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     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 McKerrall.¹ He died on 2 October 1916 at age 35, from wounds received in action.¹
     Major Henry Duncan Bentinck was educated at Harrow School, Harrow on the Hill, London, England.¹ He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, in 1902 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.).¹ He gained the rank of Major in the service of 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 McKerrall.¹ He died on 26 November 1962 at age 75, unmarried.¹
     Lt.-Col. Arthur William Douglas Bentinck was educated at Eton College, Eton, Berkshire, England.¹ He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, 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 service of the where he was wounded.¹ He gained the rank of Second World War in the service of the in Ethiopia, Burma and China.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the service of the Coldsteam Guards.¹ He was decorated with the award of Companion, 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 McKerrall.¹ She married Alexander de Heeckeren de Kell, Baron de Heeckeren de Kell on 6 December 1898.¹ She died on 22 April 1953 at age 75.¹
     Her married name became de Heeckeren de Kell.

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

     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 McKerrall.¹
     Ursula Victoria Henrietta Bentinck 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 McKerrall.¹ She died on 17 July 1959 at age 71, unmarried.¹
     Naomi Mechtild Henrietta Bentinck 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 de Heeckeren, Baroness de Heeckeren, daughter of Charles de Heeckeren, on 8 March 1877.¹ He died on 2 November 1912 at age 63.¹
     William Charles Philip Otho Aldenburg-Bentinck, 6th Graf Bentinck 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 invested as a Knight of Justice, Order of St. John of Jerusalem (K.J.St.J.).¹ He was invested as a Knight Commander, Teutonic Order.¹ He was decorated with the award of Grand Cross, Order of the Red Eagle of Prussia.¹

     Mary Cornelia de Heeckeren, Baroness 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
     Mary Cornelia de Heeckeren, Baroness de Heeckeren gained the title of Baroness de Heeckeren. 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 de Heeckeren, Baroness de Heeckeren.¹ He married Adrienne Claerbergen, daughter of Jonkheer Philip Ernest Vegelinvan Claerbergen, on 27 August 1923.¹ He died on 29 December 1958 at age 78.¹
     William Frederick Charles Henry Bentinck, 7th Graf Bentinck was Attaché of the Imperial German Embassy to London.¹ He succeeded to the title of 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 invested as a Knight of Justice, Order of St. John of Jerusalem (K.J.St.J.).¹ He was Balye of Utrecht in 1958.¹

     Adrienne Claerbergen is the daughter of Jonkheer Philip Ernest Vegelinvan Claerbergen.¹ She married, firstly, René Laboucherè before 1923.¹ 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 de Heeckeren, Baroness de Heeckeren, on 27 August 1923.¹
     From before 1923, her married name became Laboucherè.¹ Her married name became Bentinck.