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26 de may. de 2024 · The story of Chatsworth House begins in 1549 when Bess of Hardwick and her husband, Sir William Cavendish, constructed the first house on the site. Bess, a formidable and ambitious woman, rose from humble beginnings to become one of the wealthiest and most influential figures of the Elizabethan era.
Hace 1 día · In 1618, William Cavendish was created Earl of Devonshire, and the title has continued ever since in this noble family, who in 1694 were elevated to the dukedom. n7 . Eventually heiress of her father, Thomas of Woodstock, Duke of Gloucester, who had married one of the co-heiresses of Humphry de Bohun, Earl of Hereford.
24 de may. de 2024 · One highlight: a portrait, from 1784, by Sir Joshua Reynolds, of Lady Georgiana Cavendish, the Duchess of Devonshire, who was married to the fifth Duke, in 1744, on her seventeenth birthday.
Hace 4 días · Cavendish, Duke of Devonshire. — Sir William Cavendish, descended from an ancient family who took their name from Cavendish in Suffolk (fn. n1) , the place of their residence, settled in Derbyshire in consequence of his marriage with the heiress of Hard wick, about the year 1544; by which match he became possessed of Hardwick-hall ...
Hace 6 días · The present mansion, often called “Palace of the Peak,” was designed by William Talman for William Cavendish, the 4th earl (created 1st duke of Devonshire, 1694), and was begun in 1687. The 6th duke made various additions, including the long north wing (1820–27).
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30 de may. de 2024 · He appears to be the same John Colles, gentleman, whose will (30 Jan. 1701/2) requested that he be buried as near as possible to the monument to his ‘late Master’, William Cavendish, [third] earl of Devonshire, in All Saints, Derby (The National Archives, PROB 11/464/394).
29 de may. de 2024 · Cavendish-, Spencer Compton, styled Marquess of Hartington (1858-91), -, William, 7th Duke of Devonshire, Cecil see Gascoyne Cecil Ceeley, Robert,
