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7 de may. de 2024 · Spencer Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire, who owned Chatsworth House, died in 1908. As a result of the social reform of the 20th century, £500,000 of death duties became due. The estate was already in debt from prior owners overspending.
24 de may. de 2024 · May 24, 2024. Chatsworth House is the seat of the Duke of Devonshire, and has been home to the Cavendish family since 1549. Photograph by Ian Teh / Panos Pictures / Redux. Architecture...
12 de may. de 2024 · Georgiana Cavendish nació el 7 de junio de 1757 en el seno de la noble familia Spencer. Fue una mujer que desde pequeña supo agradar a todos gracias a sus encantos y buenos modales. Incluso cuando viajó a Versalles con sus padres se hizo amiga de María Antonieta y agradó a la corte francesa que era muy selectiva.
Hace 1 día · Spencer Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire: 1833–1908 1892 Former Secretary of State for War 800 James Hamilton, 2nd Duke of Abercorn: 1838–1913 1892 Lord Lieutenant of Donegal 801 Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery: 1847–1929 1892 Prime Minister 1894–1895 Knight of the Thistle: 802 Grand Duke Nicholas Alexandrovich of ...
22 de may. de 2024 · Dr. Kennet in his memoirs of the family of Cavendish, after relating the circumstance of the first Duke (then Earl) of Devonshire having been prosecuted in the court of King's-Bench, and fined 30,000l., for striking Colonel Culpepper in the King's presence chamber, adds, " it was under this load of difficulties that he first projected the new glorious pile of Chatsworth, as if his mind rose ...
Hace 3 días · CHAPTER XXIII. NOBLE MANSIONS IN PICCADILLY. "Est via declivis."—Ovid.. Clarendon House—Lord Clarendon incurs the Displeasure of the Populace—Extracts from the Diaries of Evelyn and Pepys referring to Clarendon House—The Name of "Dunkirk House" given to the Mansion—Its Demolition—Berkeley House: Descriptions of the Building—Devonshire House: Description of the Building—The ...
21 de may. de 2024 · The Cavendish Family and Thomas Hobbes . Margaret Cavendish’s husband, William Cavendish, the 1st Duke of Newcastle (1593–1676), was one of Bess of Hardwick’s grandsons, and therefore a cousin of the 2nd and 3rd Earls of Devonshire, both (confusingly) also called William Cavendish.
