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Lady Alexandra Margaret Anne Cavendish-Bentinck (16 September 1916 – 29 December 2008) was a member of the British nobility and one of the richest landowners in the country. Her father was William Cavendish-Bentinck, 7th Duke of Portland, a British Conservative politician. The Duke was also known as "Chopper" for the wooden house he built in Welbeck.〔("Lady Anne Cavendish-Bentinck: Lest We Forget" ), ''Anorak News''〕 Her mother was Ivy Gordon-Lennox, daughter of Lord Algernon Charles Gordon-Lennox. She had one sibling, a younger sister, Lady Margaret Parente (died 1955). ==Family== The Dukes of Portland originally were a Dutch family. Hans Willem (or William) Bentinck came to Britain from Holland with William of Orange in 1670, and was created Earl of Portland in 1689.〔("Lady Anne Cavendish-Bentinck" ), ''Daily Telegraph'' obituary〕 His son, Henry, 2nd Earl, was created Duke of Portland in 1716. As Lady Anne's father had no sons when he died in March 1977, he was succeeded in the dukedom by his third cousin Ferdinand Cavendish-Bentinck. However, the family seat of Welbeck Abbey and the family fortune passed to his daughter. This was in accordance with legal arrangements made by Anne's grandfather, William Cavendish-Bentinck, 6th Duke of Portland. Her grandfather was the younger half-brother of the Countess of Strathmore, who was the mother of Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, who went on to be the Queen Mother.〔(''Lest We Forget'', ibid. ) 〕 The Portland dukedom became extinct in 1990 when the 9th Duke died without a male heir. However the earldom of Portland was inherited by a male line descendant of the 1st Duke's younger brother. The 12th and (as of 2015) present Earl of Portland is actor Tim Bentinck, also known as David Archer to the listeners of the BBC Radio 4 soap opera ''The Archers''. Lady Anne's sole heir was her nephew, William Parente, who is married with two children and was High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire for 2003–04. He was the beneficiary to her £158 million estate.〔 ("The lost love of a lonely heiress" ), ''Daily Mail'' obituary〕〔 ("Tributes flood in to Lady Anne Bentinck" ), ''Worksop Guardian''〕 As a débutante, she refused to marry a Belgian nobleman, destined to be Prince Charles of the Belgians. When he came to ask for her hand in marriage she reportedly refused to get out of bed. Instead she wished to marry John Osborne, 11th Duke of Leeds. However her family refused to allow the marriage. She never married.〔 ("Lady Anne Cavendish-Bentinck overlijdt op 92-jarige leeftijd" ), MONARCHEN.NL〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lady Anne Cavendish-Bentinck」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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