Earl of Portland

Earl of Portland is in Earldoms of England Alphabetically.

1665 Battle of Lowestoft

1689 Coronation William III and Mary II

Earl of Portland (1st Creation)

1st: Richard Weston 1st Earl of Portland. Died 1635. Son.

2nd: Jerome Weston 2nd Earl of Portland. Died 1663. Son.

3rd: Charles Weston 3rd Earl of Portland. Died 1665. Uncle.

4th: Thomas Weston 4th Earl of Portland. Died 1688. Extinct.

On 17 Feb 1633 Richard Weston 1st Earl of Portland (age 55) was created 1st Earl of Portland. Frances Waldegrave Countess Portland (age 55) by marriage Countess of Portland.

On 13 Mar 1635 Richard Weston 1st Earl of Portland (age 58) died. His son Jerome Weston 2nd Earl of Portland (age 29) succeeded 2nd Earl of Portland. Frances Stewart Countess Portland (age 18) by marriage Countess of Portland.

On 17 Mar 1663 Jerome Weston 2nd Earl of Portland (age 57) died. His son Charles Weston 3rd Earl of Portland (age 23) succeeded 3rd Earl of Portland.

On 03 Jun 1665 at the Battle of Lowestoft an English fleet commanded by King James II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 31), Prince Rupert Palatinate Simmern 1st Duke Cumberland (age 45) and Edward Montagu 1st Earl Sandwich (age 39) defeated a Dutch Fleet.

Richard Boyle was killed.

Charles Maccarthy Viscount Muskerry was killed.

Charles Berkeley 1st Earl Falmouth (age 35) was killed by a cannonball aboard the Royal Charles. Earl Falmouth extinct, Baron Botetourt Langport in Somerset extinct. His father Charles Berkeley 2nd Viscount Fitzhardinge (age 65) succeeded 2nd Viscount Fitzhardinge of Berehaven in Kerry. Penelope Godolphin Viscountess Fitzhardinge by marriage Viscountess Fitzhardinge of Berehaven in Kerry. Possibly the only occasion when a father has succeeded his son.

Charles Weston 3rd Earl of Portland (age 26) was killed by a cannon shot. On 13 Jun 1665 His uncle Thomas Weston 4th Earl of Portland (age 55) succeeded 4th Earl of Portland.

Thomas Allin 1st Baronet (age 53) was present.

Admiral Jeremy Smith commanded the Mary.

Captain George Batts fought. He was assigned to Sir George Ayscue's (age 49) division in the Blue Squadron.

James Ley 3rd Earl Marlborough (age 47) was killed at the Battle of Lowestoft commanding Old James attempting to recover a captured ship. His half brother William Ley 4th Earl Marlborough (age 53) succeeded 4th Earl Marlborough.

After 1666 Thomas Weston 4th Earl of Portland (age 56) and Anne Boteler Countess Newport and Portland (age 66) were married. She by marriage Countess of Portland. He the son of Richard Weston 1st Earl of Portland.

In May 1688 Thomas Weston 4th Earl of Portland (age 78) died. Earl of Portland extinct.

Earl of Portland (2nd Creation)

On 01 Feb 1678 William Bentinck 1st Earl of Portland (age 28) and Anne Villiers Countess Portland (age 27) were married. She by marriage Countess of Portland.

On 09 Apr 1689 a number of new peers were created at the Coronation William III and Mary II ...

Charles Paulet 1st Duke Bolton (age 59) was created 1st Duke Bolton.

Charles Mordaunt 3rd Earl Peterborough 1st Earl Monmouth (age 31) was created 1st Earl Monmouth. Carey Fraser Countess Peterborough and Monmouth (age 29) by marriage Countess Monmouth.

Thomas Belasyse 1st Earl Fauconberg (age 62) was created 1st Earl Fauconberg. Mary Cromwell Countess Fauconberg (age 52) by marriage Countess Fauconberg.

William Bentinck 1st Earl of Portland (age 39) was created 1st Earl of Portland.

On 12 May 1700 William Bentinck 1st Earl of Portland (age 50) and Jane Martha Temple Countess Portland (age 28) were married. She by marriage Countess of Portland. The difference in their ages was 22 years.

On 23 Nov 1709 William Bentinck 1st Earl of Portland (age 60) died. His son Henry Bentinck 1st Duke Portland (age 27) succeeded 2nd Earl of Portland.

On 04 Jul 1726 Henry Bentinck 1st Duke Portland (age 44) died in Spanish Town Jamaica. His body was returned to England. On 03 Nov 1726 he was buried in the Duke of Ormonde Vault, King Henry VII Chapel, Westminster Abbey. His son William Bentinck 2nd Duke Portland (age 17) succeeded 2nd Duke Portland, 3rd Earl of Portland.

On 01 May 1762 William Bentinck 2nd Duke Portland (age 53) died. His son William Cavendish-Bentinck 3rd Duke Portland (age 24) succeeded 3rd Duke Portland, 4th Earl of Portland.

On 30 Oct 1809 William Cavendish-Bentinck 3rd Duke Portland (age 71) died. His son William Henry Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck 4th Duke Portland (age 41) succeeded 4th Duke Portland, 5th Earl of Portland.

On 27 Mar 1854 William Henry Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck 4th Duke Portland (age 85) died. His son William John Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck 5th Duke Portland (age 53) succeeded 5th Duke Portland, 6th Earl of Portland although it took him three years before he took his seat in the House of Lords.

On 06 Dec 1879 William John Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck 5th Duke Portland (age 79) died unmarried at his London residence Harcourt House Cavendish Square Marylebone. He was buried in Kensal Green Cemetery. His first cousin once removed William Cavendish-Bentinck 6th Duke Portland (age 21) succeeded 6th Duke Portland, 7th Earl of Portland.

On 13 Dec 1980 Ferdinand Cavendish-Bentinck 8th Duke of Portland (age 91) died. His brother Victor Cavendish-Bentinck 9th Duke of Portland (age 83) succeeded 9th Duke Portland, 10th Earl of Portland.

On 30 Jul 1990 Victor Cavendish-Bentinck 9th Duke of Portland (age 93) died without surviving male issue. He was buried at St Winifred's Church Holbeck. Duke Portland extinct. His half sixth cousin Henry Charles Bentinck 11th Earl of Portland (age 70) succeeded 11th Earl of Portland.

On 30 Jan 1997 Henry Charles Bentinck 11th Earl of Portland (age 77) died. His son Timothy Charles Noel 12th Earl Portland (age 43) succeeded 12th Earl of Portland.