The Dukes of Devonshire are members of the aristocratic Cavendish family in the United Kingdom. They were related to the 17th century Dukes of Newcastle, with whom they shared the family name of Cavendish. Although in modern usage the county of Devon is now rarely called 'Devonshire', the title remained 'Duke of Devonshire'. This branch of the Cavendish family has been one of the richest and most influential aristocratic families in England since the 16th century. The Ancient Greek term aristocracy meant a system of government with rule by the best. This is the first definition given in most dictionaries. ... Cavendish is the surname of a British noble family, also known as the House of Cavendish, descended from Sir John Cavendish of Cavendish in the country of Suffolk (c. ... Duke of Newcastle is a title which has been created several times in the peerages of England and Great Britain. ... Devon is a large county in South West England, bordered by Cornwall to the west, Dorset and Somerset to the east. ...

Arms of the Dukes of Devonshire.

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• Marquess of Hartington (created 1694),
• Earl of Devonshire (1618),
• Earl of Burlington (1831),
• Baron Cavendish of Hardwick (1605) and
• Baron Cavendish of Keighley (1831).

The Duke of Devonshire's eldest son may use the courtesy title Marquess of Hartington, whilst the eldest son of the eldest son may use the title Earl of Burlington; any sons he may have would use the title Lord Cavendish. The Marquessate of Hartington, the Earldom of Devonshire and the Barony of Cavendish of Hardwick are in the peerage of England, while the Earldom of Burlington and the Barony of Cavendish of Keighley are in the peerage of the United Kingdom. The Dukes of Devonshire are members of the aristocratic Cavendish family in the United Kingdom. ... The Dukes of Devonshire are members of the aristocratic Cavendish family in the United Kingdom. ... Earl of Burlington is a title in the peerage of the United Kingdom. ... The Dukes of Devonshire are members of the aristocratic Cavendish family in the United Kingdom. ... The title of Earl of Burlington has been created twice, the first time in the Peerage of England and the second in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. ... A courtesy title is a form of address in the British peerage system used for wives, children, and other close relatives of a peer. ... The Peerage of England comprises all peerages created in the Kingdom of England before the Act of Union in 1707. ... The Peerage of the United Kingdom comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Act of Union in 1801. ...

The family name derives from the village of Cavendish, Suffolk, England and from Sir John Cavendish, who held the estate there in the 14th century and who died in the Peasants' Revolt. Cavendish is the name of a picturesque village in the Stour Valley in Suffolk, England. ... Sir John Cavendish of Cavendish ( 1346 - 15 June 1381) came from Cavendish, Suffolk, England. ... This 14th-century statue from south India depicts the gods Shiva (on the left) and Uma (on the right). ... The end of the revolt: Wat Tyler killed by Walworth while Richard II watches, and a second image of Richard addressing the crowd The Peasants Revolt, Tyler’s Rebellion or Great Rising of 1381 was one of a number of popular revolts in late medieval Europe and is a major...

His two great-grandsons were William Cavendish, the second husband of Bess of Hardwick, and George Cavendish, William's older brother and Thomas Cardinal Wolsey's biographer. Sir William Cavendish (1505 - 25 October 1557) was an English courtier who became one of Thomas Cromwells visitors of the monasteries when King Henry VIII annexed the property of the Catholic Church at the end of the 1530s, in the dissolution of the monasteries. ... Bess of Hardwick, Countess of Shrewsbury by Rowland Lockley, 1592. ... George Cavendish (1494–c. ... Cardinal Thomas Wolsey (c. ...

Victor Cavendish, 9th Duke of Devonshire in his role as Governor General of Canada
Credit: Dupras & Colas / Library and Archives Canada / C-001013

William Cavendish's descendants were Earls of Devonshire at first. The dukedom started when William Cavendish, the 4th Earl of Devonshire, was created the 1st Duke of Devonshire in 1694 (see below). See [1]. Copyright: Expired. ... See [1]. Copyright: Expired. ... The Duke of Devonshire As Governor General The Most Noble Victor Christian William Cavendish, 9th Duke of Devonshire (London May 31, 1868–May 6, 1938 Chatsworth House), was a Liberal Unionist Member of Parliament for West Derbyshire (1891-1908), Governor General of Canada (1916-1921), and Colonial Secretary (1922-1924). ... The Governor General of Canada (French: Gouverneure générale du Canada or Gouverneur général du Canada) is the representative of the Canadian Monarch. ... This article or section may be confusing or unclear for some readers, and should be edited to rectify this. ... Cavendish is the surname of a British noble family, also known as the House of Cavendish, descended from Sir John Cavendish of Cavendish in the country of Suffolk (c. ... Events February 6 - The colony Quilombo dos Palmares is destroyed. ...

