Earl of Portland - Definition and Overview

The title of Earl of Portland has been created twice in the Peerage of England, most recently for Hans Willem Bentinck, the favorite of King William III in 1689. This earldom was held by the Duke of Portland (Peerage of Great Britain) from 1716 to 1990, when the Dukedom became extinct, and the earldom was inherited by a distant cousin.

The Earl of Portland holds the subsidiary titles of Viscount Woodstock (1689) and Baron Cirencester (1689), both in the Peerage of England. Associated with the Dukedom were the additional titles of Marquess of Titchfield (1716) and Baron Bolsover (1880), which became extinct along with the dukedom in 1990.

Earls of Portland, First Creation (1633)

• Richard Weston, 1st Earl of Portland (1577-1635)
• Jerome Weston, 2nd Earl of Portland (1605-1663)
• Charles Weston, 3rd Earl of Portland (1639-1665)
• Thomas Weston, 4th Earl of Portland (1609-1688)

Earls of Portland, Second Creation (1689)

• Hans Willem Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland (1649-1709)
• Henry Bentinck, 1st Duke of Portland, 2nd Earl of Portland (1682-1726)
• William Bentinck, 2nd Duke of Portland, 3rd Earl of Portland (1709-1762)
• William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland, 4th Earl of Portland (1738-1809)
• William Henry Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck, 4th Duke of Portland, 5th Earl of Portland (1768-1854)
• William John Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck, 5th Duke of Portland, 6th Earl of Portland (1800-1879)
• William John Arthur Charles James Cavendish-Bentinck, 6th Duke of Portland, 7th Earl of Portland (1857-1943)
• William Arthur Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, 7th Duke of Portland, 8th Earl of Portland (1893-1977)
• Ferdinand William Cavendish-Bentinck, 8th Duke of Portland, 9th Earl of Portland (1888-1980)
• Victor Frederick William Cavendish-Bentinck, 9th Duke of Portland, 10th Earl of Portland (1897-1990)
• Henry Noel Graf von Bentinck, 11th Earl of Portland (1919-1997)
• Timothy Charles Robert Noel Graf Bentinck, 12th Earl of Portland (b. 1953)