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William Cavendish, 2nd Earl of Burlington of the second creation, became the 7th Duke of Devonshire in 1858. He was grandson of the 6th Duke 's uncle, Lord George Cavendish. An accomplished scholar, he became Chancellor of London University at the age of 28, later Chancellor of Cambridge University and founder of the Cavendish Laboratory there.
In 1845 the 6th Duke of Devonshire wrote that the ‘face was so very bad that Elizabeth, Duchess of Devonshire, had it altered by (I believe) Mr Rising, the cleaner of pictures – from Sir Joshua’ (J. Ingamells, Dictionary of British and Irish Travellers in Italy 1701-1800, compiled from the Brinsley Ford Archive, 1997, p 296).
Peregrine Andrew Morny Cavendish, 12th Duke of Devonshire, KCVO, CBE, DL (also known as "Stoker"; [1] born 27 April 1944), is an English peer. He is the only surviving son of Andrew Cavendish, 11th Duke of Devonshire, and his wife, the former Deborah Mitford. He succeeded to the dukedom following the death of his father on 3 May 2004.
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 ...
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.
4 de mar. de 2018 · The Cavendish Connection Part three – The first five Dukes of Devonshire. The arbitrary number of Dukes reflects the course of the Eighteenth Century rather than an erroneous number of “lords a leaping.”. I actually dealt with the First Duke of Devonshire in my previous post as he was also the fourth earl. Having invited William and Mary ...
29 de abr. de 2024 · William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire. after Sir Joshua Reynolds stipple engraving, published 1808 8 3/4 in. x 5 5/8 in. (222 mm x 142 mm) paper size
