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	The Duke of Devonshire
		Devonshire did what he could to encourage reconciliation, but he was very conscious of his role as Governor General, which at that time was still closely linked to the British government.
		While the Duke of Devonshire did not intervene in politics, he was clearly interested in Canadians and their lives, and undertook several tours across the country.
		In 1921, the Duke of Devonshire Trophy for the Ottawa Horticultural Society was established.
	www.gg.ca /gg/fgg/bios/01/devonshire_e.asp (939 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: William John Robert Cavendish (Site not responding. Last check: )
		William John Robert Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington (December 10, 1917–September 10, 1944) was the eldest son of Edward Cavendish, 10th Duke of Devonshire and the husband of Kathleen Kennedy, sister of American President John F. Kennedy.
		Mary Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire (1895-1988) Mistress of the Robes to Elizabeth II
		She married Edward William Spencer Cavendish, 10th Duke of Devonshire, son of Victor Christian William Cavendish, 9th Duke of Devonshire and Lady Evelyn Emily Mary Petty-FitzMaurice, on 21 April 1917.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/William-John-Robert-Cavendish (239 words)

	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.
		Many of the Dukes of Devonshire have been prominent politicians, including one prime minister, one leader of the Liberal Party, and one Governor-General of Canada.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Duke_of_Devonshire (414 words)

	3rd Duke of Devonshire
		Family tree - English Royal family - 3rd Duke of Devonshire
		William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire, born 1720,
		Blanche Howard, mar William Cavendish, 7th Duke of Devonshire and had issue.
	humphrysfamilytree.com /Royal/3rd.duke.devonshire.html (150 words)

	Duke of Devonshire
		The chief events of Devonshire's term were the court martialling of a navy admiral for his failure to relieve Minorca, and a dispute with the Duke of Cumberland over the defence of Hanover.
		Charlotte Elizabeth Boyle was 16-years-old when she married the Duke, 11 years her senior. Little is known about her life but she appears to have been a loyal wife, bearing the PM four children before her death in 1754 at the young age of just 23.
		Thomas Pelham-Holles, Duke of Newcastle 1754-6 and 1757-62 Whig
	www.number-10.gov.uk /output/page171.asp (346 words)

	Duke of Devonshire
		The chief events of Devonshire's term were the court martialling of a navy admiral for his failure to relieve Minorca, and a dispute with the Duke of Cumberland over the defence of Hanover.
		A tall man, Devonshire came from a powerful family of wealthy Whigs who had helped to establish the House of Hanover on the British throne.
		Charlotte Elizabeth Boyle was 16-years-old when she married the Duke, 11 years her senior. Little is known about her life but she appears to have been a loyal wife, bearing the PM four children before her death in 1754 at the young age of just 23.
	www.pm.gov.uk /output/Page171.asp (346 words)

	Walking Tours Of Lismore Heritage Town, County Waterford, Ireland
		A ferry crossed the river at this point until the construction of the bridge by the Duke of Devonshire in 1775.
		The Duke of Devonshire presented two acres to the Roman Catholic Clergy in which victims of the Great Famine of 1845-1849 could be buried.
		The present Dukes uncle the Marquesss of Hartington was married to Kathleen, sister of President John F. Kennedy.
	www.discoverlismore.com /historictours.shtml (823 words)

	Devonshire Arms - Home
		The Devonshire Arms Country House Hotel and Spa has been in the family of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire since 1753
		In a delightful setting on the Bolton Abbey Estate in the Yorkshire Dales, this historic country estate hotel is surrounded by open parkland stretching down to the River Wharfe.
		Originally a coaching inn, dating back over 350 years, the hotel has evolved over the centuries to become a stylish place to stay catering for the needs of today's sophisticated guests.
	www.thedevonshirearms.co.uk (181 words)

	GENUKI: Baslow, Derbyshire - Exchange of Lands in 1823, Tenants of land acquired by the Duke of Devonshire from the ...
		GENUKI: Baslow, Derbyshire - Exchange of Lands in 1823, Tenants of land acquired by the Duke of Devonshire from the Duke of Rutland
		Tenants of land acquired by the Duke of Devonshire from the Duke of Rutland
		In 1823 The Duke of Devonshire exchanged lands with the Duke of Rutland, and acquired the part of Baslow west of the Bar Brook and south of the Baslow to Chesterfield Road (the A619).
	www.genuki.org.uk:8080 /big/eng/DBY/Baslow/Tenants1823.html (298 words)

	Duke of Devonshire
		The chief events of Devonshire's term were the court martialling of a navy admiral for his failure to relieve Minorca, and a dispute with the Duke of Cumberland over the defence of Hanover.
		A tall man, Devonshire came from a powerful family of wealthy Whigs who had helped to establish the House of Hanover on the British throne.
		Charlotte Elizabeth Boyle was 16-years-old when she married the Duke, 11 years her senior. Little is known about her life but she appears to have been a loyal wife, bearing the PM four children before her death in 1754 at the young age of just 23.
	pm.gov.uk /output/Page171.asp (346 words)

