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William Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland

1649 - 1709

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William Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland (Dutch: Hans Willem Bentinck; 20 July 1649 – 23 November 1709) was a Dutch-born British courtier and diplomat 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland is the 1,243rd most popular nobleman (down from 1,236th in 2019), the 719th most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 737th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Dutch Nobleman.

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Among NOBLEMEN

Among noblemen, William Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland ranks 1,243 out of 1,415. Before him are Luiz of Orléans-Braganza, Christina Abrahamsdotter, Eudokia Komnene, Lady of Montpellier, Sidonie of Saxony, Emma of Provence, and Prince Carlo, Duke of Castro. After him are Vasudeva I, Osroes II, Mutnedjmet, Ermengard of Italy, Rusa IV, and Constantine Doukas of Thessaly.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1649, William Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland ranks 16. Before him are Bernhard I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen, Giuseppe Maria Tomasi, Augusta Marie of Holstein-Gottorp, Elihu Yale, Jan Luyken, and Johann Adolf I, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels. After him is Titus Oates. Among people deceased in 1709, William Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland ranks 22. Before him are Alvise II Mocenigo, George Rooke, Thomas Corneille, Dimitry of Rostov, Elisabeth Dorothea of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, and Nicola Saggio. After him is Edward Lhuyd.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, William Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland ranks 719 out of 1,646. Before him are Johannes de Jong (1885), Simon Tahamata (1956), Jan Jacob Rochussen (1797), Janwillem van de Wetering (1931), Cornelis Bloemaert (1603), and Sandra Roelofs (1968). After him are Tini Wagner (1919), Harm Ottenbros (1943), Peter Aerts (1970), Hendrik Voogd (1768), Mieke Bal (1946), and Fred Rutten (1962).

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Among NOBLEMEN In Netherlands

Among noblemen born in Netherlands, William Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland ranks 7. Before him are Sophia of Hanover (1630), Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands (1967), Prince Friso of Orange-Nassau (1968), Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands (1969), Princess Louise of Orange-Nassau (1770), and Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands (1966). After him are Catharina-Amalia, Princess of Orange (2003), Prince Carlos, Duke of Parma (1970), Princess Ariane of the Netherlands (2007), Princess Alexia of the Netherlands (2005), Countess Eloise of Orange-Nassau (2002), and Countess Leonore of Orange-Nassau (2006).

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