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Devonshire, Spencer Compton Cavendish, 8th duke of, marquess of Hartington, earl of Devonshire, Baron Cavendish of Hardwick
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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 Duke of Devonshire's eldest son may use the courtesy title Marquess of Hartington, whilst the eldest son of the eldest son may use the title Earl of Burlington; any sons he may have would use the title Lord Cavendish.
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 peerage of the United Kingdom.
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 Duke of Devonshire   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
The Duke of Devonshire's eldest son may use the courtesy title Marquess of Hartington.
His two great-grandsons were William Cavendish (pictured at right), the second husband of Bess of Hardwick, and George Cavendish, William's older brother and Thomas Cardinal Wolsey's biographer.
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.
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 Spencer Compton Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
Spencer Compton Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire (1833 - 1908) was a British politician, previously known (1858-1891) as Marquess of Hartington.
Cavendish was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge and entered Parliament in 1857.
Devonshire eventually joined Salisbury's government in 1895 as Lord President of the Council.
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 Spencer Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Spencer Compton Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire, KG, PC (23 July 1833 – 24 March 1908) was a British Liberal statesman, previously known (1858–1891) as Marquess of Hartington (a courtesy title).
Having succeeded as Duke of Devonshire in 1891 and entered the House of Lords, he eventually joined Salisbury's government in 1895 as Lord President of the Council.
He was married in 1892, at the age of 59, to Louisa Frederica Augusta von Alten, widow of the late William Drogo Montagu, 7th Duke of Manchester.
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 Dukes of Devonshire
The Dukes of Devonshire are an aristocratic[?] family in the United Kingdom.
The Duke's second title, Marquess of Hartington, is used as a courtesy title by his eldest son; the Marquess of Hartington's eldest son uses the title Earl of Burlington.
This name came from the village of Cavendish, Suffolk, England and from Sir John Cavendish, who held the estate there in the 14th century and who died in the Peasants' Revolt.
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Sir Spencer Compton (1725 1728), The Lord Wilmington (1728 1730), and The Earl...
Compton, Spencer Joshua Alwyne (1790-1851) 2nd Marquess of Northampton.
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 8th duke of Spencer Compton Cavendish Devonshire - Encyclopedia.com
Spencer Compton Cavendish Devonshire, 8th duke of, 1833-1908, British statesman.
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.
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 thePeerage.com - William Cavendish, 7th Duke of Devonshire and others
Spencer Compton Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire b.
William Cavendish and Louisa O'Callaghan, on 6 August 1829.
     Spencer Compton Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire was born on 23 July 1833.
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 Spencer Compton Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire
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Spencer Compton Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire, (1833 - 1908), also known (1858-1891) as Marquess of Hartington.
Between 1863 and 1874 he held various Government posts, including lord of the Admiralty, under-secretary for war, postmaster-general, and chief secretary for Ireland.
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 List of the Knights of the Garter
96 (inv 1399) Humphrey (Plantagenet), styled "of Lancaster." Duke of Gloucester.
551 (inv 1733) Spencer (Compton), Earl of Wilmington.
Afterwards Duke of Edinburgh, reigning duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha 1893.
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 Stall-Plates of the Knights of the Garter
1399 (96) Humphrey (Plantagenet), styled "of Lancaster." Duke of Gloucester.
Earl of Hereford, K.G. Married Thomas of Woodstock, Earl of Buckingham, K.G., afterwards Duke of Gloucester.
Daughter of Philip (the Bold), Duke of Burgundy, K.G. Married William of Bavaria, Duke of Holland and Count of Ostrevant, K.G. 1408 Blanch, Duchess of Bavaria.
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 Feudal Lordship of Winterborne Saint Martin - King Edward VII
Spencer Compton Cavendish became 8th Duke of Devonshire.
Married Louise, widow of the Duke of Manchester, 'The Double Duchess'.
She was the daughter of Sir Luke White, 2nd Baron Annaly of Annaly and Rathcline and Emily Stuart.
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 NPG 2833; Spencer Compton Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire
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Spencer Compton Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire (1833-1908), Liberal politician.
Lord President of the Council in Lord Salisbury’s Conservative administration of 1895 to 1902, with a brief for education policy, Devonshire showed marked reluctance to accommodate pressures for educational reform.
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She married Sir Alexander Hamilton, 10th Duke of Hamilton, son of Archibald Hamilton, 9th Duke of Hamilton and Lady Harriet Stewart, on 26 April 1810 in London, England.
She married William Alexander Anthony Archibald Hamilton, 11th Duke of Hamilton, son of Sir Alexander Hamilton, 10th Duke of Hamilton and Susan Euphemia Beckford, on 23 February 1843 in Ducal Palace, Mannheim, Baden-Württemburg, Germany.
