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William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland

1738 - 1809

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William Henry Cavendish Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland (14 April 1738 – 30 October 1809) was a British Whig and then a Tory politician during the late Georgian era. He served as chancellor of the University of Oxford (1792–1809) and as Prime Minister of Great Britain (1783) and then of the United Kingdom (1807–1809). The gap of 26 years between his two terms as prime minister is the longest of any British prime minister. He is also an ancestor of King Charles III through his great-granddaughter Cecilia Bowes-Lyon, Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland is the 8,983rd most popular politician (down from 8,098th in 2019), the 1,979th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,607th in 2019) and the 321st most popular British Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland ranks 8,983 out of 19,576. Before him are Damat Ibrahim Pasha, Margaret of Bourbon, Brad Little, Radu I of Wallachia, Artemio Franchi, and Casimir, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach. After him are Étienne Charles de Loménie de Brienne, Srinagarindra, Princess Olga Paley, Sisowath Sirik Matak, Karl Verner, and Presian I of Bulgaria.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1738, William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland ranks 15. Before him are Thomas Abbt, Ethan Allen, Arthur Phillip, Adolphus Frederick IV, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Johann Hermann, and Aleijadinho. After him are Thomas Nelson Jr., Jacques François Dugommier, Benjamin West, Richard Montgomery, John Singleton Copley, and Jacques Delille. Among people deceased in 1809, William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland ranks 17. Before him are August Ludwig von Schlözer, Joseph-Marie Vien, Leopold Auenbrugger, Matthew Boulton, François Laurent d'Arlandes, and John Moore. After him are Archduke Karl of Austria-Este, Augustin Pajou, Ludwig von Cobenzl, Anton Stamitz, Dirk van der Aa, and Meriwether Lewis.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland ranks 1,979 out of 8,785. Before him are William Paley (1743), Tom Conti (1941), John Rimmer (1878), Kate Moss (1974), Sam Smith (1992), and Peter Barlow (1776). After him are Evelyn Beatrice Hall (1868), Orderic Vitalis (1075), Unity Mitford (1914), David Yates (1963), John Mills (1908), and Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh (1776).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland ranks 321. Before him are Edward the Exile (1016), Charles Booth (1840), Princess Mary of Great Britain (1723), Ine of Wessex (700), Michael Morris, 3rd Baron Killanin (1914), and Princess Helena Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein (1870). After him are Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh (1776), Gerry Adams (1948), Princess Patricia of Connaught (1886), Herbert Pitman (1877), James Broun-Ramsay, 1st Marquess of Dalhousie (1812), and Edward Fortunatus (1565).

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