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18 de jun. de 2024 · Cavendish, Duke of Devonshire. — Sir William Cavendish, descended from an ancient family who took their name from Cavendish in Suffolk (fn. n1) , 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 ...
Hace 2 días · 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.
Hace 6 días · The present mansion, often called “Palace of the Peak,” was designed by William Talman for William Cavendish, the 4th earl (created 1st duke of Devonshire, 1694), and was begun in 1687. The 6th duke made various additions, including the long north wing (1820–27).
11 de jun. de 2024 · 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.
Hace 1 día · Between 1791-1806, six houses were duly built and leased to tenants. They were all sold at auction by the 6th Duke of Devonshire in 1827. Only one of these houses survives today: 21 Clapham Common West Side (Heathfield), which last sold for £9.25m: certainly a "good and substantial" house. Friends and acquaintances
6 de jun. de 2024 · "Devonshire, William Cavendish, 4th duke of" published on by Oxford University Press. Cavendish came from a highly political Whig family. He entered Parliament at the age of 21 for Derbyshire, when his
20 de jun. de 2024 · William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle upon Tyne, KG, KB, PC ( c. 16 December 1593 – 25 December 1676), who after 1665 styled himself as Prince William Cavendish, was an English courtier and supporter of the arts.
