Margaret Cavendish Bentinck, Duchess of Portland
1714/5–85
Noted for her passion for collecting. Purchased the Barberini or Portland vase in 1784. Kept a botanic garden and a museum.
Sources
Complete peerage
R. Desmond 1977.
Bibliography
Complete peerage: The complete peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct, or dormant. By George Edward Cokayne. Revised edition. Edited by Vicary Gibbs, et al. 13 vols. in 14. London: St Catherine Press. 1910–59.
Desmond, Ray. 1977. Dictionary of British and Irish botanists and horticulturists, including plant collectors and botanical artists. 3d ed. London: Taylor and Francis.
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