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William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire

British aristocrat and politician (1748-1811)

Details

Instance of: human
Born: 14 December 1748
Died: 29 July 1811
Place of birth: London
Place of death: London
Sex or gender: male
Given name: William
Family name: Cavendish
Father: William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire
Mother: Charlotte Cavendish, Marchioness of Hartington
Spouse: Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire, Elizabeth Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire
Child: Charlotte Williams, Georgiana Howard, Countess of Carlisle, Harriet Leveson-Gower, Countess Granville, William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire, Caroline St. Jules, Augustus Clifford
Sibling: George Cavendish, 1st Earl of Burlington, Dorothy Bentinck, Duchess of Portland
Occupation: politician, aristocrat
Position held: Ard-Chisteoir na hÉireann, member of the House of Lords, Lord Lieutenant of Derbyshire
Citizenship: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Awards: Order of the Garter
depicted by: William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire (1748–1811)
described by source: Alumni Oxonienses: The Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886
different from: William Cavendish
family: Cavendish family
languages spoken, written or signed: English
noble title: Duke of Devonshire, Baron Clifford
place of burial: Derby Cathedral
unmarried partner: Charlotte Spencer