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William Charles Augustus Cavendish-Bentinck
(3 Oct 1780 - 28 Apr 1826)
} == Biography == Queen Elizabeth II 2-Great Grandfather. Lord Cavendish-Bentinck. Lieutent Colonel. MP for Ashburton 1806-1812. Treasurer of the Household under Lord Liverpool 1812-26. Bentinck married, firstly, Georgiana Augusta Frederica Seymour (baptized Elliott) (1782-10 December 1813), daughter of the courtesan Mrs Grace Elliott on 21 September 1808; she was said to be a daughter of the Prince of Wales or of the 4th Earl of Cholmondeley, both men claiming her paternity. They had one daughter, who was raised after Georgiana's death by Lord Cholmondeley. The marriage enabled Bentinck to become Treasurer of the Household in 1812, a position he held till death, despite his involvement in a notorious divorce suit and his subsequent remarriage. In 1815 he eloped with his mistress, Lady Abdy, daughter of Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley, and Hyacinthe Gabrielle Roland, and wife of Bentinck's friend Sir William Abdy, 7th Baronet. Lady Anne was divorced by her husband, and she and Bentinck were married on 16 July 1816. They had four children: Anne Cavendish-Bentinck (d. 7 June 1888) Emily Cavendish-Bentinck (d. 6 June 1850), married Henry Hopwood. Reverend Charles William Frederick Cavendish-Bentinck (1817–1865). He was a great-grandfather of Queen Elizabeth II. Lieutenant-General Arthur Cavendish-Bentinck (10 May 1819 – 11 December 1877). He married first Elizabeth Sophia Hawkins-Whitshed. They were parents of William Cavendish-Bentinck, 6th Duke of Portland. He married secondly Augusta Browne. Anne and Lord Charles became lovers at some point during her first marriage. They eloped on 5 September 1815, following which Abdy brought a suit for criminal conversation (crim.con. in Regency parlance) for 30,000 pounds but won only 7,000 pounds in damages. (These damages were never paid by the impecunious Bentinck). During the discussion of the divorce bill, the customary provision against remarriage was struck out in the House of Lords. Lady Abdy (or rather, her husband Sir William Abdy) was granted a divorce on 25 June 1816. Anne and Lord William were married on 23 July 1816, enabling their first child (which she was expecting) to be born legitimate three weeks later.[6] == Sources == * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_Charles_Bentinck Wikipedia: Lord Charles Bentinck] This person was created through the import of fitzmaster032511.ged on 27 March 2011. The following data was included in the gedcom. You may wish to edit it for readability. === Note === : Note: [[#N2524]] : Note N2524Lt.-Col. Lord William Charles Augustus Cavendish-Bentinck
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== Biography ==
Queen Elizabeth II 2-Great Grandfather.
Lord Cavendish-Bentinck. Lieutent Colonel.
MP for Ashburton 1806-1812. Treasurer of the Household under Lord Liverpool 1812-26.
Bentinck married, firstly, Georgiana Augusta Frederica Seymour (baptized Elliott) (1782-10 December 1813), daughter of the courtesan Mrs Grace Elliott on 21 September 1808; she was said to be a daughter of the Prince of Wales or of the 4th Earl of Cholmondeley, both men claiming her paternity. They had one daughter, who was raised after Georgiana's death by Lord Cholmondeley. The marriage enabled Bentinck to become Treasurer of the Household in 1812, a position he held till death, despite his involvement in a notorious divorce suit and his subsequent remarriage.
In 1815 he eloped with his mistress, Lady Abdy, daughter of Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley, and Hyacinthe Gabrielle Roland, and wife of Bentinck's friend Sir William Abdy, 7th Baronet. Lady Anne was divorced by her husband, and she and Bentinck were married on 16 July 1816. They had four children:
Anne Cavendish-Bentinck (d. 7 June 1888)
Emily Cavendish-Bentinck (d. 6 June 1850), married Henry Hopwood. Reverend Charles William Frederick Cavendish-Bentinck (1817–1865). He was a great-grandfather of Queen Elizabeth II. Lieutenant-General Arthur Cavendish-Bentinck (10 May 1819 – 11 December 1877). He married first Elizabeth Sophia Hawkins-Whitshed. They were parents of William Cavendish-Bentinck, 6th Duke of Portland. He married secondly Augusta Browne.
Anne and Lord Charles became lovers at some point during her first marriage. They eloped on 5 September 1815, following which Abdy brought a suit for criminal conversation (crim.con. in Regency parlance) for 30,000 pounds but won only 7,000 pounds in damages. (These damages were never paid by the impecunious Bentinck). During the discussion of the divorce bill, the customary provision against remarriage was struck out in the House of Lords. Lady Abdy (or rather, her husband Sir William Abdy) was granted a divorce on 25 June 1816. Anne and Lord William were married on 23 July 1816, enabling their first child (which she was expecting) to be born legitimate three weeks later.[6]
== Sources ==
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_Charles_Bentinck Wikipedia: Lord Charles Bentinck]
* Marriage record St Martin in the Fields "The honourbale William Charles Cavendish Bentick commonly called Lord Charles Bentinck of this Parish, widower, and Anne Wellesley of the Parish of St George, Hanover Sq, single and unmarried, were married in this Church by License this 23rd Day of July 1816."
