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Hace 3 días · An early morning photo of the statue of Spencer Compton Cavendish (1833-1908),8th Duke of Devonshire and Mayor of Eastbourne 1897/8 who did much for the town (and owned much of its land and property). The statue stands on the Western Lawns, quiet this morning but it will be busy tomorrow and Sunday with the "999 Weekend" Emergency Services Display. For a paragraph about his political career ...
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Hace 3 días · In 1618, William Cavendish was created Earl of Devonshire, and the title has continued ever since in this noble family, who in 1694 were elevated to the dukedom. n7. Eventually heiress of her father, Thomas of Woodstock, Duke of Gloucester, who had married one of the co-heiresses of Humphry de Bohun, Earl of Hereford. n8.
Hace 6 días · When, in 1850, Charles Dickens, in concert with Sir E. Bulwer Lytton, was endeavouring to set afloat the "Guild of Literature and Art" by the proceeds of a farce written by the former, and a comedy by the latter, the Duke of Devonshire, as Mr. Forster tells us in his "Life of Dickens," "offered the use of his house in Piccadilly for their first representations, and in his princely way ...
Hace 4 días · Augustus Henry Fitzroy, Duke of Grafton. 1811–34: William Frederick, Duke of Gloucester. 1834–40: John Jeffreys Pratt, Marquis Camden. 1840–7: Hugh Percy, Duke of Northumberland. 1847–61: Prince Albert, the Prince Consort. 1861–91: William Cavendish, Duke of Devonshire. 1892–1908: Spencer Compton Cavendish, Duke of ...
Hace 2 días · Spencer Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire: 1833–1908 1892 Former Secretary of State for War 800 James Hamilton, 2nd Duke of Abercorn: 1838–1913 1892 Lord Lieutenant of Donegal 801 Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery: 1847–1929 1892 Prime Minister 1894–1895 Knight of the Thistle: 802 Grand Duke Nicholas Alexandrovich of ...
Hace 4 días · 98 The equine interests of his great grandfather, William Cavendish, first earl of Devonshire, are explored in Edwards, Horses and the Aristocratic Lifestyle in Early Modern England; the equestrian pursuits of his cousin William Cavendish, first earl of Newcastle—one of the most famous horsemen in Europe—are investigated in Walker, To Amaze the People with Pleasure and Delight; Worsley ...
Hace 4 días · Adele, who was a dancer before her brother, eventually married her neighbour, Lord Charles Cavendish, son of the ninth duke of Devonshire, who gifted the neighbouring Lismore Castle...
