Biography of Elizabeth Bentinck Marchioness Bath 1735-1825

On 04 Jul 1726 [her grandfather] Henry Bentinck 1st Duke Portland 1682-1726 (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 [her father] William Bentinck 2nd Duke Portland 1709-1762 (age 17) succeeded 2nd Duke Portland, 3rd Earl of Portland.

On 27 Jun 1735 Elizabeth Bentinck Marchioness Bath was born to William Bentinck 2nd Duke Portland 1709-1762 (age 26) and Margaret Cavendish Harley 2nd Duchess Portland 1715-1785 (age 20) at Welbeck Abbey [Map].

In Jan 1751 Thomas Thynne 2nd Viscount Weymouth (age 40) died. His son [her future husband] Thomas Thynne 1st Marquess of Bath (age 16) succeeded 3rd Viscount Weymouth, 4th Baronet Thynne of Kempsford in Gloucestershire.

In 1759 Thomas Thynne 1st Marquess of Bath (age 24) and Elizabeth Bentinck Marchioness Bath (age 23) were married. She by marriage Viscountess Weymouth. She the daughter of William Bentinck 2nd Duke Portland 1709-1762 (age 49) and Margaret Cavendish Harley 2nd Duchess Portland 1715-1785 (age 43). They were third cousins.

On 25 Mar 1760 [her daughter] Louisa Thynne Countess Aylesford 1760-1832 was born to [her husband] Thomas Thynne 1st Marquess of Bath (age 25) and Elizabeth Bentinck Marchioness Bath (age 24).

On 01 May 1762 [her father] William Bentinck 2nd Duke Portland 1709-1762 (age 53) died. His son [her brother] William Cavendish-Bentinck 3rd Duke Portland (age 24) succeeded 3rd Duke Portland, 4th Earl of Portland.

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On 17 Nov 1762 [her daughter] Henrietta Thynne was born to [her husband] Thomas Thynne 1st Marquess of Bath (age 28) and Elizabeth Bentinck Marchioness Bath (age 27).

On 19 Dec 1763 [her daughter] Sophia Thynne was born to [her husband] Thomas Thynne 1st Marquess of Bath (age 29) and Elizabeth Bentinck Marchioness Bath (age 28).

On 23 Jan 1765 [her son] Thomas Thynne 2nd Marquess of Bath was born to [her husband] Thomas Thynne 1st Marquess of Bath (age 30) and Elizabeth Bentinck Marchioness Bath (age 29).

On 23 Jan 1770 [her son] George Thynne 2nd Baron Carteret was born to [her husband] Thomas Thynne 1st Marquess of Bath (age 35) and Elizabeth Bentinck Marchioness Bath (age 34).

On 18 Nov 1781 [her son-in-law] Heneage Finch 4th Earl Aylesford 1751-1812 (age 30) and [her daughter] Louisa Thynne Countess Aylesford 1760-1832 (age 21) were married. She by marriage Countess Aylesford. She the daughter of Thomas Thynne 1st Marquess of Bath (age 47) and Elizabeth Bentinck Marchioness Bath 1735-1825 (age 46). He the son of Heneage Finch 3rd Earl Aylesford 1715-1777 and Charlotte Seymour Countess Aylesford 1730-1805 (age 51).

In 1784 [her brother-in-law] Henry Carteret 1st Baron Carteret (age 49) was created 1st Baron Carteret.

On 28 Aug 1784 [her son-in-law] George Ashburnham 3rd Earl Ashburnham (age 23) and [her daughter] Sophia Thynne (age 20) were married. She the daughter of Thomas Thynne 1st Marquess of Bath (age 49) and Elizabeth Bentinck Marchioness Bath 1735-1825 (age 49). He the son of John Ashburnham 2nd Earl Ashburnham 1724-1812 (age 59) and .

On 17 Jul 1785 [her mother] Margaret Cavendish Harley 2nd Duchess Portland 1715-1785 (age 70) died.

The London Gazette 13123. Whitehall, August 18 [1789].

The King has been pleased to grant the Dignity of a Marquess of the Kingdom of Great Britain to the Right Honourable James Earl of Salisoury, and the Heirs Male of his Body lawfully begotten, by the Name, Stile and Title of Marquess of Salisbury, in the County of Wilts.

