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William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle upon Tyne, KG, KB, PC (c. 16 December 1593 – 25 December 1676), who after 1665 styled himself as Prince William Cavendish, was an English courtier and supporter of the arts.
When William's army landed in England in November 1688, Cavendish seized Derby and Nottingham on his behalf and raised a regiment of horse. As a reward for his service to the revolution, he was created Duke of Devonshire in 1694. Devonshire also received many other honours and was part of the collective regency six times between 1695 and 1701.
John Carr of York (1723-1807) was commissioned by the Duke to redesign the decoration and furnishings of the private drawing rooms of the first floor at Chatsworth, and to build Buxton Crescent. The Duke died in 1811 and was succeeded by his eldest son, William Spencer Cavendish. The 5th Duke of Devonshire served as Lord High Treasurer of ...
Cavendish, William, first earl of Devonshire (1551–1626), nobleman, was born on 27 December 1551, the second son of Sir William Cavendish (1508–1557), administrator, of Chatsworth, Derbyshire, and his third wife, Elizabeth [see Talbot, Elizabeth, countess of Shrewsbury (1527–1608)], noblewoman, daughter and coheir of John Hardwick of Hardwick, Derbyshire, and his wife, Elizabeth.
The 5th Duke is best known for his first wife Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire. He came from one of the wealthiest and most powerful Whig families, but was neither particularly ambitious nor particularly able. He was married twice: first, to Lady Georgiana Spencer; and subsequently to Lady Elizabeth Foster, nee Hervey, daughter of the 4th Earl ...
William Cavendish, IV duque de Devonshire , tratado como Lord Cavendish antes de 1729 y como marqués de Hartington entre 1729 y 1755, fue un político whig y estadista británico que ocupó brevemente el cargo de primer ministro de Gran Bretaña. Fue el primer hijo de William Cavendish, tercer duque de Devonshire y su esposa, Lady Catherine .
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 ...
