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  Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire (June 7, 1757 - March 30, 1806), born Lady Georgiana Spencer, was the first wife of William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire and mother of William George Spencer Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire.
Georgiana herself formed a relationship with Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey, by whom she had a daughter (an ancestor of Sarah, Duchess of York).
Georgiana was famous not only for her marital arrangements, her beauty and sense of style, her political campaigning, but also for her love of gambling.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Georgiana_Spencer   (566 words)

  
 Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire
Georgiana was a celebrated beauty and a socialite who gathered around her a large circle of literary and political figures - a salon.
Georgiana herself formed a relationship with Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey, by whom she had a daughter.
Later members of the same family as Georgiana include Lady Caroline Lamb and Diana, Princess of Wales, (Georgiana was the great-great-great-great aunt of Diana -- who was known before her marriage to Charles, Prince of Wales as Lady Diana Spencer).
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ge/Georgiana_Spencer.html   (260 words)

  
 Regency Personalities - Georgiana - Duchess of Devonshire
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.
Georgiana was an intimate of Marie-Antoinette but France was in political unrest and hardly the place for a pregnant woman to be travelling without the protection of her husband too.
homepages.ihug.co.nz /~awoodley/regency/devon.html   (1261 words)

  
 Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Georgiana campaigned for the Whigs -- particularly for a distant cousin, (English statesman who supported American independence and the French Revolution (1749-1806)) Charles James Fox -- at a time when the King (George III) and his Ministers had more direct influence over the House of Commons, principally through their power of patronage.
Georgiana herself formed a relationship with (Click link for more info and facts about Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey) Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey, by whom she had a daughter (an ancestor of Sarah, Duchess of York).
Georgiana's brother the 2nd Earl Spencer was ancestor of Diana, Princess of Wales (former wife of (Click link for more info and facts about Charles, Prince of Wales) Charles, Prince of Wales), who was born Lady Diana Spencer.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/G/Ge/Georgiana,_Duchess_of_Devonshire.htm   (699 words)

  
 Review - Georgiana
Born Lady Georgiana Spencer (at Althorpe), she was, coincidentally, the sister of an ancestor of the late Diana, Princess of Wales, whose blonde beauty, sweetness, commitment to charitable causes, elegant fashion sense, and occasional cluelessness she shared.
Georgiana also suffered acutely from bulimia - before it was even fashionable - under the joint pressure to be both the perfect daugther tor her adoring parents and the perfect Duchess to her immensely powerful and equally clueless husband, whom she accepted at 16 to please her family.
Devonshire - England’s richest duke, the master of the palatial Chatsworth, and a central patron of the Whig party, which would eventually grow into the Liberals - was the catch of the Century.
www.peers.org /revgeor.html   (626 words)

  
 Gilbert Collection
In this enamel the duchess is depicted three-quarters right, wearing a mauve ribbon in her blonde hair and a light yellow dress.
It depicts John, afterwards 2nd Lord Spencer, Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire and her sister Harriet, Countess of Bessborough, from which Hurter has 'extracted' the head and the shoulders of the duchess.
Georgiana Spencer, Duchess of Devonshire, by J H Hurter, 1779.
www.gilbert-collection.org.uk /test/art_in_enamel/enamel05.html   (409 words)

  
 Regency Personalities - Charles Fox   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The Duchess of Devonshire, who was one of his closest friends, wrote of him.
The Duchess of Devonshire and her clique nicknamed him "The Eyebrow" for he had large shaggy brows.
Neither entreaties nor promises were spared." The duchess and her friends conveyed voters to the polls and as caricatures and cartoons of the day show, she even traded kisses for votes.
homepages.ihug.co.nz /~awoodley/regency/fox.html   (924 words)

  
 ALL ABOUT ROMANCE reviews Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire by Amanda Foreman   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Georgiana was the eldest child of John, the first Earl Spencer (yes, the same Spencers that begot the late Diana, Princess of Wales) and his wife, Georgiana Poyntz, whose mission in life seems to have been pointing out her daughter's shortcomings.
Georgiana also realizes early on that her husband is quite immune to the charms that have captivated society and is forced to look elsewhere for affection.
Georgiana's loneliness is palpable and real, and the glitter and glamour of her life and her dedication to Whig politics become the cocoon for her empty heart.
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 The Christian Science Monitor | csmonitor.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Georgiana's husband was unfaithful, self-absorbed, indolent, and a hypochondriac with whom she had few or no common interests.
Georgiana's unorthodox approach to politics, her infidelities, and her intelligence earned her the anathema of her Victorian descendants, and they ruthlessly edited, sanitized, or suppressed her letters and diaries because she so strayed from their concept of what a woman should be and do.
Nor does Foreman understand the morals of the age and place Georgiana's life properly within that context: When the Duke of Devonshire insisted on a separation from Georgiana and was considering divorce, it was not on the grounds of infidelity, but because of her crippling debts which threatened to impoverish the family.
www.csmonitor.com /cgi-bin/durableRedirect.pl?/durable/2000/06/29/fp17s1-csm.shtml   (807 words)

