Marriages and Children
His first wife Sinetta Lambourne, daughter of James Lambourne, on 26 September 1839. Sinetta died childless on 19 February 1850.
He married secondly (Caroline) Louisa Burnaby, daughter of Edwyn Burnaby, High Sheriff of Leicestershire, and Anne Caroline Salisbury, on 13 December 1859. They had three children:
- (Nina) Cecilia Cavendish-Bentinck (1862–1938). Married Claude Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne. They were parents to Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother (1900–2002) and thus maternal grandparents to Queen Elizabeth II.
- Ann Violet Cavendish-Bentinck (1864 – 5 May 1932).
- Hyacinth Cavendish-Bentinck (1864 – 9 December 1916); married Augustus Edward Jessop.
Read more about this topic: Charles Cavendish-Bentinck (priest)
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