Peerage Record – 1370

     Major Henry Duncan Bentinck was born on 24 June 1881.¹ He was the son of Lt.-Col. Henry Charles Adolphus Frederick William Bentinck, 5th Graf Bentinck and Henrietta Eliza Cathcart McKerrell.¹ He died on 2 October 1916 at age 35, from wounds received in action.¹
     He was educated at Harrow School, Harrow, London, England^G.¹ He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, in 1902 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He gained the rank of Major in the Coldstream Guards.¹ He fought in the Battle of the Somme, where he was mentioned in despatches.¹

     Lt.-Col. Arthur William Douglas Bentinck was born on 24 July 1887.¹ He was the son of Lt.-Col. Henry Charles Adolphus Frederick William Bentinck, 5th Graf Bentinck and Henrietta Eliza Cathcart McKerrell.¹ He died on 26 November 1962 at age 75, unmarried.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, in 1909 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He fought in the British East African Campaign between 1913 and 1914, where he was wounded.¹ He gained the rank of First World War in the where he was wounded.¹ He gained the rank of Second World War in the in Ethiopia, Burma and China.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Coldsteam Guards.¹ He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1941.¹ He was with the British Military Administration of Somalia between 1946 and 1948.¹ He fought in the Mau Mau Emergency between 1952 and 1954, with the Kenyan Police.¹

     Renira Christine Bentinck was born on 6 November 1877.¹ She was the daughter of Lt.-Col. Henry Charles Adolphus Frederick William Bentinck, 5th Graf Bentinck and Henrietta Eliza Cathcart McKerrell.¹ She married Alexander Baron van Heeckeren van Kell on 6 December 1898.¹ She died on 22 April 1953 at age 75.¹

     Alexander Baron van Heeckeren van Kell married Renira Christine Bentinck, daughter of Lt.-Col. Henry Charles Adolphus Frederick William Bentinck, 5th Graf Bentinck and Henrietta Eliza Cathcart McKerrell, on 6 December 1898.¹ He died on 4 June 1945.¹
     He was Chamberlain Extraordinary to HM Wilhelmina, Queen of the Netherlands.¹ He gained the rank of Colonel in the Resesrve of Officers.¹ He was appointed Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.)¹

     Ursula Victoria Henrietta Bentinck was born on 18 November 1884.¹ She was the daughter of Lt.-Col. Henry Charles Adolphus Frederick William Bentinck, 5th Graf Bentinck and Henrietta Eliza Cathcart McKerrell.¹
     She was with the Voluntary Aid Detachment during the First World War.¹ She was with the London Auxiliary Ambulance Service during the Second World War.¹

     Naomi Mechtild Henrietta Bentinck was born on 24 July 1887.¹ She was the daughter of Lt.-Col. Henry Charles Adolphus Frederick William Bentinck, 5th Graf Bentinck and Henrietta Eliza Cathcart McKerrell.¹ She died on 17 July 1959 at age 71, unmarried.¹
     She was with the Physiotherapy Unit during the First World War.¹ She was with the London Auxiliary Ambulance Service during the Second World War.¹

     William Charles Philip Otho Aldenburg-Bentinck, 6th Graf Bentinck was born on 28 November 1848.¹ He was the son of Lt.-Gen. Charles Anthony Ferdinand Bentinck, 4th Graf Bentinck and Caroline Mechtild Emma Charlotte Christine Luise Gräfin zu Waldeck und Pyrmont.¹ He married Mary Cornelia Baronin de Heeckeren, daughter of Charles de Heeckeren, on 8 March 1877.¹ He died on 2 November 1912 at age 63.¹
     He gained the title of 6th Graf Bentinck [Holy Roman Empire, 1732] in 1874, on the resignation of his brother.¹ He was created Graf von Waldeck-Limburg in 1889.¹ He was appointed Knight Commander, Teutonic Order.¹ He was awarded the Grand Cross, Order of the Red Eagle of Prussia.¹ He was appointed Knight of Justice, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (K.J.St.J.)¹

     Mary Cornelia Baronin de Heeckeren was born on 13 January 1855.² She was the daughter of Charles de Heeckeren.¹ She married William Charles Philip Otho Aldenburg-Bentinck, 6th Graf Bentinck, son of Lt.-Gen. Charles Anthony Ferdinand Bentinck, 4th Graf Bentinck and Caroline Mechtild Emma Charlotte Christine Luise Gräfin zu Waldeck und Pyrmont, on 8 March 1877.¹ She died on 15 September 1912 at age 57.¹
     Her married name became Bentinck.

     William Frederick Charles Henry Bentinck, 7th Graf Bentinck was born on 22 June 1880.¹ He was the son of William Charles Philip Otho Aldenburg-Bentinck, 6th Graf Bentinck and Mary Cornelia Baronin de Heeckeren.¹ He married Adrienne Vegelin van Claerbergen, daughter of Jonkheer Philip Ernest Vegelin van Claerbergen and Albertine Marie van Hangest Barones d’Yvoy, on 27 August 1923.¹ He died on 29 December 1958 at age 78.¹
     He was Attaché of the Imperial German Embassy to London.¹ He succeeded as the 7th Graf Bentinck [Holy Roman Empire, 1732] on 2 November 1912.¹ He was Coadjutor and 73rd elective Land Commander of the Teutonic Order.¹ He was appointed Knight of Justice, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (K.J.St.J.)¹ He was Balye of Utrecht in 1958.¹

     Adrienne Vegelin van Claerbergen was born on 12 April 1891 at Wassenaar, The Netherlands.² She was the daughter of Jonkheer Philip Ernest Vegelin van Claerbergen and Albertine Marie van Hangest Barones d’Yvoy.^1,2 She married, firstly, René Labouchere, son of Charles Bernard Labouchère and Henriëtte Maria Jacoba Voombergh, on 9 November 1910 at Neuchatel, Switzerland.^1,2 She and René Labouchere were divorced in 1922.² She married, secondly, William Frederick Charles Henry Bentinck, 7th Graf Bentinck, son of William Charles Philip Otho Aldenburg-Bentinck, 6th Graf Bentinck and Mary Cornelia Baronin de Heeckeren, on 27 August 1923.¹ She died on 9 October 1982 at age 91 at Gaildorf, Germany.²
     Her married name became Bentinck.