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Duke of Portland

The Duke of Portland is a peerage title created in 1716 for William Henry Bentinck[?], who was already Earl of Portland. The dukedom[?] came into the possession of the Cavendish-Bentinck family by marriage.

The Dukedom of Portland became extinct on the 9th Duke's death, though the 9th Duke's distant cousin succeeded him as Earl of Portland.

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