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Ducado de Devonshire. Duque de Devonshire (antes de 1694 conde de Devonshire) es un título de la nobleza de Inglaterra en poder de los miembros de la familia Cavendish. Esta rama de la familia Cavendish ha sido una de las familias más ricas e influyentes aristócratas de Inglaterra desde el siglo XVI, y han rivalizado en influencia política ...
William Cavendish, 1st Earl of Devonshire (1552-1626) was the second, and favourite, son of Bess of Hardwick, and became her heir.On her death in 1608, he inherited a vast fortune and several important properties. Although Chatsworth was inherited by her eldest son Henry, its contents were left to William, who bought out his brother's interest in the house itself in 1609.
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 ...
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 Cavendish was the second child and eldest son in a family of four boys and three girls. His father, the third Duke of Devonshire, was descended from a family which derived from the small town village of Cavendish Overhall in Suffolk — one of his ancestors, Sir John Cavendish, was Lord Chief Justice under Edward III, and was beheaded by a mob during the Peasants’ Revolt, in 1381.
23 de may. de 2018 · Newcastle, William Cavendish, 1st duke of (1593–1676). Newcastle was one of the leading royalist commanders during the Civil War.A man of vast estates in Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire, he made spectacular progress up the peerage ladder, moving from viscount (1620), to earl (1628), marquis (1643), and finally duke in 1665.
William John Robert Cavendish, marqués de Hartington (10 de diciembre de 1917-10 de septiembre de 1944) fue hijo mayor de Edward Cavendish, décimo duque de Devonshire y Mary Cavendish, duquesa de Devonshire. Era esposo de Kathleen Agnes Kennedy, hermana del futuro presidente de EE. UU. John F. Kennedy.
