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The 5th Duke of Devonshire served as Lord High Treasurer of Ireland and Governor of Cork, and Lord Lieutenant of Derbyshire. He was invited to join the Cabinet three times, but he declined on each occasion. The 5th Duke married twice, and it is perhaps for his private rather than political life that he is particularly remembered today.
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.
Lord High Treasurer of Ireland The 5th Duke is best known for his first wife Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire. He came from one of the wealthiest and most powerful Whig families, but was neither particularly ambitious nor particularly able. He was married twice: first, to Lady Georgiana Spencer; and subsequently to Lady Elizabeth Foster, nee Hervey, daughter of the 4th Earl of Bristol, who had ...
British aristocrat and politician (1748-1811) Sir William 5th Duke of Devonshire, Lord Clifford Cavendish KG KB (14 Dec 1748 - 29 Jul 1811)
This small collection consists of the personal papers of William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire. It is largely made up of accounts, which include: account books of the 5th Duke spanning the dates 1764 – 1811, with a gap in the series between 1785 and 1796; a receipt book concerning the Burlington Estate, 1773 – 1791; and a summary accounts volume covering the years 1773 – 1810, which ...
William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire, KG (14 December 1748 – 29 July 1811) was a British aristocrat and politician. He was the eldest son of the William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire by his wife the heiress Lady Charlotte Boyle, suo jure Baroness Clifford of Lanesborough, who brought in considerable money and estates to the Cavendish family.
13 de may. de 2024 · Georgiana Cavendish. b. 1757, Wimbledon, Surrey, England; d. 1806, London. Georgiana Spencer was born into one of England’s most influential families. In 1774, she married William Cavendish, duke of Devonshire, and for the next few years led a sumptuous life as a trendsetter in fashion and manners. As hostess to the Devonshire House circle ...
