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William Cavendish, 5.º Duque de Devonshire (14 de Dezembro de 1748 – 29 de Julho de 1811) foi o filho mais velho de William Cavendish, 4.º Duque de Devonshire e de sua esposa, Lady Charlotte Boyle, Baronesa Clifford de Lanesborough em seu direito, que trouxe consideravelmente dinheiro e propriedades à família Cavendish.
William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire, KG (14 December 1748 – 29 July 1811), was a British nobleman, aristocrat, and politician.
Seus dois bisnetos foram William Cavendish, o segundo marido de Bess de Hardwick, e George Cavendish, o irmão mais velho de William e o biógrafo de Thomas Cardinal Wolsey. Os descendentes de William Cavendish são os Condes de Devonshire, em primeiro lugar.
William, the 5th Duke of Devonshire, served as Lord High Treasurer of Ireland and Governor of Cork, and Lord Lieutenant of Derbyshire, but is perhaps more widely remembered for the politics of his private life.
The 5th Duke is best known for his first wife Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire. He came from one of the wealthiest and most powerful Whig families, but was neither particularly ambitious nor particularly able.
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.
Beim frühen Tod seines Vaters 1764 erbte er ein riesiges Vermögen sowie dessen Titel eines Duke of Devonshire. In den folgenden Jahren war der Duke eng mit dem Kurort Buxton in Derbyshire verbunden. Er nutzte die Gewinne aus seiner Kupfermine, indem er dort den Buxton Crescent und das Devonshire Royal Hospital bauen ließ.
