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  Duke of Devonshire - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Dukes of Devonshire are members of the aristocratic Cavendish family in the United Kingdom.
The Marquessate of Hartington, the Earldom of Devonshire and the Barony of Cavendish of Hardwick are in the peerage of England, while the Earldom of Burlington and the Barony of Cavendish of Keighley are in the United Kingdom peerage.
William Cavendish, 4th Earl of Devonshire (became Duke of Devonshire in 1694) (1640-1707)
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 KeighleyWeb-Hub
Cavendish of Hardwick, afterwards created Baron Cavendish of Hardwick in 1605, and Earl of Devonshire in 1618; their descendant, the present Duke of Devonshire, is lord of the manor of Keighley".
Which is the Cavendish crest, is twined round the head of the dragon and the heads of both animals are turned in the same direction.
Like the crest, the shield is a combination of the arms of the Keighley and Cavendish families: the fl fesse and the silver background belong to the former and the three stags' heads to the latter.
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KEIGHLEY, a market and parish-town, in the east-division of Staincliffe, liberty of Clifford's-Fee; 4 miles from Bingley, 10 from Bradford and Skipton, 12 from Otley and Halifax, 12.75 from Colne, (Lanc.) 40 from York, 209 from London.
The Church of Keighley was given at a very early period, to the Prior and Canons of Bolton, by Ralph de Keighley; it was never appropriated: and after the dissolution of Monasteries the advowson was granted, inter alia, to Henry, Earl of Cumberland, 33 Henry VIII.
The village, situated upon a hill on the road from Keighley to Skipton, was amongst the first donations to the Priory of Embsay; by Cecilia de Romille, the foundress.
www.genuki.org.uk /big/eng/YKS/yrksdict/west/westk.txt   (6092 words)

  
 British Isles Genealogy - Chapters from Family Chests   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Sir John Cavendish, the eldest son of the above-mentioned Roger de Gernon, was a distinguished lawyer, and held the post of Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench in the reign: of Edward III and Richard II.
It was this Sir William Cavendish who commenced the present princely mansion of Chatsworth, but died shortly afterwards, leaving his sorrowing widow in the fall enjoyment of her worldly possessions, which she took good care should be securely settled upon herself and her heirs.
Lord Cavendish was one of the first adventurers who settled a colony and plantation in Virginia; and, on the first discovery of the Bermuda islands, he obtained, with the Earl of Northampton and others, a grant of them from the king.
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 Duke of Devonshire Article, DukeDevonshire Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The Marquessate of Hartington, the Earldom of Devonshire and the Barony of Cavendish of Hardwick are in the peerage of England, while the Earldom of Burlington and the Barony of Cavendish ofKeighley are in the United Kingdom peerage.
The family name derives from the village of Cavendish, Suffolk, England and from Sir John Cavendish, who held the estate there in the 14thcentury and who died in the Peasants' Revolt.
His two great-grandsons were William Cavendish (picturedat right), the second husband of Bess of Hardwick, and George Cavendish, William's older brother and Thomas Cardinal Wolsey 's biographer.
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 Duke of Devonshire   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The Duke of Devonshire holds the subsidiary titles of Marquess of Hartington, Earl of Devonshire, Earl of Burlington, Baron Cavendish of Hardwick, and Baron Cavendish of Keighley.
William Cavendish, 2nd Earl of Devonshire (1591 - 1628)
William Cavendish, 3rd Earl of Devonshire (1617 - 1684)
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 Encyclopedia: List of Baronies   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The Barony is held by Baron Mowbray,Segrave and Stourton
The Barony is held by the Marquess of Winchester
Also Baron Alington of Killard in the Peerage of Ireland.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/List-of-Baronies   (459 words)

