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George Augustus Henry Cavendish, 1st Earl of Burlington

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Birthplace: Hardwick, Derbyshire, England
Death: May 09, 1834 (80)
Burlington House, London England
Place of Burial: All Saint's Church, Derby, Derbyshire, England
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Son of William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire, Prime Minister and Charlotte Cavendish, Marchioness of Hartington
Husband of Elizabeth Cavendish (Compton), Countess of Burlington
Father of William Cavendish (English politician, born 1783); Lady Anne Cavendish; General Hon. Henry Frederick Compton Cavendish; Charles Compton Cavendish, 1st Baron Chesham; Lord George Cavendish and 1 other
Brother of Sir William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire; Dorothy Bentinck, Duchess of Portland; Richard Cavendish and Margaret Cavendish

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About George Cavendish, 1st Earl of Burlington

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George Augustus Henry Cavendish, 1st Earl of Burlington (31 March 1754 – 4 May 1834), known as Lord George Cavendish before 1831, was the third son of the 4th Duke of Devonshire and the former Lady Charlotte Boyle, a daughter of the 3rd Earl of Burlington (of the first creation).

His maternal grandfather was the 3rd and last Earl of Burlington of the first creation which title had become extinct on his death in 1753. On September 10, 1831 Cavendish was created Baron Cavendish of Keighley, in the County of York, and Earl of Burlington.

He married Lady Elizabeth Compton, a daughter of the 7th Earl of Northampton, on 27 February 1782 in London. They had at least eleven children of whom six children survived to adulthood:

William Cavendish (1783-01-10–1812-01-17)

George Henry Compton Cavendish (1784-10-14–1809-01-22)

Elizabeth Dorothy Cavendish (1786-06-12-1786-09-17)

Lady Anne Cavendish (1787-11-11–1871-05-17), married Lord Charles FitzRoy, second son of the 4th Duke of Grafton

Gen. Hon. Henry Frederick Compton Cavendish (1789-11-05–1873-04-05), married Sarah Fawkener, Frances Susan Lambton and Susanna Emma Byerlie

Elizabeth Cavendish (1792-03-13-1794-05-26)

The Hon. Charles Compton Cavendish (1793-08-28–1863-11-10), created Baron Chesham, married Lady Catherine Gordon, daughter of the 9th Marquess of Huntly

Mary Louisa Cavendish (1795-03-06-1795-06-07)

Lady Caroline Cavendish (1797-04-05–1867-01-09)

Frederick Compton Cavendish (1801-10-28-1802-01-27)

Charlotte Cavendish (1803-04-23-1803-07-01)


1st Earl of Burlington



Cavendish was the third son of William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire and the former Lady Charlotte Boyle, daughter of Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington of the first creation, whose title had become extinct on his death in 1753.

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George Cavendish, 1st Earl of Burlington's Timeline

1754
March 31, 1754
Hardwick, Derbyshire, England
1783
January 10, 1783
Hardwick, Derbyshire, England
1784
October 14, 1784
1787
November 11, 1787
1789
November 5, 1789
Hardwick,,Derbyshire,England
1793
August 28, 1793
1834
May 9, 1834
Age 80
Burlington House, London England
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All Saint's Church, Derby, Derbyshire, England