The Duke in old age with his son, the future 12th Duke of Devonshire

The Most Noble Andrew Robert Buxton Cavendish, 11th Duke of Devonshire, KG, MC, PC (January 2, 1920 – May 3, 2004) was a minister in the government of his uncle, British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan, from 1960-1964. He is best known for opening Chatsworth House to the public. 11th duke of devonshire & his son the marquess of hartington This file has been listed on Wikipedia:Possibly unfree images, because it is missing information on its source or copyright status. ... The prefix The Most Noble is a title of quality attached to the names of dukes and duchesses in the United Kingdom. ... A garter is one of the Orders most recognisable insignia. ... Military Cross The Military Cross is a military decoration awarded to personnel of the British Army, and formerly also to officers of the armies of other Commonwealth countries, for distinguished and meritorious services in battle. ... Her Majestys Most Honourable Privy Council is a body of advisors to the British Sovereign. ... Jump to: navigation, search January 2 is the second day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1920 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ... May 3 is the 123rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (124th in leap years). ... 2004(MMIV) is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... In the United Kingdom, the Prime Minister is the head of government, exercising many of the executive functions nominally vested in the Sovereign, who is head of state. ... The Right Honourable Maurice Harold Macmillan, 1st Earl of Stockton, OM, PC (10 February 1894–29 December 1986), nicknamed Supermac and Mac the Knife, was a British Conservative politician and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1957 to 1963. ... 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... A view of Chatsworth from the south-west in 1880. ...

Cavendish was educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge. In World War II, he was a major in the Coldstream Guards. He was awarded the Military Cross for his actions on July 27, 1944 when his company was cut off for 36 hours in heavy combat near Strada in Italy. The Kings College of Our Lady of Eton beside Windsor, commonly known as Eton College or just Eton, is a public school (that is, an independent, fee-charging secondary school) for boys. ... Full name The College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity Motto Virtus vera nobilitas Virtue is true Nobility Named after The Holy Trinity Previous names Kings Hall and Michaelhouse (until merged in 1546) Established 1546 Sister College Christ Church Master Martin Rees, Baron Rees of Ludlow Location Trinity Street... REDIRECT [1] ... World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrinations, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons such as the atom bomb World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a mid-20th-century conflict that engulfed much of the... Major is the name most commonly given to the military rank equivalent to NATO rank code OF-3. ... The Coldstream Guards is a regiment of the British Army, part of the Guards Division. ... Military Cross The Military Cross is a military decoration awarded to personnel of the British Army, and formerly also to officers of the armies of other Commonwealth countries, for distinguished and meritorious services in battle. ... July 27 is the 208th day (209th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 157 days remaining. ... 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ...

In 1941 he married the Hon. Deborah Mitford (born March 31, 1920), one of the famous Mitford sisters. The marriage, famously successful, was not without some bumps. Two of the couple's children died soon after birth, and the Duke's extramarital affairs became public after he took the stand as a witness at a burglary trial and was forced to admit, under oath, that he was on holiday with one of a series of younger women when the crime occurred at his London home. The Duke, however, claimed that much of his marriage's success was due to the Duchess's tolerance and broadmindedness. 1941 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Portrait by Pietro Annigoni Deborah Vivien Freeman-Mitford (born March 31, 1920), Dowager Duchess of Devonshire, is the last of the noted Mitford sisters. ... March 31 is the 90th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (91st in Leap years), with 275 days remaining, as the final day of March. ... 1920 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ... The Mitfords were an aristocratic British family noted for their accomplishments in writing and their notorious lives, particularly of the daughters of the family, known as the Mitford sisters. ...

His older brother William, who would have inherited the dukedom, was killed in combat near the end of the war. William had married Kathleen Kennedy, John F. Kennedy's sister, only a few weeks before his death. With William's death Andrew became heir and received the courtesy title of Marquess of Hartington, which he held from 1944 until 1950. William John Robert Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington (December 10, 1917–September 10, 1944) was the eldest son of Edward Cavendish, 10th Duke of Devonshire and the husband of Kathleen Kennedy, sister of American President John F. Kennedy. ... Kathleen Agnes Kennedy, née (February 20, 1920–May 13, 1948), was the eldest daughter of Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr. ... JFK redirects here. ... A courtesy title is a form of address in the British peerage system used for wives, children, and other close relatives of a peer. ... 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1950 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...

