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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.
- 25 January 1640
- The Duke of Ormond
- Lady Mary Butler (m. 1662)
- William Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Devonshire
27 de feb. de 2024 · William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire (born January 25, 1640—died August 18, 1707, London, England) was a leader of the parliamentary movement that sought to exclude the Roman Catholic James, duke of York (afterward James II), from succession to the British throne and that later invited the invasion of William of Orange.
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28 de feb. de 2024 · William Cavendish, 1st earl of Devonshire (born December 27, 1552—died March 3, 1626, Hardwick Hall, Devonshire, England) was the first of the long line of Devonshire peers. The son of Sir William Cavendish and his third wife, Elizabeth Hardwick (afterward the Countess of Shrewsbury), the young Cavendish was educated at Eton College and Gray ...
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View the family tree and click on a portrait to find out more about each family member, or use the links below. Peregrine Cavendish, 12th Duke of Devonshire (b. 1944) Bess of Hardwick c.1527–1608. Sir William Cavendish (1508–1557) William Cavendish, 1st Earl of Devonshire (1551–1626) William Cavendish, 2nd Earl of Devonshire (1590–1628)
William Cavendish, 1st Earl of Devonshire (27 December 1552 – 3 March 1626) was an English nobleman, politician, and courtier. Early life. William Cavendish was the second son of Sir William Cavendish and Bess of Hardwick.
- 27 December 1552
- Anne Keighley, Elizabeth Boughton
- 3 March 1626, Hardwick, Derbyshire, England
- William Cavendish, 2nd Earl of Devonshire, Frances Cavendish, Gilbert Cavendish, James Cavendish
29 de dic. de 2017 · William Cavendish Duke of Devonshire. Whig 1756 to 1757. “Every King must make use of human means to attain human ends or his affairs will go to ruin.” Born. Baptised 1 June 1720,...
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.
