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  INEX: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Duke of Devonshire)
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 Baron 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.
William Cavendish, 4th Earl of Devonshire (became Duke of Devonshire in 1694) (1640 - 1707)
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 List of the Knights of the Garter
96 (inv 1399) Humphrey (Plantagenet), styled "of Lancaster." Duke of Gloucester.
312 (inv 1543) William (Parr) Marquess of Northampton.
Afterwards Duke of Edinburgh, reigning duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha 1893.
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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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 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.
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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 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.
This son William George Spencer Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire died unmarried in 1858; her daughters were Georgiana Cavendish (1783-1858), who married George Howard, 6th Earl of Carlisle (1773-1844), and Harriet Cavendish (1785-1862), who married Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Earl Granville.
He was succeeded by a first cousin once removed William Cavendish, 7th Duke of Devonshire (1808-1891), who was widower of the 6th Duke's niece and Georgiana's granddaughter Lady Blanche Howard.
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 thePeerage.com - Person Page 10513
She married Sir William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire, son of Sir William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire and Charlotte Elizabeth Boyle, Baroness Clifford, on 5 June 1774.
Sir William George Spencer Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshireb.
She was the daughter of Sir William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire and Lady Georgiana Spencer.
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 William George Spencer Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire   (Site not responding. Last check: )
William George Spencer Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire (1790 - 1858), was known as the "Bachelor Duke".
In 1811, at the age of 21, he inherited eight stately homes and 200,000 acres of land.
He was Lord Chamberlain to King William IV and a close friend of Czar Nicholas I of Russia.
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 The Dukes of Devonshire - You and Yesterday | You and Yesterday
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.
His two great-grandsons were William Cavendish, the second husband of Bess of Hardwick, and George Cavendish, William's older brother and Thomas Cardinal Wolsey's biographer.
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 Spencer Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: )
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).
Cavendish was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge and entered Parliament in 1857.
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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 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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 Duke of Devonshire Info - Bored Net - Boredom   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Duke of Devonshire's eldest son may use the courtesy title Marquess of Hartington.
William Cavendish, 3rd Earl of Devonshire (1617 - 1684)
William Cavendish, 4th Earl of Devonshire (became Duke of Devonshire in 1694) (1640-1707)
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 William Cavendish   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Most Noble William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire (December 14, 1748 – July 29, 1811), was the eldest son of the 4th Duke of Devonshire by his wife the heiress Lady Charlotte Boyle, suo jure Baroness Clifford of Lanesborough, who brought in considerable money and estates to the Cavendish family.
However, the dukedom and estates passed eventually to a grandson of a younger brother of the 5th Duke; the 7th Duke had however married a daughter of the 6th Earl of Carlisle, and thus a granddaughter of the 5th Duke and niece of the 6th Duke.
George Lamb, a brother of the 2nd Viscount Melbourne (himself married to Lady Caroline Ponsonby or Lady Caroline Lamb, niece of the 1st wife of the 5th Duke).
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 NPG L146; The Death of the Earl of Chatham (includes John Jeffreys Pratt, 1st Marquess Camden; William Pitt, 1st Earl ...
George James Cholmondeley, 1st Marquess of Cholmondeley (1749-1827), Chamberlain to the Prince of Wales.
George William Coventry, 6th Earl of Coventry (1722-1809), Politician.
Henry Frederick, Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn (1745-1790), Brother of George III.
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 thePeerage.com - Place Index 44
Cavendish, Edward William Spencer, 10th Duke of Devonshire  b.
Cavendish, Peregrine Andrew Morny, 12th Duke of Devonshire  b.
Cavendish, William John Robert, Marquess of Hartington  b.
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 Handel’s Messiah in St. George’s Chapel Windsor Castle « inel
The Choir of St. George’s Chapel was outstanding—the soloists were superb—and the London Handel Orchestra certainly lived up to its reputation for a flawless, historically informed performance.
Those whose seats we occupied are listed at the end of this post: their names hint at the historical significance of this beautiful chapel, built as a spectacular example of a church in the Perpendicular Gothic style, for the enduring and daily worship of God.
The worship in St George’s Chapel forms the spiritual centre of the Castle and its community.
