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Margaret Cavendish Bentinck, Duchess of Portland (11 February 1715 – 17 July 1785) was the richest woman in Great Britain of her time, styled Lady Margaret Harley before 1734, Duchess of Portland from 1734 to her husband's death in 1761, and Dowager Duchess of Portland from 1761 until her own death in 1785.
Margaret Cavendish Harley was born in London, the only surviving child of Edward Harley, who was later 2nd Earl of Oxford, and his wife Henrietta, daughter of John Holles, 3rd Duke of Newcastle upon Tyne.
Margaret Cavendish Bentinck, duquesa de Portland (11 de febrero de 1715 - 17 de julio de 1785) fue una aristócrata británica, de estilo Lady Margaret Harley antes de 1734, duquesa de Portland desde 1734 hasta la muerte de su esposo en 1761, y duquesa viuda de Portland desde 1761 hasta la suya. muerte en 1785.
Margaret Cavendish Bentinck, Duchess of Portland (11 February 1715 – 17 July 1785) was the richest woman in Great Britain of her time, styled Lady Margaret Harley before 1734, Duchess of Portland from 1734 to her husband's death in 1761, and Dowager Duchess of Portland from 1761 until her own death in 1785. Quick Facts Her GraceThe Duchess of ...
Margaret Cavendish Bentinck (née Harley), Duchess of Portland. As the only surviving child of Edward Harley, the Duchess of Portland inherited a considerable fortune which she spent on the biggest collection of natural history in Britain at the time.
Margaret Cavendish Bentinck, duchess of Portland (1715 - 1785) RA Collection: People and Organisations Collector of art and natural history specimens; patron of arts and sciences. Profile. Born: 1715 Died: 1785. Gender: Female. Share
Back in England in her second widowhood, MD was a frequent visitor to her lifelong, very close friend the Duchess of Portland. The duchess, an amateur scientist of unusual talent and achievement, brought MD. Friends, Associates. Margaret Bingham, Countess Lucan.
