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William Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland
1649Jul, 20

William Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland

William Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland (d. 1709)
Hans William Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland, Baron Bentinck of Diepenheim and Schoonheten, (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. The friendship and cooperation stopped in 1699.

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