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Hace 4 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.
Hace 2 días · It descended to William Cavendish, duke of Devonshire (d. 1811), and to William George Spencer Cavendish, duke of Devonshire (d. 1858), who acquired much neighbouring property, including the Corney House and Heathfield House estates, and held 655 a., covering half of the parish, in 1847.
Hace 5 días · The Most Noble Order of the Garter was founded by Edward III of England in 1348. Dates shown are of nomination or installation; coloured rows indicate sovereigns, princes of Wales, medieval ladies, modern royal knights and ladies, and stranger knights and ladies, none of whom counts toward the 24-member limit.
Hace 3 días · The eleventh Duke of Bedford, Herbrand Arthur, who succeeded his brother in 1893 and held the title until 1940, was a countryman, with a passionate feeling for his estates. His active concern in the practical application of scientific methods of farming led to the establishment of research stations in forestry and arboriculture, and in 1908 his ...
Hace 2 días · -, presents picture to Duke of Buckingham, 196. -, receives King's warrant to levy men in Hertfordshire for service under Mansfeld, 197. -, instructed by Privy Council regarding pay, equipment and embarkation of levies, 197, 200(2). -, snubs Sherfield in a letter, 201. -, reference to impending visit to France with Duke of Buckingham, 201.
Hace 4 días · Hever Castle descended through the Cobham family until, in 1362, John de Cobham of Devonshire made the Castle his principal residence.
Hace 5 días · 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.