  
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Georgiana did not seek easy answers to the challenges of life, and her story, though complex, testifies to richness of all manner of human experience.
Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire (1757-1806) was born Georgiana Spencer, the eldest child of John and Margaret, later to become First Earl and Countess Spencer of Althrop Park, Northamptonshire.
Georgiana had a daughter with the politician Charles Grey, whom Foreman tells us was probably the true love of her life after politics.
www.womensfreedom.org /artic735.htm   (1326 words)

  
 BookPage Nonfiction Review: Georgiana: Duchess of Devonshire
Lady Georgiana Spencer was the great-great-great-great aunt of Diana, Princess of Wales.
The story of her life provides a fitting prologue to that of her famous descendant, but more importantly stands on its own as a portrait of a politically and socially active woman who, as Foreman writes, possessed "a single-minded determination to be the heroine of her own story."
Georgiana was a duchess and a mother, author and trendsetter, political authority and leader.
www.bookpage.com /0001bp/nonfiction/georgiana.html   (228 words)

  
 A teenage duchess who fascinated all England
At 17, aristocratic Georgiana Spencer married into one of England's wealthiest and most politically powerful families, but it was a mismatch from the beginning.
The diffident, unloving Duke of Devonshire only wanted an heir and was unable to deal with the intelligent, high-spirited, talented and immensely appealing teenager as his wife.
Georgiana had a passion for politicking and her charm, benevolence and intelligence made her a political hostess and unelected politician with unusual power and influence.
www.freep.com /fun/books/georg30_20000130.htm   (380 words)

  
 Thomas Gainsborough. Biography. - Olga's Gallery   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire (1757-1806), wife of William, 5th Duke of Devonshire was not only the leader of London's high society, but one of the most popular figures that English social life has ever produced.
She was a friend of Prince of Wales and of Charles James Fox, for whose election in 1784 she carried on a campaign.
Portrait of Henry, Duke of Cumberland, with the Duchess of Cumberland and Lady Elizabeth Luttrell.
www.abcgallery.com /G/gainsborough/gainsboroughbio.html   (1689 words)

  
 Find in a Library: The two duchesses, Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, Elizabeth, Duchess of Devonshire. Family ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Family correspondence of and relating to Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, Elizabeth, Duchess of Devonshire, Earl of Bristol...
The two duchesses, Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, Elizabeth, Duchess of Devonshire.
Devonshire, Elizabeth Cavendish, -- Duchess of, -- 1758-1824.
www.worldcatlibraries.org /wcpa/ow/334add706855de83.html   (153 words)

  
 NPG 1041; Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire
Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire (1757-1806), Beauty and leader of Whig society; first wife of 5th Duke of Devonshire.
Born at Althorp, Northamptonshire, Georgiana was the eldest daughter of the 1st Earl Spencer, and she is seen in this portrait at about the age of four.
Unhappy in her marriage, the Duchess was addicted to gambling and became pregnant by her lover Charles Grey.
www.npg.org.uk /live/search/portrait.asp?mkey=mw01824   (182 words)

  
 Guardian Unlimited Books | Bookshop | 0006550169 - Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire by Amanda Foreman
0006550169 - Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire by Amanda Foreman
Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire was one of the most flamboyant women of the eighteenth century.
Foreman's biography of the great-great-great aunt of Diana, Princess of Wales presents a picture of political and sexual intrigue and shows that Georgiana was a gambler, a drug addict, an adultress and the darling of the common people.
www.guardianbookshop.co.uk /BerteShopWeb/viewProduct.do?ISBN=0006550169   (70 words)

  
 Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, the book by Amanda Foreman
Her family was slightly lower in social status than the Devonshires, but, far from being intimidated, she blossomed, became her own person, and was eventually known and loved not only by those of her own class but by the people of England.
Although she was usually a prolific letter writer, Georgiana was beyond such communication; neither are there letters from friends or the doctors.
At the age of 35, Georgiana developed a serious and life-threatening condition of her right eye (the left was involved to a lesser degree), which, from the description provided by her mother and the knowledge subsequently accumulated, was most likely to be CST.
www.amanda-foreman.com /medical_file.shtml   (1374 words)

  
 Dame Judi Dench Website -- Main Page ... A Fine Romance, As Time Goes By, Mrs. Brown, Shakespeare in Love ...
An inspirational woman of her time, there are many aspects of the character and experiences of Lady Georgiana Spencer which are equally relevant to the lives of contemporary women.
Her successful entry into the male-dominated world of politics, her relationship with the press, her stuggle with addiction, and her determination to forge her own identity are material for a rich and fascinating production.
Georgiana documented all these things in her letters, journals, poem and plays, which along with detailed press reports, contribute to form a detailed picture of both her and her times.
www.djdchronology.com /georgianainfo.htm   (339 words)

