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William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire, KG, PC, FRS (25 January 1640 – 18 August 1707) was an English Army officer, Whig politician and peer who sat in the House of Commons from 1661 until 1684 when he inherited his father's peerage as Earl of Devonshire and took his seat in the House of Lords.
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One of their sons, Sir Charles Cavendish (1553–1617), was...
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William Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington (1917–1944), son...
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One of their sons, Sir Charles Cavendish (1553–1617), was the father of William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne (1592–1676; see Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne for more information on this branch of the family), while another son, Henry Cavendish, was the ancestor of the Barons Waterpark.
William Cavendish, 1st Earl of Devonshire (27 December 1552 – 3 March 1626) was an English nobleman, politician, and courtier. Early life. William Cavendish was the second son of Sir William Cavendish and Bess of Hardwick.
William Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington (1917–1944), son of Edward Cavendish, the 10th Duke and elder brother of the 11th. William Cavendish, Earl of Burlington (born 1969), son of Peregrine Cavendish, 12th Duke of Devonshire.
William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire (born January 25, 1640—died August 18, 1707, London, England) was a leader of the parliamentary movement that sought to exclude the Roman Catholic James, duke of York (afterward James II ), from succession to the British throne and that later invited the invasion of William of Orange.
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29 de dez. de 2017 · William Cavendish, Duke of Devonshire, was a compromise choice as First Lord of the Treasury. His tenure coincided with a period of political infighting and external threat.
As a reward for his service to the revolution, he was created Duke of Devonshire in 1694. Devonshire also received many other honours and was part of the collective regency six times between 1695 and 1701. He was High Steward at the coronation of Queen Anne in 1702. Devonshire rebuilt Chatsworth House in magnificent style between 1687 and 1706.
