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Hace 4 días · In the 18th century, Chatsworth House served as a beloved retreat for the famous socialite Lady Georgiana Spencer and her husband, the 5th Duke of Devonshire. Lady Georgiana, a trendsetter and political activist, brought a new level of glamour and excitement to the estate.
Hace 6 días · In 1950, at the age of thirty, Andrew Cavendish precipitously inherited a centuries-old title—the dukedom of Devonshire—becoming the eleventh holder of vast swaths of agricultural land,...
Hace 5 días · Her cold and aloof husband, William Cavendish, the 5th Duke of Devonshire, preferred the company of his dogs and mistress. To fill the void, the lonely Duchess threw herself into a whirlwind of giddy social pursuits.
7 de may. de 2024 · Europe | Global | Historical. Chatsworth House – One of England’s Finest Estates. By Brit on the Move May 7, 2024. Chatsworth House is home to the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire. Located in North Derbyshire, England, it has been passed down through sixteen generations of the Cavendish family.
2 de may. de 2024 · The Duke of Devonshire saw this as an opportunity to rebuild Devonshire House in the form of a vast, majestic palace fit for hosting balls and concerts. Devonshire House occupied the site of Berkeley House, which was built between 1665 and 1673 and at a cost of over £30,000, by John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton, of Bruton Priory in Somerset, following his return from service as ...
Hace 4 días · Noble Families Extinct. Holland, Duke of Exeter. — John Holland, Earl of Huntingdon, (third son of Thomas de Holland, Earl of Kent, by the heiress of Edmund de Woodstock, Earl of Kent,) was created Duke of Exeter, in 1388. He had two seats in this county, Exeter castle, and Dartington. The title was forfeited by his attainder, in 1399; but ...
Hace 2 días · The mansion, which for more than a century has divided with Holland House the reputation of being the head-quarters of the leaders of the great Whig party, was built about the year 1737, by William, third Duke of Devonshire, on the site of part of the property of Lord Berkeley of Stratton.
