Charles Cavendish-Bentinck (priest)
| William Charles Cavendish Bentinck | |
|---|---|
| Born | 8 November 1817 |
| Died | 17 August 1865 (aged 47) |
| Known for | Great-grandfather of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom |
| Spouse(s) | Sinetta Lambourne (Caroline) Louisa Burnaby |
| Children | Charles William Charles Cecilia Ann Violet Hyacinth |
| Parent(s) |
Lord Charles Bentinck Anne Wellesley |
The Reverend Charles William Cavendish Bentinck (8 November 1817 – 17 August 1865) was a clergyman of the Church of England, holding livings in Bedfordshire, and a great-grandfather of Queen Elizabeth II.
He used his names in the order William Charles Cavendish Bentinck, and his usual signature was W. C. C. Bentinck.
Born at Kensington, Bentinck was the elder son of Lieutenant Colonel Lord Charles Bentinck and of Anne Wellesley, formerly Lady Abdy. He had a younger brother, Arthur Cavendish Bentinck, and two sisters, Anne and Emily. Their paternal grandparents were William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland, Prime Minister of Great Britain, and Dorothy Cavendish, a daughter of William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire, another Prime Minister, by his marriage to Lady Charlotte Boyle, a daughter of Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington. Their maternal grandparents were Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley, and his wife Hyacinthe-Gabrielle Roland, a former actress at the Palais Royal. Wellesley, a Governor-General of India, was an older brother of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, another Prime Minister.
When they were born, there seemed only a remote possibility of Bentinck or his brother succeeding to the family's peerages, as their father's eldest brother, the 4th Duke of Portland, already had several sons, and their father had another older brother, Lord William Bentinck (1774–1839). Bentinck was educated at Merton College, Oxford, where his paternal grandfather the 3rd Duke had been Chancellor, matriculating on 1 June 1837, and later at New Inn Hall, Oxford, while his brother decided to follow a military career. Bentinck eventually took the degree of Bachelor of Arts in 1845, promoted to Master of Arts in 1846.
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