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Lady Elizabeth Bentinck (July 27, 1735 – December 12, 1825), was the daughter of William Bentinck, 2nd Duke of Portland, who owned an estate around Marylebone. On March 22, 1759 she married Thomas Thynne (September 13, 1734 – November 19, 1796), then 3rd Viscount Weymouth. Weymouth apparently developed some of the land on plots that he had leased from his brother-in-law, the 3rd Duke of Portland, making a fortune in the process. Lady Elizabeth was already close to royal circles as she was a Lady of the Bedchamber to Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, queen consort of King George III. Her husband He was said to be a man of considerable ability, especially as a speaker but his habits were coarse, resembling those of his friend and frequent companion Charles James Fox. Horace Walpole thought him idle and a drunkard, and in early life at least “his great fortune he had damaged by such profuse play, that his house was often full of bailiffs.” Even so, he was made Marquess of Bath in 1789 and lived at the family seat of Longleat in Wiltshire. In 1793, Lady Elizabeth, now Marchioness, became Mistress of the Robes and held that position until the queen’s death in 1818
