Henrietta Bentinck, Duchess of Portland (''

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'' Scott; 1774 – 24 April 1844) was the wife of

William Bentinck, 4th Duke of Portland William Henry Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck, 4th Duke of Portland, (24 June 1768 – 27 March 1854), styled Marquess of Titchfield until 1809, was a British politician who served in various positions in the governments of George Canning and Lord G ...

. Henrietta was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, and was the eldest daughter and the heiress of Major-General John Scott of

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and his second wife, the former Margaret Dundas. Prior to her marriage, she was sometimes referred to as "the rich Miss Scott", to differentiate her from her two younger sisters. Her sisters were Lucy, wife of Francis Stuart, 10th Earl of Moray, and Joan, ''suo jure'' Viscountess Canning, wife of

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. Henrietta married the future duke in London on 4 August 1795, when he was styled Marquess of Titchfield. The marquess obtained Royal Licence to take the name and arms of Scott in addition to that of Cavendish-Bentinck. They had nine children: * 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 William John Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck, 5th Duke of Portland (17 September 1800 – 6 December 1879), styled Lord John Bentinck before 1824 and Marquess of Titchfield between 1824 and 1854, was a British Army officer and politician best known fo ...

(1800-1879) * Lord George Frederick Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck (1802-1848), who died unmarried * 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 TophamMosley, 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 The marquess inherited his father's dukedom in 1809, and Henrietta became Duchess of Portland. Their family home was

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, Nottinghamshire, where the duke kept racehorses and carried out extensive irrigation works. 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.

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