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William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire, KG, PC, FRS (25 January 1640 – 18 August 1707) was an English Army officer, Whig politician and peer who sat in the House of Commons from 1661 until 1684 when he inherited his father's peerage as Earl of Devonshire and took his seat in the House of Lords.
After Pelham’s death, Cavendish was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Ireland in April 1755. He inherited his father’s title and became the Duke of Devonshire in December 1755. Devonshire was quite successful at negotiating with the political factions in Ireland and was widely considered to have done a good job.
29 de dic. de 2017 · William Cavendish, Duke of Devonshire, was a compromise choice as First Lord of the Treasury. His tenure coincided with a period of political infighting and external threat. Devonshire’s status ...
14 de ene. de 2015 · William Cavendish, fourth Duke of Devonshire, served as a stop-gap First Lord of the Treasury during a period of intense political crisis. He was born in 1720, the eldest son of William Cavendish, third Duke of Devonshire, and his wife Catherine (née Hoskins). Initially educated at home by tutors, he, like many young aristocrats of the period ...
Duke of Devonshire (Ölgemälde von Thomas Lawrence) William George Spencer Cavendish, 6. Duke of Devonshire KG PC, (* 21. Mai 1790 in Paris; † 18. Januar 1858 in Hardwick Hall) war ein britischer Peer und Politiker der liberalen Whig -Partei. Bekannt als der Bachelor Duke, der „Junggesellen-Herzog“ [1], war er von 1827 bis 1828 und von ...
William Cavendish, 7th Duke of Devonshire Search London Remembers… Person | Male Born 27/4/1808 Died 21/12/1891
The 6th Duke, known as the 'Bachelor Duke' as he never married, was a keen lover of the arts and spent 47 years improving his many houses and adding to the Devonshire Collections. The 6th Duke of Devonshire was the son of William, 5th Duke of Devonshire, and Duchess Georgiana. He succeeded his father at the age of 21 and is remembered today as ...
