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William Cavendish, 2nd Earl of Devonshire, was a strong supporter of the ‘Glorious Revolution’ of 1688 and of William of Orange (William III) against James II. In 1694 he was created Duke of Devonshire. The Latin family motto, Cavendo tutus ‘safe through taking care’ is a pun on the surname. Manx: Anglicized form of Corjeag, a shortened ...
William Cavendish, 7th Duke of Devonshire, KG, PC (27 April 1808 – 21 December 1891), styled as Lord Cavendish of Keighley between 1831 and 1834 and known as Earl of Burlington between 1834 and 1858, was a British landowner, benefactor, nobleman, and politician.
William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire, KG (14 December 1748 – 29 July 1811), was a British nobleman, aristocrat, and politician. He was the eldest son of William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire, by his wife, the heiress Lady Charlotte Boyle, suo jure Baroness Clifford, who brought in considerable money and estates to the Cavendish family. He was invited to join the Cabinet on three ...
William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire, 5th Duke of Devonshire, 7th Lord Clifford, 8th Baron Cavendish, 8th Earl of Devonshire, was born 14 December 1748 to William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire (1720-1764) and Charlotte Elizabeth Boyle, 6th Baroness Clifford (1731-1754) and died 29 July 1811 Piccadilly, London, England, United Kingdom of unspecified causes. He married Georgiana Spencer ...
Last Edited March 29, 2019. Victor Christian William Cavendish, 9th Duke of Devonshire, Governor General of Canada (1916–21) and politician (born 31 May 1868 in London, United Kingdom; died 6 May 1938 in Derbyshire, United Kingdom). Devonshire took a strong interest in the development of Canadian agriculture and established the Duke of ...
27 de abr. de 2022 · Married William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland, who also became Prime Minister. Lord Richard Cavendish (1752–1781) George Augustus Henry Cavendish, created 1st Earl of Burlington of the 2nd creation (1754–1834). Lord Burlington's grandson, the 2nd Earl of Burlington, would later inherit the Devonshire dukedom as 7th Duke of ...
Politician, Governor-General of Canada Cavendish entered Parliament as a Liberal Unionist MP in 1891, where he was the youngest member of the House of Commons. He remained there until 1908, when his uncle's death made him Duke of Devonshire and raised him to the House of Lords. In 1916, Cavendish was appointed to a five-year term as Governor General of Canada.
