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William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire, KG, PC (8 May 1720 – 2 October 1764), styled Lord Cavendish before 1729, and Marquess of Hartington between 1729 and 1755, was a British Whig statesman and nobleman who was briefly nominal Prime Minister of Great Britain.
William Cavendish, 4th Earl and 1st Duke of Devonshire (1641–1707) The 4th Earl of Devonshire was a Whig and prominant M.P. who became one of seven nobleman responsible for bringing William of Orange to the throne. He was awarded the title 1st Duke of Devonshire. The 4th Earl of Devonshire did not inherit his title from his father until he ...
El Laboratorio Cavendish de la Universidad de Cambridge fue donado por uno de los parientes posteriores de Cavendish, William Cavendish, séptimo duque de Devonshire (canciller de la Universidad de 1861 a 1891). Personalidad. En el ámbito personal era muy retraído, solitario, misántropo, misógino y excéntrico.
The 5th Duke is best known for his first wife Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire. He came from one of the wealthiest and most powerful Whig families, but was neither particularly ambitious nor particularly able. He was married twice: first, to Lady Georgiana Spencer; and subsequently to Lady Elizabeth Foster, nee Hervey, daughter of the 4th Earl ...
When William's army landed in England in November 1688, Cavendish seized Derby and Nottingham on his behalf and raised a regiment of horse. As a reward for his service to the revolution, he was created Duke of Devonshire in 1694. Devonshire also received many other honours and was part of the collective regency six times between 1695 and 1701.
William Cavendish, IV duque de Devonshire , tratado como Lord Cavendish antes de 1729 y como marqués de Hartington entre 1729 y 1755, fue un político whig y estadista británico que ocupó brevemente el cargo de primer ministro de Gran Bretaña. Fue el primer hijo de William Cavendish, tercer duque de Devonshire y su esposa, Lady Catherine .
John Carr of York (1723-1807) was commissioned by the Duke to redesign the decoration and furnishings of the private drawing rooms of the first floor at Chatsworth, and to build Buxton Crescent. The Duke died in 1811 and was succeeded by his eldest son, William Spencer Cavendish. The 5th Duke of Devonshire served as Lord High Treasurer of ...
