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Hace 6 días · The photo shows Compton Place in Eastbourne, which is a Grade 1 listed building. The house was acquired by the Devonshire family through the marriage of Lord George Cavendish to Lady Elizabeth Compton of Compton Place in 1763. As William George Spencer Cavendish, the 6th Duke, was unmarried, the dukedom passed to his cousin William Cavendish, and he became the 7th Duke of Devonshire in 1858 ...
18 de jun. de 2024 · 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, and other ...
20 de jun. de 2024 · A small room on the north side is hung almost entirely with specimens of Van Dyke, including a noble portrait of the great Lord Strafford; in the same room is Lord Richard Cavendish, by Sir Joshua Reynolds.
31 de may. de 2024 · 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).
11 de jun. de 2024 · William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire, (1640 — 1707), a leader of the parliamentary movement that sought to exclude the Roman Catholic James, duke of York (afterward James II), from succession to the British throne, and later invited the invasion of William III, Prince of Orange.
15 de jun. de 2024 · El esprínter británico Mark Cavendish, que comparte con Eddy Merckx el récord de victorias de etapa en el Tour de Francia, recibió el sábado el título de caballero por el rey Carlos III ...
Hace 5 días · On the west side of Burlington House is the Burlington Arcade, which was built as a bazaar by Lord George Cavendish, afterwards Earl of Burlington, in 1819.
