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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
     He 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
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, 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 the 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
     He was Chamberlain Extraordinary to HM Wilhelmina, Queen of the Netherlands.¹ He was invested as a Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.).¹ He gained the rank of Colonel in the service of the Resesrve of Officers.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
     She 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
     She 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
     He 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 Commander, Teutonic Order.¹ He was decorated with the award of the Grand Cross, Order of the Red Eagle of Prussia.¹ He was invested as a Knight of Justice, Order of St. John of Jerusalem (K.J.St.J.).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
     She 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
     He 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.