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Hace 4 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.
Hace 5 días · Cavendish, Duke of Devonshire. — Sir William Cavendish, descended from an ancient family who took their name from Cavendish in Suffolk (fn. n1) , the place of their residence, settled in Derbyshire in consequence of his marriage with the heiress of Hard wick, about the year 1544; by which match he became possessed of Hardwick-hall, and other ...
Hace 3 días · William Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Devonshire: 1673–1729 1710 Lord Steward 517 John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll: 1680–1743 1710 Former Lord High Commissioner to the Parliament of Scotland 518 Henry Somerset, 2nd Duke of Beaufort: 1684–1714 1712 Captain of the Gentlemen Pensioners 519 James Hamilton, 4th Duke of Hamilton: 1658–1712 1712
Hace 5 horas · James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos United Kingdom: Chatsworth House: Chatsworth, Derbyshire: William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire United Kingdom: Althorp: Northamptonshire: Robert Spencer, 2nd Earl of Sunderland United Kingdom: Seaton Delaval Hall: Northumberland: John Delaval, 1st Baron Delaval United Kingdom: Appuldurcombe House: Isle of ...
Hace 2 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 4 días · Elihu Yale (5 April 1649 – 8 July 1721) was a British-American colonial administrator and philanthropist. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Yale only lived in America as a child, spending the rest of his life in England, Wales, and India. He became a clerk for the East India Company at Fort St. George (later Madras ), and eventually rose to the ...
Hace 4 días · It was during this period that she met and married William Cavendish, the Marquess (and later Duke) of Newcastle, a wealthy aristocrat and patron of the arts who would become her greatest champion and collaborator.