When the 10th Duke died of a heart attack in 1950, Andrew inherited the title. Along with the estate, however, came an inheritance tax bill of seven million pounds, nearly 80 percent of the value of the estate. In order to pay this, the Duke had to sell off many art objects and antiques, including several Rembrandts, Van Dycks and Raphaels, as well as thousands of acres of land, including Hardwick Hall. Inheritance tax, also known in some countries outside the United States as a death duty and referred to as an estate tax within the U.S, is a form of tax that may be levied upon the estate of a deceased person that is left to a living person or... The pound sterling, which strictly speaking refers to basic currency unit of sterling, now the pound, is the currency of the United Kingdom (UK). ... Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (July 15, 1606 – October 4, 1669) is generally considered one of the greatest painters in European art history and the most important United Provinces (Netherlands) painter of the seventeenth century. ... Self Portrait With a Sunflower Sir Anthony (Antoon) van Dyck (*March 22, 1599 - December 9, 1641) was a Flemish painter — mainly of portraits — who became the leading court painter in England. ... This page is about the artist. ... Hardwick Hall in Derbyshire is one of the most significant Elizabethan country houses in England. ...

He ran unsuccessfully as a Conservative candidate for Chesterfield in 1945 and 1950. He was Mayor of Buxton from 1952 to 1954. He served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Commonwealth Relations from 1960 to 1962, Minister of State at the Commonwealth Relations Office from 1962 to 1963, and for Colonial Affairs from 1963 to 1964. He once said that these appointments by his uncle, Harold Macmillan, the then-prime minister, were "the greatest act of nepotism ever". The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ... For other locations with this name, see Chesterfield. ... 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Buxton is a spa town in Derbyshire, England, the gateway to the Peak District National Park. ... 1952 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1954 was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1962 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) is the United Kingdom government department responsible for promoting the interests of the United Kingdom abroad. ... 1963 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

The duke followed the family tradition of owning racehorses, the most famous of which was Park Top. Park Top was the subject of the duke's first published book, A Romance of The Turf - Park Top which was published in 1976. His autobiography, Accidents of Fortune, was published just before his death in 2004. Jump to: navigation, search 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ...

The duke's real estate holdings were vast. In addition to Chatsworth he also owned Lismore Castle in Ireland and Bolton Abbey in North Yorkshire. He also owned the bookstore Heywood Hill and the gentleman's club Pratt's. The duke was listed at number 73 in the Sunday Times list of the richest people in Britain for 2004 . Lismore Castle is a castle in County Waterford in the Republic of Ireland. ... The abbey ruins Bolton Abbey Bolton Abbey Bolton Priory Church Bolton Abbey is a ruined 12th century priory in North Yorkshire, England. ... North Yorkshire is a county within the region of Yorkshire and the Humber in England. ... The Sunday Times is the name of several Sunday newspapers. ... Since 1989 the British national Sunday newspaper The Sunday Times (sister paper to The Times) has published an annual supplement to the newspaper called the Sunday Times Rich List. ...

In 1996 he was made a Knight of the Garter. 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... A garter is one of the Orders most recognisable insignia. ...

He once said to an interviewer:

Wonderful things have happened in my life - it's time my son had his turn. When I was young I used to like casinos, fast women and God knows what. Now my idea of Heaven, apart from being at Chatsworth, is to sit in the hall of Brooks's, having tea.

The Duke and Duchess of Devonshire had three surviving children: a son, Peregrine Cavendish, 12th Duke of Devonshire, and two daughters, the Lady Emma Cavendish and the Lady Sophia Louise Sydney Cavendish. Among their grandchildren is the fashion model Stella Tennant. The Duke is buried in the churchyard of the village church in Edensor in the grounds of Chatsworth. The Most Noble Peregrine Andrew Mornay Cavendish, 12th Duke of Devonshire (born April 27, 1944), is the elder and only surviving son of the 11th Duke of Devonshire and his wife, the former Deborah Mitford. ... Edensor is a village in Derbyshire, England. ...

Bibliography

• writing as The Duke of Devonshire - A Romance of the Turf: Park Top (2000 edition ISBN 0719554829)
• writing as Andrew Devonshire - Accidents of Fortune [Autobiography] (2004) ISBN 0859552861