  
 Duke of Devonshire - GrokPedia Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
They are related to the Dukes of Newcastle with whom they share the family name of Cavendish.
* William Cavendish, 4th Earl of Devonshire (became Duke of Devonshire in 1694) (1640-1707)
His son and heir: William Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington (b.
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 List of Baronies
Also Baron Digby in the Peerage of Ireland.
Also Baron Auckland in the Peerage of Ireland.
Also Baron Carrington in the Peerage of Ireland and Baron Carington of Upton for Life in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
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 Duke of Devonshire - Gurupedia
The Dukes of Devonshire are members of the aristocratic Cavendish family in the
Dukes of Newcastle, with whom they shared the family name of Cavendish.
John Cavendish, who held the estate there in the 14th century and who died in the Peasants' Revolt.
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 GENUKI: Keighley History
KEIGHLEY, a market and parish-town, in the east-division of Staincliffe, liberty of Clifford's-Fee; 4 miles from Bingley, 10 from Bradford and Skipton, 12 from Otley and Halifax, 12¾ from Colne, (Lanc.) 40 from York, 209 from London.
Fairs, May 8, for horned cattle and horses; 9 and 10, for pedlary ware, November 7, for horned cattle, horses, and sheep; and 8 and 9, for pedlary ware.
In the north aisle, belonging to Riddlesden Hall, are two ancient gravestones, each of which has a cross, and one a sword, and two shields of arms; the higher nearly effaced; the lower charged with a cross fleury, and circumscribed,
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 Duke of Devonshire -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
They were related to the 17th century (Click link for more info and facts about Dukes of Newcastle) Dukes of Newcastle, with whom they shared the family name of Cavendish.
The Marquessate of Hartington, the Earldom of Devonshire and the Barony of Cavendish of Hardwick are in the (The peers of a kingdom considered as a group) peerage of England, while the Earldom of Burlington and the Barony of Cavendish of Keighley are in the United Kingdom peerage.
The (The dignity or rank or position of a duke) dukedom started when William (British chemist and physicist who established that water is a compound of hydrogen and oxygen and who calculated the density of the earth (1731-1810)) Cavendish, the 4th Earl of Devonshire, was created the 1st Duke of Devonshire in 1694 (see below).
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/D/Du/Duke_of_Devonshire.htm   (597 words)

  
 DEVONSHIRE, duke of
9th Duke of Devonshire, Marquess of Hartington, Earl of Devonshire, Earl of Burlington, Baron Cavendish of Hardwicke, Baron Cavendish of Keighley (from 24 Mar 1908)
A descendant of the British prime minister 4th Duke of Devonshire, Victor Christian William Cavendish was educated at Eton and carried on his studies at Trinity College, Cambridge.
Upon the death of his uncle, best known as Lord Hartington, Cavendish succeeded to the dukedom and entered the House of Lords.
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and Earl of Elgin 21 Jun 1633,and Baron
creation of 1608 passed to the Barons of
On his death the peerage fell into abeyance
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 Concentration Camps List
1720: Lord William Cavendish IV: Duke of Devonshire.
Foreign Secretary Baron Owen is responsible for the 1992 Vance-Owen Peace Plan.
Accusations of his being an apologist for genocide lead to his forced resignation in 1995], Newbury, Wallingford [1616 Sir Thomas Bennett Human farming of wool and agriculture.
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 DUKEDOM OF DEVONSHIRE
Barony Cavendish of Hardwick 4 May 1605.Earldom of Devonshire 7 August 1618.
Barony of Cavendish of Keighley and Earldom of Burlington 10 September 1831
6th Baron Cavendish of Hardwick,6th Earl of Devonshire,3rd Marquess of Hartingdon and 3d Duke of Devonshire 1729(1698-5 December 1755); married.
www.freewebs.com /peerage/devonshire.html   (2938 words)

  
 Devonshire
The children of the Dukes of Devonshire and the daughters of the Earl of Burlington bear the title Lord/Lady before their Christian names.
The sons of the Earl of Burlington and the children of the Barons Chesham bear the prefix "Honourable" before their Christian names.
WILLIAM Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire, Marquess of Hartington, etc (1720-Spa 2 Oct 1764); m.London 27 Mar 1748 Lady Charlotte Elizabeth Boyle, Baroness Clifford (Chiswick 27 Oct 1731-Uppingham, Rutland 8 Dec 1754)
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Mark Green, IBM Global Services, Nr Fareham, Hants.
101 Cavendish St, Keighley, West Yorkshire, BD21 3DG United Kingdom
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