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William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire, KG (14 December 1748 – 29 July 1811), was a British nobleman, aristocrat, and politician. He was the eldest son of William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire, by his wife, the heiress Lady Charlotte Boyle, suo jure Baroness Clifford, who brought in considerable money and estates to the Cavendish family.
- George III
- In Commission, Richard Boyle, 2nd Earl of Shannon, First Lord
- Vacant, William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire, 1764
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
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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Devonshire was succeeded by his eldest son, William Cavendish, who became the fifth Duke of Devonshire. He had already succeeded his mother as seventh Baron Clifford in 1754. He served as Lord-Lieutenant of Derbyshire from 1782 to 1811 but is best remembered [8] for his first marriage (1774) to Lady Georgiana Spencer (1757–1806 ...
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)
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,...
Site map. A-Z. William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire (1641-1707; politician) << Back to full list of biographies. Cavendish was the son of William Cavendish, 3rd Earl of Devonshire, of Chatsworth in Derbyshire. He was styled Lord Cavendish of Hardwicke until 1684.