	Biographies - Manuscripts & Special Collections - The University of Nottingham
		Cavendish was the son of William Cavendish, 3rd Earl of Devonshire, of Chatsworth in Derbyshire.
		In 1662, Cavendish married Mary (1646-1710), daughter of James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormond.
		Devonshire also received many other honours and was part of the collective regency six times between 1695 and 1701.
	www.nottingham.ac.uk /is/services/mss/online/biographies/index-no-banner.phtml?biog=cavendish-duke1-devonshire (519 words)

	Regency Personalities - Georgiana - Duchess of Devonshire
		The fourth Duke of Devonshire had been both politically ambitious and astute, his son did not inherit these energies or ambitions he was a man of few words who was happiest at home with his dogs, a habit that in the Devonshire house set earned him the nickname of 'Canis'.
		Devonshire house remained the centre of whig politics, a place for politicians of the day to meet socially and indeed they did, many meetings were achieved under the informal auspices of a Devonshire house party.
		So when the Duchess and Bess decided to travel to Paris in 1789 and the future sixth Duke of Devonshire was born there, it aroused gossip that the child was perhaps the love child of Bess and the Duke, and not in fact the Duchess's at all.
	homepages.ihug.co.nz /~awoodley/regency/devon.html (1261 words)

	The Devonshire Arms at Beeley (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Both the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire had a hand in the revamp, adding bright contemporary décor and Emma Tennant artworks in the rooms, along with flat-screen TVs and Neal's Yard cosmetics.
		The Devonshire Arms is tucked away in one of those picturesque country villages that visitors to the English countryside love to discover.
		Serving both traditional and modern English food, The Devonshire Arms sources its fresh produce locally and there is a choice of 6 starters, 6 main courses and 6 desserts, plus a selection of classical dishes including lobster thermidor, classic lobscouse, moules marinières, bangers and mash, steaks and a choice for vegetarians.
	www.devonshirehotels.co.uk /beeley.html (639 words)

	Duke of Devonshire (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Devonshire did what he could to encourage reconciliation, but he was very conscious of his role as Governor General, which at that time was still closely linked to the British government.
		While the Duke of Devonshire did not intervene in politics, he was clearly interested in Canadians and their lives, and undertook several tours across the country.
		In 1921, the Duke of Devonshire Trophy for the Ottawa Horticultural Society was established.
	www.canadahistory.com /sections/politics/Dukeofdevonshire.htm (942 words)

	Guardian \| The Duke of Devonshire
		The duke had had to sell some of the family's picture collection - it remains one of the finest in the country - to make up the shortfall in the cost of running the estate.
		Devonshire faced such problems after he succeeded his father, the 10th duke, who died suddenly in 1950 (his elder bother, William, had been killed in the second world war).
		He is survived by his wife, the Duchess of Devonshire, his son, the Marquess of Hartington, who becomes the 12th duke, and his two daughters.
	www.politics.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,4916497-107980,00.html (925 words)

	Devonshire, Spencer Compton Cavendish, 8th duke of on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Devonshire, Spencer Compton Cavendish, 8th duke of on Encyclopedia.com
		He frequently held office in Liberal cabinets and by 1880 was a recognized leader of the conservative (Whig) faction of the Liberal party with regard to social legislation.
		Devonshire (he became duke in 1891) later (1904) left the Liberal Unionists because the majority of that group, led by Joseph Chamberlain, had come to favor the abandonment of free trade.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/D/DevonshiS1.asp (141 words)

	Devonshire, William Cavendish, 4th Duke of, Marquess Of Hartington, Earl Of Devonshire, Baron Cavendish Of Hardwick ... (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Eldest son of William Cavendish, the 3rd Duke (1698–1755), he was elected to the House of Commons in 1741 and 1747, and in 1751 he moved to the House of Lords, as Lord Cavendish of Hardwick, in his father's barony.
		Devonshire, William Cavendish, 4th Duke of, Marquess Of Hartington, Earl Of Devonshire, Baron Cavendish Of Hardwick...
		Devonshire, Spencer Compton Cavendish, 8th duke of, marquess of Hartington, earl of Devonshire, Baron Cavendish of Hardwick
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9030171 (920 words)

	BBC NEWS \| UK \| Obituary: The Duke of Devonshire
		The Duke of Devonshire: Landowner, politician and soldier
		The Duke of Devonshire was one of Britain's greatest landowners, with estates in Derbyshire, Yorkshire, Sussex and Ireland.
		The Duke's heir is his son, the Marquess of Hartington.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/uk/3683081.stm (282 words)

