(later King George II), with a salary of £2000 a year. References Further reading Grew, M. E. William Bentinck and William III (Prince of Orange). The Life of Bentinck, Earl of Portland, from the Welbeck Correspondence ( 1924) de Kavanagh Boulger, Demetrius Charles, and Lord William Henry Cavendish Bentinck. Lord William Bentinck (Clarendon Press, 1897) online. Onnekink, David. The Anglo-Dutch Favourite: The Career of Hans Willem Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland (1649–1709) (2017) a major scholarly biography Onnekink, David. "'Mynheer Benting now rules over us': the 1st Earl of Portland and the Re-emergence of the English Favourite, 1689–99." English Historical Review 121.492 (2006): 693–713. online Onnekink, David. "The earl of Portland and Scotland (1689–1699): a re-evaluation of Williamite policy." Scottish Historical Review 85.2 (2006): 231–249. External links N. Japikse, ed., van Willem III en van Hans Willem Bentinck, eersten graaf van Portland. Biography of the 1st Earl, with links to online catalogues, from Manuscripts and Special Collections, The University of Nottingham The Invasion of England in 1688: a learning resource based on the 1st Earl's papers, developed by Manuscripts and Special Collections, The University of Nottingham David Onnekink, The Anglo-Dutch Favourite - The career of Hans Willem Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland (1649-1709) (Ashgate Publishing, 2007) |- |- |- 1649 births 1709 deaths People from Hof van Twente William Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland British and English royal favourites Peers of England created by William III 17th-century Dutch diplomats Dutch nobility Garter Knights appointed by William III Pages of Honour Diplomatic peers Bentinck 17th-century English diplomats Dutch emigrants to the Kingdom of England Members of the Privy Council of England Grooms of the Stool Earls of Portland