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This article or section does not cite its references or sources. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. (help, get involved!) Any material not supported by sources may be challenged and removed at any time. This article has been tagged since November 2006. Peregrine Andrew Morny Cavendish, 12th Duke of Devonshire, CBE (born April 27, 1944), is a British peer. He is the elder and only surviving son of the 11th Duke of Devonshire and his wife, the former Deborah Mitford. He succeeded to the dukedom following the death of his father on 3 May 2004. Prior to this succession, he was styled Marquess of Hartington. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority, these are Knight Grand Cross or Dame Grand Cross (GBE) Knight Commander...
April 27 is the 117th day of the year (118th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 248 days remaining. ...
1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ...
For other uses, see Peerage (disambiguation). ...
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 â May 3, 2004) was a minister in the government of his uncle, British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan, from 1960...
Portrait by Pietro Annigoni Deborah Vivien Freeman-Mitford (born March 31, 1920), Dowager Duchess of Devonshire, is the last of the noted Mitford sisters. ...
The Dukes of Devonshire are members of the aristocratic Cavendish family in the United Kingdom. ...
May 3 is the 123rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (124th in leap years). ...
2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Education
He attended Eton College and Exeter College, Oxford, where he read History. The Kings College of Our Lady of Eton beside Windsor, commonly known as Eton College or just Eton, is a public school (privately funded and independent) for boys, founded in 1440 by Henry VI. It is located in Eton, Berkshire, near Windsor in England, situated north of Windsor Castle...
College name Exeter College Latin name Collegium Exoniense Named after Walter de Stapledon, Bishop of Exeter Established 1314 Sister college Emmanuel College, Cambridge Rector Ms Frances Cairncross JCR President Simon Heawood Undergraduates 299 MCR President Meredith Riedel Graduates 150 Location of Exeter College within central Oxford , Homepage Boatclub Exeter College...
The University of Oxford (usually abbreviated as Oxon. ...
Horse Racing The Duke is well known in the world of horse racing and serves as Her Majesty's Representative at Ascot and chairman of Ascot Racecourse Ltd. In 1980 he was elected to the Jockey Club and in 1989 he was appointed its Senior Steward (that is, Chairman). During his five-year term of office, he oversaw a number of changes within the racing industry, in particular the creation of the British Horseracing Board which is now the governing authority for British racing. He was appointed first Chairman of the Board in June 1993 and retired at the end of his term in 1996. He was appointed CBE for "services to racing" in 1997. Horse-racing is an equestrian sporting activity which has been practiced over the centuries; the chariot races of Roman times were an early example, as was the contest of the steeds of the god Odin and the giant Hrungnir in Norse mythology. ...
The holder of Her Majestys Representative at Ascot heads the Ascot Office at St. ...
Ascot Racecourse is a racecourse, located in the village of Ascot in the English county of Berkshire used for thoroughbred horse racing. ...
The Jockey Club is responsible for the day-to-day regulation of United Kingdom horse-racing. ...
The British Horseracing Board is the governing authority for horseracing in the United Kingdom. ...
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority, these are Knight Grand Cross or Dame Grand Cross (GBE) Knight Commander...
Family He married Amanda Heywood-Lonsdale, daughter of Cmdr Edward Gavin Heywood-Lonsdale on 28 June 1967.[1] They have three children: June 28 is the 179th day of the year (180th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 186 days remaining. ...
1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ...
William Cavendish, Earl of Burlington (b. ...
For the Stargate SG-1 episode, see 1969 (Stargate SG-1). ...
1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday. ...
1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ...
Titles & Honours Titles from birth 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. ...
His Grace or Her Grace was the style used to address the monarch of Scotland up to the Act of Union of 1707, which merged the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland. ...
The Dukes of Devonshire are members of the aristocratic Cavendish family in the United Kingdom. ...
Honours The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority, these are Knight Grand Cross or Dame Grand Cross (GBE) Knight Commander...
References - RootsAndLeaves.com, Cavendish family genealogy
Edinburgh · Cornwall & Rothesay · York · Gloucester · Kent · Norfolk · Somerset · Richmond, Lennox & Gordon · Grafton · Beaufort · St Albans · Bedford · Devonshire · Marlborough · Rutland · Hamilton & Brandon · Buccleuch & Queensberry · Argyll & Argyll · Atholl · Montrose · Roxburghe · Manchester · Northumberland · Leinster · Wellington · Sutherland · Abercorn · Westminster · Fife *Current dukes, listed by precedence, from highest to lowest Colonel Sir Piers Bengough, KCVO OBE DL, was Her Majestys Representative at Ascot, in the Royal Household 1984-1997. ...
The holder of Her Majestys Representative at Ascot heads the Ascot Office at St. ...
The Peerage of England comprises all peerages created in the Kingdom of England before the Act of Union in 1707. ...
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 â May 3, 2004) was a minister in the government of his uncle, British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan, from 1960...
