(1787–1855) Carel Anton Ferdinand van Aldenburg Bentinck, 4th Count Bentinck (1792–1864) Henry Bentinck, 5th Count Bentinck (1846–1903), resigned his rights to his younger brothers 1874 Count Robert Bentinck (1875–1932) Henry Bentinck, 11th Earl of Portland, 10th Count Bentinck (1919–1997), British Army officer and non-conformist intellectual Timothy Bentinck, 12th Earl of Portland, 11th Count Bentinck (born 1953), British actor and writer; married to Judy Bentinck (born 1952), British milliner William Bentinck, Viscount Woodstock (born 1984), English social entrepreneur and speaker Sir Charles Henry Bentinck (1879–1955), British diplomat who, after retirement, became an Anglican priest Willem van Aldenburg Bentinck, 6th Count Bentinck (1848–1912) Willem van Aldenburg Bentinck, 7th Count Bentinck (1880–1958) (1925–2013) Carel Reinhard Adelbert van Aldenburg Bentinck (1853–1934) (1879–1975) Godard Johan George Carel van Aldenburg Bentinck (1857–1940) Carel van Aldenburg Bentinck, 8th Count Bentinck (1885–1964) Adriaan van Aldenburg Bentinck, 9th Count Bentinck (1887–1968) Sir Henry John William Bentinck (1796–1876), British general Charles Ferdinand Bentinck (1764–1811), British colonial governor Henry William Bentinck (1765–1820), British colonial governor John Bentinck (1737–1775), Royal Navy captain, inventor and member of Parliament William Bentinck (1764–1813), Royal Navy admiral, Governor of St Vincent and the Grenadines George William Pierrepont Bentinck (1803–1886), British politician Family tree Legacy Bentinck Island near Victoria, British Columbia at may have been named after Lord George Bentinck. North and South Bentinck Arms, inlets off Burke Channel, were named after William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland by Captain Vancouver in 1793. North Bentinck Arm is significant in the history of Canada because it was here in 1793 that Sir Alexander Mackenzie completed the first recorded transcontinental crossing of North America by a European north of Mexico. HMS Bentinck, Royal Navy ships named after Captain John Bentinck. After Kaiser Wilhelm II fled to the Netherlands at the end of World War I, he was housed at Amerongen Castle, belonging to Count Bentinck. HMS Portland (F79) is a type 23 frigate (Duke class) named after the Dukes of Portland. It is the eighth ship to hold the title, but the first to be named after the Portland family, rather than Portland Harbour. Bentinck Street, near Cavendish Square in the West End of London, bears the family name. Bentinckia, a genus of palms named after Lord William Bentinck, Governor General of British India. References External links Barons of the Netherlands Dutch-language surnames Toponymic surnames