Associated with the Dukedom were the additional titles of Marquess of Titchfield (1716) and Baron Bolsover (1880), which became extinct along with the dukedom in 1990.
1 Earls of Portland, First Creation ( 1633)
- Richard Weston, 1st Earl of Portland ( 1577- 1635)
- Jerome Weston, 2nd Earl of Portland ( 1605- 1663)
- Charles Weston, 3rd Earl of Portland ( 1639- 1665)
- Thomas Weston, 4th Earl of Portland ( 1609- 1688Events A high-powered conspiracy of notables, the " Immortal Seven", invite William and Mary to depose James II of England. November 5 Glorious Revolution begins: William of Orange lands at Brixham but James II of England was prevented from meeting him in)
2 Earls of Portland, Second Creation ( 1689)
- Hans Willem Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland ( 1649Events January 30 King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland is beheaded. His widow Henrietta Maria resides in her native France. January 30 The Commonwealth of England, a republican form of government, replaces the monarchy as the form of government- 1709Events January 12 Two-month freezing period begins in France The coast of the Atlantic and Seine River freeze, crops fail and at least 24. 000 Parisians die February 2 Alexander Selkirk is rescued from shipwreck on a desert island, inspiring the book Robi)
- Henry Bentinck, 1st Duke of Portland , 2nd Earl of Portland ( 1682Events March 11 Chelsea hospital for soldiers is founded in England May 6 Louis XIV of France moves his court to Versailles. First black slaves arrive in Germany French court moves to Versailles Halley's comet makes an appearance, and is observed by Edmon- 1726Events George Friderich Handel becomes a British subject. Jonathan Swift publishes Gulliver's Travels. The city of Montevideo was established. Mary Toft allegedly gives birth to 16 rabbits in England, later revealed to be a hoax. The Gujin tushu jicheng,)
- William Bentinck, 2nd Duke of Portland, 3rd Earl of Portland ( 1709- 1762)
- William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland, 4th Earl of Portland ( 1738- 1809)
- William Henry Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck, 4th Duke of Portland, 5th Earl of Portland ( 1768- 1854)
- William John Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck, 5th Duke of Portland, 6th Earl of Portland ( 1800- 1879)
- William John Arthur Charles James Cavendish-Bentinck, 6th Duke of Portland, 7th Earl of Portland ( 1857- 1943)
- William Arthur Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, 7th Duke of Portland, 8th Earl of Portland ( 1893- 1977)
- Ferdinand William Cavendish-Bentinck, 8th Duke of Portland, 9th Earl of Portland ( 1888- 1980)
- Victor Frederick William Cavendish-Bentinck, 9th Duke of Portland, 10th Earl of Portland ( 1897- 1990)
- Henry Noel Graf von Bentinck, 11th Earl of Portland ( 1919- 1997)
- Timothy Charles Robert Noel Graf Bentinck, 12th Earl of Portland (b. 1953)
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