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25 de mai. de 2024 · Cavendish, Duke of Devonshire. — Sir William Cavendish, descended from an ancient family who took their name from Cavendish in Suffolk , the place of their residence, settled in Derbyshire in consequence of his marriage with the heiress of Hard wick, about the year 1544; by which match he became possessed of Hardwick-hall, and ...
Há 3 dias · In 1618, William Cavendish was created Earl of Devonshire, and the title has continued ever since in this noble family, who in 1694 were elevated to the dukedom. n7. Eventually heiress of her father, Thomas of Woodstock, Duke of Gloucester, who had married one of the co-heiresses of Humphry de Bohun, Earl of Hereford. n8.
24 de mai. de 2024 · One highlight: a portrait, from 1784, by Sir Joshua Reynolds, of Lady Georgiana Cavendish, the Duchess of Devonshire, who was married to the fifth Duke, in 1744, on her seventeenth birthday.
Há 3 dias · At a party, she met William Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington, who was set to be the future Duke of Devonshire. Kick called him Billy. “He was a great catch, and a sweet guy,” McTaggart said, adding that he was “rather shy” compared to Kick. 4.
21 de mai. de 2024 · Margaret Cavendish’s husband, William Cavendish, the 1st Duke of Newcastle (1593–1676), was one of Bess of Hardwick’s grandsons, and therefore a cousin of the 2nd and 3rd Earls of Devonshire, both (confusingly) also called William Cavendish.
Há 6 dias · The mansion, which for more than a century has divided with Holland House the reputation of being the head-quarters of the leaders of the great Whig party, was built about the year 1737, by William, third Duke of Devonshire, on the site of part of the property of Lord Berkeley of Stratton.
Há 4 dias · 98 The equine interests of his great grandfather, William Cavendish, first earl of Devonshire, are explored in Edwards, Horses and the Aristocratic Lifestyle in Early Modern England; the equestrian pursuits of his cousin William Cavendish, first earl of Newcastle—one of the most famous horsemen in Europe—are investigated in Walker, To Amaze the People with Pleasure and Delight; Worsley ...
