Anne Cavendish-Bentinck

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Lady Alexandra Margaret Anne Cavendish-Bentinck (born September 16, 1916 - December 29, 2008 ) was a British noblewoman and one of the wealthiest landowners in Great Britain. Her father was William Cavendish-Bentinck, 7th Duke of Portland , a member of the British Conservative, her mother was Ivy Gordon-Lennox , daughter of Lord Algernon Charles Gordon-Lennox. Her sister Lady Margaret Parente died in 1955.

When Lady Anne's father died in May 1977, she inherited the Welbeck Abbey family seat and the family fortune. The title and the seat in the House of Lords went to the great-cousin of her father Ferdinand Cavendish-Bentinck, 8th Duke of Portland.

Lady Anne was unmarried all her life. Allegedly Karl of Belgium wanted to ask for her hand, but she did not leave her bed when he wanted to pay his respects to her and her parents. She later wanted to marry the 11th Duke of Leeds. When her parents forbade her to do so, she is said to have decided to stay unmarried.

She was a well-known art collector in England. In 1977 she founded the Harley Foundation, an important art collection which maintains an extensive art museum in Welbeck Abbey.

In addition, she was involved with significant sums in the charitable area.

She was known for her sportiness, at the age of 90 she took part in her last hunt in the side saddle .

At the time of her death, her net worth was estimated at £ 158 million. Among other things, she is said to have owned 12 hectares of land in London's West End around Harley Street, 69 km² of land in Nottinghamshire and 250 km² in Scotland . It was ranked 511th on the Times Rich List.

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SURNAME Cavendish-Bentinck, Anne
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Cavendish-Bentinck, Alexandra Margaret Anne (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British noblewoman and landowner
DATE OF BIRTH September 16, 1916
DATE OF DEATH December 29, 2008