==Acknowledgements==
This person was created through the import of fitzmaster032511.ged on 27 March 2011. The following data was included in the gedcom. You may wish to edit it for readability.
=== Note ===
: Note: [[#N2524]]
: Note N2524Lt.-Col. Lord William Charles Augustus Cavendish-Bentinck
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== Biography ==
Queen Elizabeth II 2-Great Grandfather.
Lord Cavendish-Bentinck. Lieutent Colonel.
MP for Ashburton 1806-1812. Treasurer of the Household under Lord Liverpool 1812-26.
Bentinck married, firstly, Georgiana Augusta Frederica Seymour (baptized Elliott) (1782-10 December 1813), daughter of the courtesan Mrs Grace Elliott on 21 September 1808; she was said to be a daughter of the Prince of Wales or of the 4th Earl of Cholmondeley, both men claiming her paternity. They had one daughter, who was raised after Georgiana's death by Lord Cholmondeley. The marriage enabled Bentinck to become Treasurer of the Household in 1812, a position he held till death, despite his involvement in a notorious divorce suit and his subsequent remarriage.
In 1815 he eloped with his mistress, Lady Abdy, daughter of Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley, and Hyacinthe Gabrielle Roland, and wife of Bentinck's friend Sir William Abdy, 7th Baronet. Lady Anne was divorced by her husband, and she and Bentinck were married on 16 July 1816. They had four children:
Anne Cavendish-Bentinck (d. 7 June 1888)
Emily Cavendish-Bentinck (d. 6 June 1850), married Henry Hopwood. Reverend Charles William Frederick Cavendish-Bentinck (1817–1865). He was a great-grandfather of Queen Elizabeth II. Lieutenant-General Arthur Cavendish-Bentinck (10 May 1819 – 11 December 1877). He married first Elizabeth Sophia Hawkins-Whitshed. They were parents of William Cavendish-Bentinck, 6th Duke of Portland. He married secondly Augusta Browne.
Anne and Lord Charles became lovers at some point during her first marriage. They eloped on 5 September 1815, following which Abdy brought a suit for criminal conversation (crim.con. in Regency parlance) for 30,000 pounds but won only 7,000 pounds in damages. (These damages were never paid by the impecunious Bentinck). During the discussion of the divorce bill, the customary provision against remarriage was struck out in the House of Lords. Lady Abdy (or rather, her husband Sir William Abdy) was granted a divorce on 25 June 1816. Anne and Lord William were married on 23 July 1816, enabling their first child (which she was expecting) to be born legitimate three weeks later.[6]
== Sources ==
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_Charles_Bentinck Wikipedia: Lord Charles Bentinck]
* Marriage record St Martin in the Fields "The honourbale William Charles Cavendish Bentick commonly called Lord Charles Bentinck of this Parish, widower, and Anne Wellesley of the Parish of St George, Hanover Sq, single and unmarried, were married in this Church by License this 23rd Day of July 1816."
==Acknowledgements==
This person was created through the import of fitzmaster032511.ged on 27 March 2011. The following data was included in the gedcom. You may wish to edit it for readability.
=== Note ===
: Note: [[#N2524]]
: Note N2524Lt.-Col. Lord William Charles Augustus Cavendish-Bentinck
Events
| Birth | 3 Oct 1780 | England, Nottinghamshire, Welbeck Abbey |  | ||
| Marriage | 23 Jul 1816 | Anne Wellesley | |||
| Marriage | 23 Jul 1816 | St Martin in the Fields, London, England - Anne Wellesley | |||
| Death | 28 Apr 1826 | England | | ||
| Alt name | Lord William "Lt.-Col. Lord William Charles Augustus Cavendish-Bentinck" Cavendish-Bentinck | ||||
| Title (Nobility) | Lord | ||||
| Reference No | 987623 | ||||
| Reference No | 1008797 | ||||
| Reference No | 60 |
Families
| Spouse | Anne Wellesley (1788 - 1875) |
| Child | Charles William Frederick Cavendish-Bentinck (1817 - 1865) |
| Father | William Henry Cavendish Bentinck (1738 - 1809) |
| Mother | Dorothy Cavendish (1750 - 1794) |
| Sibling | William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck-Scott (1768 - 1854) |
| Sibling | Charlotte Cavendish-Bentinck (1775 - 1862) |
| Sibling | Frederik Guy Cavendish-Bentinck-Portland (1781 - 1828) |