Many of the Dukes of Devonshire have been prominent politicians, including one prime minister, one leader of the Liberal Party, and one Governor-General of Canada. The family also produced the famous early physicist, Henry Cavendish. The Prime Minister is in practice the most important political office in the United Kingdom. ... This article is about the historic Liberal Party. ... The Governor General and Commander-in-Chief in and over Canada, normally simply known as the Governor General of Canada in French, Gouverneur(e) général(e) is the Canadian representative of the monarch (presently Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II). ... Physics (from the Greek, (phúsis), nature and (phusiké), knowledge of nature) is the science concerned with the discovery and understanding of the fundamental laws which govern matter, energy, space and time. ... Henry Cavendish (October 10, 1731 - February 24, 1810) was a British scientist. ...

Despite the title, the family estates centre in Derbyshire. It is sometimes speculated that Derbyshire rather than Devonshire was intended on the original letters patent for the earldom, but no hard evidence supports this. The family seats are Chatsworth House and Bolton Abbey. The family also own Lismore Castle in Co Waterford, in the Republic of Ireland. Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England, and boasts some of Englands most attractive scenery. ... A view of Chatsworth from the south-west circa 1880. ... Bolton Abbey Bolton Abbey is a ruined 12th-century priory in North Yorkshire, England. ... Lismore Castle is a castle in County Waterford in the Republic of Ireland. ... Statistics Province: Munster County Town: Waterford Code: WD Area: 1,837 km² Population (2002) 113,241 Website: www. ...

Earls of Devonshire, first creation (1603)

• Charles Blount, Earl of Devonshire, 8th Baron Mountjoy (1563-1606) (extinct on death)

King James I of England/VII of Scotland, the first monarch to rule the Kingdoms of England and Scotland at the same time Events March - Samuel de Champlain, French explorer, sails to Canada March 24 - Elizabeth I of England dies and is succeeded by her cousin King James I of... Charles Blount, 1st Earl of Devon and 8th Baron Mountjoy (1563 - April 3, 1606) served as Lord Deputy and as Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland during the Elizabethan and Jacobean eras. ... Events February 1 - Sarsa Dengel succeeds his father Menas as Emperor of Ethiopia February 18 - The Duke of Guise is assassinated while besieging Orléans March - Peace of Amboise. ... Events January 27 - The trial of Guy Fawkes and other conspirators begins ending in their execution on January 31 May 17 - Supporters of Vasili Shusky invade the Kremlin and kill Premier Dmitri December 26 - Shakespeares King Lear performed in court Storm buries a village of St Ismails near...

Earls of Devonshire, second creation (1618)

• William Cavendish, 1st Earl of Devonshire (1552–1626)
• William Cavendish, 2nd Earl of Devonshire (1591–1628)
• William Cavendish, 3rd Earl of Devonshire (1617–1684)
• William Cavendish, 4th Earl of Devonshire (became Duke of Devonshire in 1694) (1640–1707)

Events March 8 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion (he soon rejects the idea after some initial calculations were made but on May 15 confirms the discovery). ... The Right Honourable William Cavendish, 1st Earl of Devonshire (December 27, 1552–March 3, 1626) was the son of Sir William Cavendish and Bess of Hardwick. ... Events April - War between Henry II of France and Emperor Charles V. Henry invades Lorraine and captures Toul, Metz, and Verdun. ... Events September 30 - Nurhaci, chieftain of the Jurchens and founder of the Qing Dynasty dies and is succeeded by his son Hong Taiji. ... The Right Honourable William Cavendish, 2nd Earl of Devonshire (c. ... Events June - Capture of Zutphen by the Dutch under Maurice of Nassau. ... Events March 1 - writs were issued in February 1628 by Charles I of England that every county in England (not just seaport towns) pay ship tax by this date. ... The Right Honourable William Cavendish, 3rd Earl of Devonshire (c. ... Events Change of emperor of the Ottoman Empire from Ahmed I (1603-1617) to Mustafa I (1617-1623). ... Events France under Louis XIV makes Truce of Ratisbon separately with the Empire and Spain. ... William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire (25 January 1640 - 18 August 1707) was a soldier and statesman. ... Events December 1 - Portugal regains its independence from Spain and João IV of Portugal becomes king. ... Events January 1 - John V is crowned King of Portugal March 26 - The Acts of Union becomes law, making the separate Kingdoms of England and Scotland into one country, the Kingdom of Great Britain. ...