	The Duke of Devonshire; peerless homeowner; 84 \| The San Diego Union-Tribune
		The Duke of Devonshire; peerless homeowner; 84
		Andrew Robert Buxton Cavendish, the 11th Duke of Devonshire, who maintained his family's historically grand way of life by selling art masterpieces and converting his Chatsworth estate into one of Britain's most visited attractions, died Monday at Chatsworth.
		The contribution of the Duchess of Devonshire, whom the duke married in 1941, was not insignificant.
	www.signonsandiego.com /uniontrib/20040507/news_1m7cavendish.html (877 words)

	Devonshire, William Cavendish, 1st Duke of, Marquess Of Hartington, Earl Of Devonshire, Baron Cavendish Of Hardwick ...
		Devonshire, William Cavendish, 1st Duke of, Marquess Of Hartington, Earl Of Devonshire, Baron Cavendish Of Hardwick -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		Cavendish was the eldest son of the 3rd earl of Devonshire (and succeeded to the title in 1684).
		Devonshire, William Cavendish, 1st Duke of, Marquess Of Hartington, Earl Of Devonshire, Baron Cavendish Of Hardwick...
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9030170?tocId=9030170 (917 words)

	Andrew Cavendish 11th Duke of Devonshire Obitary (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Dukes Meadow was purchased by Chiswick Urban District Council in 1923 from the ninth Duke and in November 2000 the Friends of Dukes Meadow were delighted when his grandson agreed to become our patron.
		Chiswick House had been sold during the eleventh Duke's childhood and it was this residence to which Dukes Meadow had historically belonged.
		He became eleventh Duke on the death of his father in 1950 and faced huge problems in retaining his family's historic properties and treasures in the austere climate of post war Britain.
	fodm.homestead.com /obituary.html (465 words)

	BBC NEWS \| England \| Derbyshire \| Duke of Devonshire dies at home
		The 11th Duke of Devonshire was a minister in the Conservative government 1960-64, led by his uncle, Harold Macmillan.
		In 1998, the duke and duchess became the longest serving holders of the Devonshire dukedom.
		Club chairman Barrie Hubbard said: "His Grace the Duke of Devonshire was club president for nearly 50 years and has always kept a healthy interest in the fortunes of the club.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/england/derbyshire/3682897.stm (426 words)

	Station Information - Duke of Devonshire
		They are related to the Dukes of Newcastle with whom they share the family name of Cavendish.
		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.
		Andrew Robert Buxton Cavendish, 11th Duke of Devonshire (born 1920)
	www.stationinformation.com /encyclopedia/d/du/duke_of_devonshire.html (383 words)

	Boston.com / News / Boston Globe / Obituaries / Duke of Devonshire; opened estate to tourists
		The 11th Duke of Devonshire, whose vast Chatsworth estate has one of the finest and most-visited houses in Britain, died late Monday at his estate.
		LONDON -- The 11th Duke of Devonshire, whose vast Chatsworth estate has one of the finest and most-visited houses in Britain, died late Monday at his estate.
		The duke, known as an easygoing man, opened Chatsworth to the public in the 1950s and, with his wife, Deborah, made it a thriving business, attracting a half-million visitors a year to its art collections and acres of parkland.
	www.boston.com /news/globe/obituaries/articles/2004/05/06/duke_of_devonshire_opened_estate_to_tourists (345 words)

	Find in a Library: Elizabeth & Georgiana : the Duke of Devonshire and his two duchesses
		Subjects: Devonshire, William Cavendish, -- Duke of, -- 1748-1811 -- Marriage.
		Devonshire, Georgiana Spencer Cavendish, -- Duchess of, -- 1757-1806.
		Devonshire, Elizabeth Cavendish, -- Duchess of, -- 1758-1824.
	worldcatlibraries.org /wcpa/ow/dcf4b0d02b05569ba19afeb4da09e526.html (85 words)

	Visit Buxton: About Buxton - Architecture (Site not responding. Last check: )
		John Carr was brought in to design The Crescent, modelled on the Royal Bath Crescent and financed by the 5th Duke of Devonshire, and also designed the Great Stables.
		The 7th Duke of Devonshire donated nine acres of land which became the Pavilion Gardens (landscaped by Edward Milner).
		In 1859, the Great Stables had been converted to the Devonshire Royal Hospital and in 1881 Robert Rippon Duke designed one of the architectural masterpieces of the town - a huge slate dome to cover the central courtyard.
	www.visitbuxton.co.uk /about/architecture.html (302 words)

	thePeerage.com - Person Page 959
		Victor Christian William Cavendish, 9th Duke of Devonshire was the son of Lt.-Col. Lord Edward Cavendish and Emma Elizabeth Lascelles.
		Edward William Spencer Cavendish, 10th Duke of Devonshire was the son of Victor Christian William Cavendish, 9th Duke of Devonshire and Lady Evelyn Emily Mary Petty-FitzMaurice.
		Andrew Robert Buxton Cavendish, 11th Duke of Devonshire was the son of Edward William Spencer Cavendish, 10th Duke of Devonshire and Lady Mary Alice Cecil.
	www.thepeerage.com /p959.htm (1714 words)

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