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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 3 días · Brindle was among the manors sold to pay it; the purchaser was William Cavendish, ancestor of the Duke of Devonshire.
Hace 1 día · 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.
Hace 5 días · William Cavendish, 7th Duke of Devonshire was instrumental in Eastbourne's Victorian development, and his monument erected in 1901 to the design of Goscombe John "ought to be observed" according to Pevsner. The duke, who was the Chancellor of the University of Cambridge, wears his robes of office and
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
Hace 4 días · The Most Noble Order of the Garter was founded by Edward III of England in 1348. Dates shown are of nomination or installation; coloured rows indicate sovereigns, princes of Wales, medieval ladies, modern royal knights and ladies, and stranger knights and ladies, none of whom counts toward the 24-member limit.
Hace 4 días · In November Pitt was appointed secretary of state with William Cavendish, duke of Devonshire, serving as nominal head of the new administration. But Pitt, still lacking royal approval or an adequate majority in the Commons, was dismissed by the king in April 1757.
