William John Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck, 5th Duke of Portland

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William John Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck, 5th Duke of Portland, was a reclusive 19th-century British aristocrat famed for his eccentric lifestyle and the extensive network of underground tunnels he had constructed on his estate at Welbeck Abbey.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British aristocrat
Duke
human
peer of the United Kingdom
birthDate 1800-09-17
birthPlace England
London, England
surface form: London
countryOfCitizenship Great Britain
United Kingdom
deathDate 1879-12-06
deathPlace England
Nottinghamshire
Welbeck Abbey
educatedAt Christ Church, Oxford
Harrow School
familyName Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck
father William Bentinck, 4th Duke of Portland
genreOfActivity estate management
landownership
givenName William
hasNoChildren true
knownFor construction of underground tunnels at Welbeck Abbey
eccentric behaviour
extensive building works at Welbeck Abbey
reclusive lifestyle
languageSpoken English
maritalStatus never married
memberOf House of Lords
memberOfNobility British nobility
mother Henrietta Scott
nobleFamily Bentinck family
surface form: Cavendish-Bentinck family
nobleTitle William John Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck, 5th Duke of Portland self-linksurface differs
surface form: 5th Duke of Portland
notableProject underground ballroom at Welbeck Abbey
underground riding school at Welbeck Abbey
underground tunnels connecting buildings on Welbeck estate
owned Welbeck Abbey
Welbeck estate
placeOfBurial Bolsover
Derbyshire
positionHeld Duke of Portland
Marquess of Titchfield
precededBy William Bentinck, 4th Duke of Portland
residence Nottinghamshire
Welbeck Abbey
socialCharacteristic eccentric
recluse
succeededBy William Cavendish-Bentinck, 6th Duke of Portland
timePeriod 19th century

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Duke of Portland heldBy William John Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck, 5th Duke of Portland
William Cavendish-Bentinck, 6th Duke of Portland father William John Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck, 5th Duke of Portland
this entity surface form: William Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck, 5th Duke of Portland
William Cavendish-Bentinck, 6th Duke of Portland precededBy William John Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck, 5th Duke of Portland
this entity surface form: William Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck, 5th Duke of Portland
William John Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck, 5th Duke of Portland nobleTitle William John Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck, 5th Duke of Portland self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: 5th Duke of Portland
Welbeck Abbey notableResident William John Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck, 5th Duke of Portland
this entity surface form: William Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck, 5th Duke of Portland
Welbeck Abbey notableBuilder William John Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck, 5th Duke of Portland
this entity surface form: 5th Duke of Portland