The Dukes of Devonshire are members of the aristocratic Cavendish family in the United Kingdom. ...
The Order of precedence in the United Kingdom is different for each of the home nations. ...
Andrew Ian Henry Russell, 15th Duke of Bedford (b. ...
The Order of precedence in the United Kingdom is different for each region. ...
John George Vanderbilt Spencer-Churchill (born April 13, 1926) is the 11th and present Duke of Marlborough. ...
This is a list of present dukes in the peerages of England, Scotland, Great Britain, Ireland, and the United Kingdom. ...
The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, (Philip Mountbatten; born Prince Philippos of Greece and Denmark, 10 June 1921) is the husband and consort of Queen Elizabeth II. Originally a Prince of Greece and Denmark, Prince Philip abandoned those titles to serve in the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom, but...
The Prince Charles, Prince of Wales (Charles Philip Arthur George; born 14 November 1948), is the eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. ...
The Prince Andrew, Duke of York, KG, KCVO, ADC(P) (Andrew Albert Christian Edward Mountbatten-Windsor; born Windsor, 19 February 1960) is a member of the British Royal Family, the third child and second son of Queen Elizabeth II. He has held the title of Duke of York since 1986. ...
Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester KG GCVO (Richard Alexander Walter George Windsor; born 26 August 1944) is a member of the British Royal Family, a grandson of King George V. He has been Duke of Gloucester since his fathers death in 1974. ...
Field Marshal Prince Edward, Duke of Kent (Edward George Nicholas Patrick Paul Windsor; born 9 October 1935) is a member of the British Royal Family, a grandchild of George V. He has held the title of Duke of Kent since 1942. ...
Arms of the Duke of Norfolk The Most Noble Edward William Fitzalan-Howard, 18th Duke of Norfolk (born 2 December 1956) is the premier duke and earl of England, and currently holds the hereditary title of Earl Marshal, given to successive Dukes of Norfolk since 1672. ...
The Most Noble John Michael Edward Seymour, 19th Duke of Somerset (b. ...
Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox, 10th Duke of Richmond, 10th Duke of Lennox and 5th Duke of Gordon (19 September 1929) is a British Peer. ...
His Grace Captain Hugh Denis Charles Fitzroy, the 11th Duke of Grafton (b. ...
David Robert Somerset (born February 23, 1928) is the 11th and current Duke of Beaufort. ...
Murray de Vere Beauclerk, 14th Duke of St Albans (born 19 January 1939) is a British peer and the son of Charles Beauclerk, 13th Duke of St Albans. ...
Andrew Ian Henry Russell, 15th Duke of Bedford (b. ...
John George Vanderbilt Spencer-Churchill, 11th Duke of Marlborough, JP, DL (born 13 April 1926), is the son of Lt. ...
David Charles Robert Manners, 11th Duke of Rutland (born May 8, 1959) is a British peer and landowner. ...
Angus Alan Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 15th Duke of Hamilton and 12th Duke of Brandon (b. ...
The Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry Walter Francis John Scott, 9th Duke of Buccleuch and 11th Duke of Queensberry, KT, VRD, JP, DL (born 28 September 1923) is a Scottish Peer, politician and landowner. ...
Torquhil Ian Campbell, 13th Duke of Argyll (born 29 May 1968) is a Scottish peer; he is also the 6th Duke of Argyll in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. ...
The Most Noble John Murray (born 19 January 1929) is a British peer. ...
The Most Noble James Graham, 8th Duke of Montrose (b. ...
Guy David Innes-Ker, 10th Duke of Roxburghe (born 18 November 1954) is a British aristocrat. ...
The Most Noble Alexander Charles David Drogo Montagu, 13th Duke of Manchester (born December 11, 1962) is a British hereditary peer, the son of the Angus Charles Drogo Montagu, the 12th Duke of Manchester. ...
Ralph George Algernon Percy (b. ...
Maurice FitzGerald, 9th Duke of Leinster (born 7 April 1948), styled Earl of Offaly before 1976 and Marquess of Kildare between 1976 and 2004, and currently styled His Grace The Duke of Leinster, is a British peer. ...
Brigadier Arthur Valerian Wellesley, 8th Duke of Wellington, KG, LVO, OBE, MC, DL, (born 2 July 1915), is a British peer and a retired Brigadier in the British Army. ...
The Most Noble Francis Ronald Egerton, 7th Duke of Sutherland (born 18 February 1940) is an Scottish peer. ...
James Hamilton, 5th Duke of Abercorn. ...
Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster, KG, OBE, TD, DL (born 22 December 1951 in Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland), is the son of Robert George Grosvenor, 5th Duke of Westminster, and his wife Hon. ...
James George Alexander Bannerman Carnegie, 3rd Duke of Fife (born 23 September 1929) is a great grandson of King Edward VII of the United Kingdom and a member of the extended British Royal Family, 54th in line of succession to the British Throne (and the first person in the succession...
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