Sir William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire

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Sir William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire

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Birthplace: Hardwick, Derbyshire, , England
Death: July 29, 1811 (62)
Devonshire House, Piccadilly, Westminster, Middlesex, England
Place of Burial: All Saint's Derby, Derbyshire, England
Immediate Family:

Son of William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire, Prime Minister and Charlotte Cavendish, Marchioness of Hartington
Husband of Duchess of Devonshire Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire and Elizabeth Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire
Partner of Charlotte Spencer
Father of Charlotte Williams; Georgiana Dorothy Howard, Countess of Carlisle; Harriett Elizabeth Cavendish; William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire; Caroline Rosalie Adelaide Lamb and 1 other
Brother of Dorothy Bentinck, Duchess of Portland; Richard Cavendish; George Cavendish, 1st Earl of Burlington and Margaret Cavendish

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About Sir William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire

"William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire, KG (14 December 1748 – 29 July 1811) was a British 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 occasions, but declined each offer.

He was Lord High Treasurer of Ireland and Governor of Cork, and Lord Lieutenant of Derbyshire.[1] The 5th Duke is best known for his first wife Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire. At the age of about twenty, Devonshire toured Italy with William Fitzherbert which is where they commissioned the pair of portraits by Pompeo Batoni."

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Sir William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire's Timeline

1748
December 14, 1748
Hardwick, Derbyshire, , England
1773
1773
1783
July 12, 1783
Devonshire House, Piccadilly, London, Middlesex, England
1785
August 29, 1785
Devonshire House, Piccadilly, London, Middlesex, UK
1785
1788
May 26, 1788
1790
May 21, 1790
Paris, Seine, France
1811
July 29, 1811
Age 62
Devonshire House, Piccadilly, Westminster, Middlesex, England