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Henrietta Bentinck, Duchess of Portland
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'''Henrietta Bentinck, Duchess of Portland''' (1774 – 24 April 1844)<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>, formerly Henrietta Scott, was the wife of [[William Bentinck, 4th Duke of Portland]].
Henrietta was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, and was the eldest daughter and the heiress of [[John Scott (British Army officer)|Major-General John Scott]] of [[Fife]] and his second wife, the former Margaret Dundas.<ref>G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume II, page 519.</ref> Prior to her marriage, she was sometimes referred to as "the rich Miss Scott", to differentiate her from her two younger sisters.<ref name="rich"></ref>
Henrietta married the future earl in London on 4 August 1795, when he was styled Marquess of Titchfield.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
*[[William Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck, Marquess of Titchfield|William Henry, Marquess of Titchfield]] (22 October 1796 – 5 March 1824)
*Lady Margaret Harriet Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck (1798-1882), who died unmarried
*Lady Caroline Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck (1799-1828)
*[[William Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck, 5th Duke of Portland]] (1800-1879)
*[[Lord George Bentinck|Lord George Frederick Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck]] (1802-1848), who died unmarried
*[[Lord Henry Bentinck|Lord Henry William Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck]] (1804-1870), who died unmarried
*Lady Charlotte Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck (1806-1889), who married [[John Evelyn Denison, 1st Viscount Ossington]]
*Lady Lucy Joan Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck (1807-1899), who married [[Charles Ellis, 6th Baron Howard de Walden]], and had children
*Lady Mary Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck (1809-1874), who married Lt.-Col. Sir William Topham<ref>Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003. Page 3184</ref>
The marquess inherited his father's dukedom in 1809, and Henrietta became Duchess of Portland. Their family home was [[Welbeck Abbey]], Nottinghamshire, where the duke kept racehorses and carried out extensive irrigation works.<ref name="rich"/>
Two of the couple's sons predeceased their parents: the Marquess of Titchfield died of a brain lesion, aged 27, and Lord George Bentinck of a heart attack. The duchess predeceased her husband, who died at Welbeck Abbey in March 1854, aged 85.
==References==
[[Category:1774 births]]
[[Category:1844 deaths]]
[[Category:English duchesses]]
[[Category:English marchionesses]]
Henrietta was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, and was the eldest daughter and the heiress of [[John Scott (British Army officer)|Major-General John Scott]] of [[Fife]] and his second wife, the former Margaret Dundas.<ref>G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume II, page 519.</ref> Prior to her marriage, she was sometimes referred to as "the rich Miss Scott", to differentiate her from her two younger sisters.<ref name="rich"></ref>
Henrietta married the future earl in London on 4 August 1795, when he was styled Marquess of Titchfield.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
*[[William Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck, Marquess of Titchfield|William Henry, Marquess of Titchfield]] (22 October 1796 – 5 March 1824)
*Lady Margaret Harriet Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck (1798-1882), who died unmarried
*Lady Caroline Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck (1799-1828)
*[[William Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck, 5th Duke of Portland]] (1800-1879)
*[[Lord George Bentinck|Lord George Frederick Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck]] (1802-1848), who died unmarried
*[[Lord Henry Bentinck|Lord Henry William Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck]] (1804-1870), who died unmarried
*Lady Charlotte Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck (1806-1889), who married [[John Evelyn Denison, 1st Viscount Ossington]]
*Lady Lucy Joan Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck (1807-1899), who married [[Charles Ellis, 6th Baron Howard de Walden]], and had children
*Lady Mary Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck (1809-1874), who married Lt.-Col. Sir William Topham<ref>Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003. Page 3184</ref>
The marquess inherited his father's dukedom in 1809, and Henrietta became Duchess of Portland. Their family home was [[Welbeck Abbey]], Nottinghamshire, where the duke kept racehorses and carried out extensive irrigation works.<ref name="rich"/>
Two of the couple's sons predeceased their parents: the Marquess of Titchfield died of a brain lesion, aged 27, and Lord George Bentinck of a heart attack. The duchess predeceased her husband, who died at Welbeck Abbey in March 1854, aged 85.
==References==
[[Category:1774 births]]
[[Category:1844 deaths]]
[[Category:English duchesses]]
[[Category:English marchionesses]]
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