Dukes of Devonshire (1694)

• William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire (1640–1707)
• William Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Devonshire (1673–1729)
• William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire (1698–1755)
• William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire (1720–1764)
• William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire (1748–1811)
• William George Spencer Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire (1790–1858)
• William Cavendish, 7th Duke of Devonshire (1808–1891)
• Spencer Compton Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire (1833–1908)
• Victor Christian William Cavendish, 9th Duke of Devonshire (1868–1938)
• Edward William Spencer Cavendish, 10th Duke of Devonshire (1895–1950)
• Andrew Robert Buxton Cavendish, 11th Duke of Devonshire (1920–2004)
• Peregrine Andrew Mornay Cavendish, 12th Duke of Devonshire (b. 1944)
  • William Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington (b. 1969)

Events February 6 - The colony Quilombo dos Palmares is destroyed. ... William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire (25 January 1640 - 18 August 1707) was a soldier and statesman. ... Events December 1 - Portugal regains its independence from Spain and João IV of Portugal becomes king. ... Events January 1 - John V is crowned King of Portugal March 26 - The Acts of Union becomes law, making the separate Kingdoms of England and Scotland into one country, the Kingdom of Great Britain. ... William Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Devonshire (ca. ... Events January 22 - Impostor Mary Carleton is hanged in Newgate prison in England for multiple thefts and returning from penal transportation March 18 - John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton sells his part of New Jersey to the Quakers. ... Events July 30 - Baltimore, Maryland is founded. ... Categories: Stub | Lords Privy Seal | Peers | Knights of the Garter | 1698 births | 1755 deaths ... Events January 4 - Palace of Whitehall in London is destroyed by fire. ... 1755 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire (c. ... // Events January 6 - The Committee of Inquiry on the South Sea Bubble publishes its findings February 11 - Sweden and Prussia sign the (2nd Treaty of Stockholm) declaring peace. ... 1764 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire (December 14, 1748 - July 29, 1811), was the eldest son of the 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. ... Events April 24 - A congress assembles at Aix-la-Chapelle with the intent to conclude the struggle known as the War of Austrian Succession - at October 18 - The Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle is signed to end the war Adam Smith begins to deliver public lectures in Edinburgh Building of... 1811 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... William George Spencer Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire (1790 - 1858), was known as the Bachelor Duke. In 1811, at the age of 21, he inherited eight stately homes and 200,000 acres (809 km²) of land. ... 1790 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1858 (MDCCCLVIII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... The Most Noble William Cavendish, 7th Duke of Devonshire (27 April 1808 —21 December 1891) (known previously as 2nd Earl of Burlington of the second creation), was the great-grandson of the 4th Duke of Devonshire and grandson of the 1st Earl of Burlington of the second creation, whom he... 1808 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1891 (MDCCCXCI) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Spencer Compton Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire (23 July 1833 - 24 March 1908) was a British Liberal statesman, previously known (1858-1891) as Marquess of Hartington (a courtesy title). ... 1833 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1908 (MCMVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Duke of Devonshire As Governor General The Most Noble Victor Christian William Cavendish, 9th Duke of Devonshire (London May 31, 1868–May 6, 1938 Chatsworth House), was a Liberal Unionist Member of Parliament for West Derbyshire (1891-1908), Governor General of Canada (1916-1921), and Colonial Secretary (1922-1924). ... 1868 (MDCCCLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Friday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Edward Cavendish, 10th Duke of Devonshire The Most Noble Edward William Spencer Cavendish, 10th Duke of Devonshire (6 May 1895–26 November 1950), known as Marquess of Hartington (1908–1938), was Member of Parliament for West Derbyshire and a Minister in Winston Churchills wartime government. ... 1895 (MDCCCXCV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 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... 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 3 - Babe Ruth is traded by the Boston Red Sox to the New York Yankees for $125,000, the largest sum ever paid for a player at that time. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 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. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1944 calendar). ... William Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington (b. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ...

Earls of Devon

The Earldom of Devonshire was originally granted as a recreation of the title of Earl of Devon, then held to be extinct; but which was found to have been in existence de jure in 1831. These are held by different families, and are now held to be distinct titles. The title of Earl of Devon was created several times in the Peerage of England, and was possessed first by the de Redvers (de Reviers) family, and later for the Courtenay. ...

Further reading

• Pearson, John. The Serpent and the Stag. Holt, Rinehart, & Winston, 1984.