| The Right Honourable Lord Charles Bentinck |
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| Treasurer of the Household | |
| In office 29 July 1812 – 28 April 1826 |
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| Monarch | George III George IV |
| Prime Minister | The Earl of Liverpool |
| Preceded by | Viscount Jocelyn |
| Succeeded by | Sir William Henry Fremantle |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 October 1780 |
| Died | 28 April 1826 |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse(s) | (1) Georgiana Seymour (d. 1813) (2) Lady Anne Wellesley (c. 1795–1875) |
Lieutenant-Colonel Lord William Charles Augustus Cavendish-Bentinck (3 October 1780 – 28 April 1826), known as Lord Charles Bentinck, was a British soldier and politician and a great-great-grandfather of Queen Elizabeth II.
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Bentinck was the third son of Prime Minister William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland and Lady Dorothy (1750–1794), daughter of Prime Minister William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire. William Bentinck, 4th Duke of Portland, and Lord William Bentinck were his elder brothers.[1]
Bentinck was returned to Parliament for Ashburton in 1806, a seat he held until 1812.[2] He served under the Earl of Liverpool as Treasurer of the Household between 1812[3] and 1826.
Bentinck married, firstly, Georgiana Augusta Frederica Seymour on 21 September 1808. They had one daughter. Georgiana died in December 1813. 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 granted a divorce from her husband and she and Bentinck were married on 16 July 1816. They had four children:
Bentinck died on 28 April 1826 at age 45. His wife survived him by over 50 years and died in March 1875.[1]
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Walter Palk Hon. Gilbert Elliot |
Member of Parliament for Ashburton 1807–1812 With: Hon. Gilbert Elliot 1807–1811 John Sullivan 1811–1812 |
Succeeded by John Sullivan Richard Preston |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Viscount Jocelyn |
Treasurer of the Household 1812–1826 |
Succeeded by Sir William Henry Fremantle |