Villiers, Anne (d. 1688)

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Villiers, Anne (d. 1688)

Countess of Portland . Died on November 30, 1688; daughter of Sir Edward Villiers and Lady Frances Villiers (c. 1636–1677); sister of Elizabeth Villiers (c. 1657–1733); married Hans William Bentinck, earl of Portland, on February 1, 1678; children: Mary Bentinck (1679–1726, who married Algernon Capell, 2nd/22nd earl of Essex, and Hon. Sir Conyers D'Arcy); William Bentinck (b. 1681); Henry Bentinck (b. 1682), 1st duke of Portland; Anne Margaretta Bentinck (1683–1763, who married Arend de Wassenaer-Duvenvoirde, Baron de Wassenaer); Frances Wilhemina Bentinck (1684–1712, who married William Byron, 4th Baron Byron); Eleanor Bentinck (b. 1687), a nun; Isabella Bentinck (1688–1728, who married Evelyn Pierrepont, duke of Kingston-on-Hull).

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