She married, secondly, Spencer Compton Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire, son of William Cavendish, 7th Duke of Devonshire and Lady Blanche Georgiana Howard, on 16 August 1892.
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 Devonshire House Ball
Devonshire House c 1900 with the new wrought iron gates.
Devonshire, Louisa Fredericke Auguste, (née Countess von Alten of Hanover), Duchess of
"Emmanuel Filiberto, Duke of Savoy and Ange Catherine d'Este, Duchess of Savoy" with Duchess of Portland
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 Spencer Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
Spencer Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire - Biocrawler
Spencer Compton Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire (23 July,1833 - 24 March,1908) was a British Liberal statesman, previously known (1858-1891) as Marquess of Hartington (a courtesy title).
He was married in 1892, at the age of 59, to Louisa Frederica Augusta von Alten, the wife of the late William Drogo Montagu, 7th Duke of Manchester.
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 Writings - Arthur Balfour
Spencer Compton Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire - Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Lords
September-October 1903 - Charles Vane-Tempest-Stewart, 6th Marquess of Londonderry succeeds the Spencer Compton Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire as Lord President, while remaining also President of the Board of Education.
Lord Lansdowne succeeds Devonshire as Leader of the House of Lords, remaining also Foreign Secretary.
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 Encyclopedia: British and Irish History: Biographies — FactMonster.com
Argyll, Archibald Campbell, 8th earl of and 1st marquess of
Portland, William Henry Cavendish Bentinck, 3d duke of
Stuart, Ludovick, 2d duke of Lennox and duke of Richmond
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Carlo Emanuele I of Savoy (1562-1630) Duke of Savoia, born in Rivoli, Piedmont, NW Italy.
Carlo I (1468-90) Duke of Savoia, born in Carignano, Piedmont, NW Italy.
Cavendish, Spencer Compton, 8th Duke of Devonshire, (1833-1908) British statesman, born in Lower Holker, Lancashire, NW England, UK.
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 Wikinfo | Lord President of the Council
As such, it was vital to the smooth running of the British war economy and consequently the entire British war effort.
Daniel Finch, 8th Earl of Winchilsea and 3rd Earl of Nottingham 1765-1766
William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland 1801-1805
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 Chatsworth - History of Chatsworth 1800s
William Spencer Cavendish became 6th Duke of Devonshire 'The Bachelor Duke'.
William Cavendish Grandson of 5th Duke's brother became 7th Duke of Devonshire.
The 8th Duke regularly entertained King Edward VII and Queen Alexandria.
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(dghtr of Edward William Spencer Cavendish, 10th Duke of Devonshire 1895-1950), drawn by Lucien Freud
William Cavendish, 4th Earl+1st Duke of Devonshire (1641-1707)
William Spencer Compton Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire (1790-1858)
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 A Dictionary of British History: Devonshire, Spencer Compton Cavendish, 8th duke of, marquis of Hartington @ HighBeam ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
Devonshire, Spencer Compton Cavendish, 8th duke of, marquis of Hartington
Devonshire, Spencer Compton Cavendish, 8th duke of, marquis of Hartington (1833–1908).
Heir to the Cavendish family's dukedom and a Palmerstonian Whig, Hartington was an MP at 24 and a cabinet minister at 34.
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 AllRefer.com - Devonshire, Spencer Compton Cavendish, 8th duke of (British And Irish History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
AllRefer.com - Devonshire, Spencer Compton Cavendish, 8th duke of (British And Irish History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
Devonshire, Spencer Compton Cavendish, 8th duke of, British And Irish History, Biographies
Devonshire, Spencer Compton Cavendish, 8th duke of[kav´undish, dev´unshir] Pronunciation Key, 1833–1908, British statesman.
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 List of the Knights of the Garter (1348-present)
Married Enguerrand de Coucy, Earl of Bedford, K.G., afterwards Duke of Bedford.
Daughter and heiress of Enguerrand de Coucy, Earl of Bedford, K.G., afterwards Duke of Bedford.
Daughter of René, Duke of Anjou, titular King of Sicily, Naples, and Jerusalem.
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 Translation Devonshire in Collins English Dictionary & Thesaurus dictionary
Translation Devonshire in Collins English Dictionary and Thesaurus dictionary
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n 8th Duke of, title of Spencer Compton Cavendish.
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Sitter: Spencer Compton Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire (1833-1908).
Occasion: Sophia Murphy, The Duchess of Devonshire's Ball, London, 1984.
Reproduced: Devonshire House Fancy Dress Ball, July 2 1897: A Collection of Portraits in Costume of Some of the Guests, privately printed, 1899, p 2, (National Portrait Gallery Archives).
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