  
 GEORGIANA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Georgiana mesmerized me just as quickly and as easily as she did her peers long, long ago.
The first thing we not only learn, but may also attract us to her, is that Georgiana was the great great great great aunt of Diana, Princess of Wales, but the second thing we learn is that Georgiana was a well-loved famous person in her own right.
Georgiana came from a rich family; her father, a temperamental man, inherited a multi-million dollar estate when he was only eleven.
www.myshelf.com /biography/00/georgiana.htm   (202 words)

  
 Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire - Critiquesdelivres.com
By 1784 Georgiana owed "many, many, many thousands", and the creditors she acquired dogged her until her death, but the sterility of her marriage meant that she never came close to disclosing the magnitude of her debts.
Amanda Foreman describes astutely the mess that was personal relationships for the aristocratic subculture (Georgiana and the Duke engaged for many years in a ménage à trois with Lady Elizabeth Fraser, who inveigled her way into his bed and her heart).
She is, by her own admission, a little in love with her subject, which can lead to occasional lapses of perspective, but generally it adds zest to a narrative built on, rather than burdened by, scholarship, that is at once accessible and learned.
www.critiquesdelivres.com /0006550169   (353 words)

  
 Georgiana Georgiana: Duchess Of Devonshire, Amanda Foreman Georgiana, Duchess Of Devonshire Is A Beautiful   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Georgiana: Duchess of Devonshire, AMANDA FOREMAN GEORGIANA, DUCHESS OF DEVONSHIRE is a beautifully written biography is the final part and is called Georgiana Redux.
Georgiana : Duchess of Devonshire (Modern Library (Paperback)), AMANDA FOREMAN point of Amanda Foreman's hugely successful "Georgiana: Duchess of Devonshire" was that she hailed terms of inherited wealth.
Georgiana Eleni Antonopoulos was born on December 21 1992.
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 SUNY Press :: Emma; or, The Unfortunate Attachment
An early British novel, attributed to Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, which explores the problems of first impressions and arranged marriages from the perspective of a woman who would suffer the long-term consequences of both.
Published anonymously in 1773 and attributed to Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, this epistolary novel explores the "unfortunate attachment" of Emma Eggerton to William Walpole.
Georgiana Spenser, however, was patron and author, not to mention musician and amateur scientist.
www.sunypress.edu /details.asp?id=60962   (453 words)

  
 Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire book review by the Evening Standard
Reigning over Chatsworth and Devonshire House in Mayfair, the young Duchess shone as a socialite, and the newspapers raved over her soirées and fashion innovations which included muslin aprons and droopy ostrich feathers.
In a daring and quite unprecedented move, Georgiana in effect became his campaign manager at the general elections of the 1780s, even canvassing in the streets - lewd cartoons depicted her trading votes for kisses among the shopkeepers of Westminster.
For many years, Georgiana shared bed and board with her husband and his mistress, Lady Elizabeth Foster, herself married and the mother of a motley mix of infants.
www.amanda-foreman.com /evening-standard2.shtml   (542 words)

  
 Georgiana: Duchess of Devonshire:Foreman, Amanda:0375502947:eCampus.com
Lady Georgiana Spencer was the great-great-great-great-aunt of Diana, Princess of Wales, and was nearly as famous in her day.
In 1774, at the age of seventeen, Georgiana achieved immediate celebrity by marrying one of England's richest and most influential aristocrats, the Duke of Devonshire.
The Duke of Devonshire was unimpressed by his wife's legendary charms, preferring instead those of her closest friend, a woman with whom Georgiana herself was rumored to be on intimate terms.
www.ecampus.com /bk_detail.asp?isbn=0375502947b   (290 words)

  
 The Austin Chronicle Books: The High Life
Georgiana's marriage in 1774 to the Duke of Devonshire cemented relations between two of the richest families in England, and Georgiana's life took place against a backdrop of palaces and ballrooms.
A typical night for Georgiana, Foreman explained in a recent interview from her home in New York, began with food: "They would begin the evening with a great feast, and then they would go to the opera, watch perhaps the first three acts, and then go back to someone's house and feast again.
Georgiana was known to turn her enormous home, Devonshire House, into a casino, complete with professional dealers and banks more than willing to lend money to London's tony set.
www.austinchronicle.com /issues/dispatch/2001-02-02/books_feature2.html   (1352 words)

  
 Cavendish, "A Negro Song"
Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire is an interesting historical figure.
Her marriage to William, Duke of Devonshire (June 5,1774), was long awaited and kept a secret from the public, lest the wedding be overrun with spectators.
Georgiana's letters to her mother sometimes included pieces of her poetry, though none contain "A Negro Song." She published one novel in her lifetime called The Syph (also in 1799).
www2.bc.edu /~richarad/asp/gcns.html   (686 words)

  
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Born Lady Georgiana Spencer in 1757, she married at 17 to the very rich but emotionally stunted Duke of Devonshire, the only man in England not in love with her, newspapers would later claim.
Georgiana's intricate hairdos, her convoluted love affairs and substantial political influence would make her as closely observed as a later Spencer: Diana, Princess of Wales.
Georgiana and her husband lived for many years with the grifter Lady Elizabeth Foster, who bore the Duke at least one child and possibly two.
atgbcentral.com /georgiana.html   (593 words)

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