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William Cavendish, 4th duke of Devonshire was the prime minister of Great Britain from November 1756 to May 1757, at the start of the Seven Years’ War. Eldest son of William Cavendish, the 3rd Duke (1698–1755), he was elected to the House of Commons in 1741 and 1747, and in 1751 he moved to the
Hace 4 días · William was born at Handsworth manor in Yorkshire, a son of Sir Charles Cavendish (d.1617 - son of Sir William Cavendish and Elizabeth (Bess) Hardwicke) and his second wife Catherine, Baroness Ogle (d.1629) (daughter of Cuthbert, 7th Baron Ogle).
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.
William Alfred Cavendish, IV duca di Devonshire (Londra, 8 maggio 1720 – Spa, 2 ottobre 1764), è stato un nobile e politico britannico, appartenente al partito Whig. Ereditato dal padre, Lord William Cavendish il titolo di duca di Devonshire , divenne Primo Ministro di Gran Bretagna .
William Cavendish, 2nd Earl of Burlington of the second creation, became the 7th Duke of Devonshire in 1858. He was grandson of the 6th Duke 's uncle, Lord George Cavendish. An accomplished scholar, he became Chancellor of London University at the age of 28, later Chancellor of Cambridge University and founder of the Cavendish Laboratory there.
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 ...
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 ...