The King has also been pleased to grant the Dignity of a Marquess of the Kingdom of Great Britain to the Right Honourable [her husband] Thomas Viscount Weymouth (age 54), Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, and the Heirs Male of his body lawfully begotten, by the Name, Stile and Title of Marquess of Bath, in the County of Somerset. [Elizabeth Bentinck Marchioness Bath (age 54) by marriage Marchioness of Bath.]

The King has been pleased to grant the Dignity of an Earl of this Kingdom of Great Britain to the Right Honourable George Viscount Mount-Edgcumbe and Valletort (age 69), and the Heirs Male of liis Body lawfully begotten, by the Name, Stile and Title of Earl of Mount-Edgcumbe. [ by marriage Countess of Mount Edgcumbe.]

The King has been pleased to grant the Dignities of Viscount and Earl of the Kingdom of Great Britain to the Right Honourable Hugh Lord Fortescue (age 36), and the Heirs Male of his Body lawfully begotten, by the Name, Stile and Title of 1stViscount Ebrington, of Ebrington in the County of Gloucester, and Earl Fortescue. [Hester Granville Countess Fortescue 1766-1847 (age 23) by marriage Countess Fortescue.]

On 09 Apr 1791 [her daughter] Sophia Thynne (age 27) died.

On 14 Apr 1794 [her son] Thomas Thynne 2nd Marquess of Bath (age 29) and [her daughter-in-law] Isabella Elizabeth Byng Marchioness Bath 1773-1830 (age 20) were married. He the son of Thomas Thynne 1st Marquess of Bath (age 59) and Elizabeth Bentinck Marchioness Bath 1735-1825 (age 58).

On 19 Nov 1796 [her husband] Thomas Thynne 1st Marquess of Bath (age 62) died. His son [her son] Thomas Thynne 2nd Marquess of Bath (age 31) succeeded 2nd Marquess of Bath, 4th Viscount Weymouth, 5th Baronet Thynne of Kempsford in Gloucestershire. [her daughter-in-law] Isabella Elizabeth Byng Marchioness Bath 1773-1830 (age 23) by marriage Marchioness of Bath.

On 09 May 1797 [her son] George Thynne 2nd Baron Carteret (age 27) and [her daughter-in-law] Harriet Courtenay Baroness Carteret (age 25) were married. She by marriage Baroness Carteret of Hawnes. She the daughter of William Courtenay 8th Earl Devon 1742-1788 and . He the son of Thomas Thynne 1st Marquess of Bath and Elizabeth Bentinck Marchioness Bath 1735-1825 (age 61).

On 02 May 1799 [her son-in-law] Philip Stanhope 5th Earl Chesterfield (age 43) and [her daughter] Henrietta Thynne (age 36) were married at Grosvenor Street. She the daughter of Thomas Thynne 1st Marquess of Bath and Elizabeth Bentinck Marchioness Bath 1735-1825 (age 63).

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In 1810 [her former brother-in-law] Henry Carteret 1st Baron Carteret (age 75) and Eleanor Smart Baroness Carteret were married. She by marriage Baroness Carteret.

On 31 May 1813 [her daughter] Henrietta Thynne (age 50) died.

On 12 Dec 1825 Elizabeth Bentinck Marchioness Bath (age 90) died. Memorial in Saints Peter and Paul Church, Longbridge Deverill [Map].

Family Trees of Elizabeth Bentinck Marchioness Bath 1735-1825

Paternal Family Tree: Bentinck

Maternal Family Tree: Eleanor Gifford 1575

Royal Ancestors of Elizabeth Bentinck Marchioness Bath 1735-1825

Kings Wessex: Great x 21 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 17 Grand Daughter of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd 1100-1170

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 23 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 18 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys 1047-1132

Kings England: Great x 9 Grand Daughter of King Edward IV of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 16 Grand Daughter of William "Lion" I King Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 17 Grand Daughter of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 14 Grand Daughter of Philip "The Fair" IV King France

Ancestors of Elizabeth Bentinck Marchioness Bath 1735-1825

Great x 1 Grandfather: William Bentinck 1st Earl of Portland

GrandFather: Henry Bentinck 1st Duke Portland 1682-1726 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Villiers of Brokesby

Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Villiers

Great x 4 Grandmother: Audrey Saunders

Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Villiers 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John St John 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Barbara St John 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Lucy Hungerford 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Villiers Countess Portland 1651-1688 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Howard 1st Earl Suffolk 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Theophilus Howard 2nd Earl Suffolk 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Knyvet Countess Suffolk 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Frances Howard 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Home 1st Earl Dunbar

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Home Countess Suffolk 1599-1633 18 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Gordon Countess Dunbar 1575-1645 17 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Father: William Bentinck 2nd Duke Portland 1709-1762 11 x Great Grand Son of Henry IV King England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Noel 2nd Viscount Campden

Great x 3 Grandfather: Baptist Noel 3rd Viscount Campden

Great x 4 Grandmother: Juliana Hicks Viscountess Campden

Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Noel 1st Earl Gainsborough

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Wotton 2nd Baron Wotton

Great x 3 Grandmother: Hester Wotton Viscountess Campden

Great x 1 Grandfather: Wriothesley Baptist Noel 2nd Earl Gainsborough 1661-1690 9 x Great Grand Son of Henry IV King England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Wriothesley 3rd Earl of Southampton 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Wriothesley 4th Earl of Southampton 2nd Earl Chichester 7 x Great Grand Son of Henry IV King England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Vernon Countess Southampton 1572-1655 6 x Great Grand Daughter of Henry IV King England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Wriothesley Countess Gainsborough 8 x Great Grand Daughter of Henry IV King England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Leigh 1st Earl Chichester

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Leigh Countess Southampton 1620-1655 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Audrey Boteler Countess Chichester 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

GrandMother: Elizabeth Noel Duchess Portland 1688-1737 10 x Great Grand Daughter of Henry IV King England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Fulk Greville 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Greville 2nd Baron Brooke 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Copley

Great x 2 Grandfather: Fulke Greville 5th Baron Brooke 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Russell 4th Earl Bedford 10 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Russell Baroness Brooke 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Brydges Countess Bedford 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Catherine Greville Duchess Buckingham and Normandby 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Samuel Dashwood

Great x 3 Grandfather: Francis Dashwood

Great x 2 Grandmother: Sarah Dashwood Baroness Brooke

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Sleigh

Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Sleigh

Elizabeth Bentinck Marchioness Bath 1735-1825 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward IV of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Harley

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Harley 10 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Corbet 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Harley 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Conway 1st Viscount Conway 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Brilliana Conway 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert Harley 1st Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

GrandFather: Edward Harley 2nd Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Foley

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Foley

Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Brindley

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Foley

Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Foley Countess of Oxford and Mortimer

Mother: Margaret Cavendish Harley 2nd Duchess Portland 1715-1785 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward IV of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Holles 1st Earl de Clare 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Holles 2nd Earl de Clare 1595-1666 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Stanhope Countess de Clare 1576-1651 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Gilbert Holles 3rd Earl de Clare 1633-1689 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Horace de Vere 1st Baron Vere 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Vere Countess Clare 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Holles 1st Duke Newcastle upon Tyne 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Pierrepont 1st Earl Kingston 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Pierrepont of Thoresby 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Gertrude Talbot Baroness Pierrepont Holme Pierrepoint 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Grace Pierrepont Countess de Clare 1633-1702 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Harries aka Harris

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Gifford

GrandMother: Henrietta Cavendish Holles Countess of Oxford and Mortimer 1694-1755 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward IV of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Cavendish 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Cavendish 1st Duke Newcastle upon Tyne 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward IV of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Ogle 8th Baroness Ogle 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward IV of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Cavendish 2nd Duke Newcastle upon Tyne 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward IV of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Bassett 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Bassett Countess Newcastle upon Tyne 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret Cavendish Duchess Newcastle upon Tyne 1661-1716 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward IV of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Pierrepont 1st Earl Kingston 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Pierrepont of Thoresby 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Gertrude Talbot Baroness Pierrepont Holme Pierrepoint 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Frances Pierrepont Duchess Newcastle upon Tyne 1630-1695 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Harries aka Harris

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Gifford