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13 de oct. de 2012 · A lot of people are intrigued to know the true story of Georgiana, the flamboyant central character played by Keira Knightley in the film The Duchess. Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire (7 June 1757 - 30 March 1806), was a leading member of late Georgian society, famous for her extrovert personality, her extravagant fashions and her championing of the Whigs led by Charles James Fox.
William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire, 5th Duke of Devonshire, 7th Lord Clifford, 8th Baron Cavendish, 8th Earl of Devonshire, was born 14 December 1748 to William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire (1720-1764) and Charlotte Elizabeth Boyle, 6th Baroness Clifford (1731-1754) and died 29 July 1811 Piccadilly, London, England, United Kingdom of unspecified causes. He married Georgiana Spencer ...
13 de may. de 2014 · In 1809, three years after Georgiana died, Bess married Cavendish to succeed her friend as Duchess of Devonshire. She herself was widowed just two years later and eventually left England behind and went to Rome, where she lived happily as a patron of the arts. On the anniversary of Georgiana's death, Bess herself passed away and was returned to ...
Elizabeth Christiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire, society hostess and patron of the arts, was born Elizabeth Hervey in 1757 at Horringer, Suffolk. Her parents were Frederick Augustus Hervey, 4th Earl of Bristol (1730-1803), and Elizabeth Davers (1730-1800). She was known for most her life as Lady Elizabeth Foster, Bess to her friends.
A gaming table at Devonshire House. 1791. Thomas Rowlandson. In 1782 Lady Elizabeth Foster (1759-1824) and Georgiana began a friendship which would last the rest of Georgiana’s life. Elizabeth, known as Bess, became a companion and support to the Duchess but Bess also had a relationship with Duke.
Mary Alice Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire, was a British courtier who served as Mistress of the Robes to Queen Elizabeth II from 1953 to 1967. She was the granddaughter of Prime Minister Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury.
1 de nov. de 2016 · Lady Georgiana Spencer, socialite and leading political hostess of the 18th century, held court over a circle of influence and fashion at Devonshire House in London. She was seventeen years old when she married the 5th Duke of Devonshire in 1774. He was eleven years her senior and one of only a handful whose wealth exceeded the Spencers’.