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 The world's top william george spencer cavendish 6th duke of devonshire websites
Her widower did not remarry, even when he succeeded the 6th Duke in 1858.
Much of the 6th Duke's private correspondence, including letters to his mistresses (one of whom he installed nearby), was destroyed by his Victorian relatives.
The Duke is said to have wanted to marry The Princess Mary, a daughter of George III, but she preferred to marry her Royal cousin the 2nd Duke of Gloucester (son of her uncle by his wife, who was born an illegitimate commoner).
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 The British Peerage in 1818
Duke of Roxburghe's death on 23.10.1805, the title was given to Sir James Innes (10.01.1736-19.07.1823), the great-grandson of a grand-daughter of the 1
Duke of Richmond and Lennox (1672-1723), was the youngest illegitimate son of King Charles II of Great Britain.
Duke of Grafton (1663-1690) was the eldest illegitimate son of King Charles II of Great Britain.
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 cavendish02
William Cavendish, 3rd Earl of Devonshire (b 10.10.1617, 23.11.1684)
William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b 1698, d 05.12.1755)
William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire (b 21.05.1790, d unm 17.01.1858)
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 Talbot Correspondence Project: BURGESS Henry to TALBOT William Henry Fox, 19 Jul 1877 [01974]
Sir William George Spencer Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire (1790–1858).
William Hepworth Thompson, Master of Trinity College (1866–1886).
William Walter Legge, 5th Earl of Dartmouth (1823–1891), MP for South Staffordshire.
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The earliest enamelled coins were thought to have been produced by William Henry Probert in his Birmingham workshop.
Laura Sperber of Legend Numismatics and her two partners, George Huang and Bruce Morelan, purchased the coin for $4,150,000.
For years, it turned out, Hofmann had been producing phony signatures and documents and photos and coins, successfully convincing handwriting experts and forgery detection machines that all of it was authentic.
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 I17491: William Cavendish 4th Duke Of Devonshire (1720 - )   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Spouses of William Cavendish 4th Duke Of Devonshire
Descendants of William Cavendish 4th Duke Of Devonshire and Charlotte Elizabeth Clifford
1 Dorothy Cavendish = William Henry Cavendish Cavendish-Bentinck 3rd Duke Of Portland
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George Howard, 6th Earl of Carlisle, son of Frederick
George Augustus North, 3rd Earl of Guildford, son of
William Lowther, 1st Earl of Lonsdale, son of The Ven.
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 MORE ON THE DEVONSHIRE SALE CATALOG
The E-Sylum: Volume 8, Number 43, October 9, 2005, Article 10 MORE ON THE DEVONSHIRE SALE CATALOG Last week Jerry Platt inquired about the date of "The Duke of Devonshire's sale" referred to in Medallic Illustrations.
Ron Haller-Williams writes: "By some strange coincidence an answer arrived through the post on 5th Oct, as I had just bought "A Guide to English Pattern Coins" by the Rev. G F Crowther.
[Steve Pellegrini sent Jerry some information on the Duke of Devonshire, and on Saturday Jerry wrote: "I also heard from Douglas Saville at Spink, who sold the exact catalogue (Christie's, London, 1844) which was referred to in MI--he just sold it as part of a collection last month!" -Editor]
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Descendants of Sir John Cavendish (Dukes of Devonshire)
My line to William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire (1720-1764)
John Frederick Sackville, 3rd Duke of Dorset (1745-1799)
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 thePeerage.com - Index to Ambassadors
 Hamilton-Gordon, George, 4th Earl of Aberdeen (Aug 1813), where he prevailed with the Emperor to join (by the treaty of Toplitz, September 1813) the allied Sovereigns against Napoleon
 Paget, William, 6th Lord Paget (of Beaudesert) (1692-1702)
 Paget, William, 6th Lord Paget (of Beaudesert) (1689-1692)
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 Talbot Correspondence Project: FEILDING Elisabeth Theresa, née Fox Strangways to TALBOT William Henry Fox, 17 ...
Talbot Correspondence Project: FEILDING Elisabeth Theresa, née Fox Strangways to TALBOT William Henry Fox, 17 Feb 1823 [01055]
Rome is thinning very fast, the Duke of Devonshire
George William Frederick Osborne, 6th Duke of Leeds (1775–1838).
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