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William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire, KG (14 December 1748 – 29 July 1811), was a British nobleman, 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.
William, the 5th Duke of Devonshire, served as Lord High Treasurer of Ireland and Governor of Cork, and Lord Lieutenant of Derbyshire, but is perhaps more widely remembered for the politics of his private life.
William Cavendish, 1st Earl of Devonshire (1551–1626) Spanning 17 generations and 500 years, the Devonshire family have each made their mark on the world, and on Chatsworth, the family estate in Derbyshire. Find out more about the Devonshires and their achievements and influence.
William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire (1748 - 1811) The 5th Duke of Devonshire served as Lord High Treasurer of Ireland and Governor of Cork, and Lord Lieutenant of Derbyshire. He was invited to join the Cabinet three times, but he declined on each occasion.
William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire,, was a British nobleman, 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.
William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire. (1748-1811), Lord High Treasurer of Ireland. Mid-Georgian Portraits Catalogue Entry. Sitter in 8 portraits. The 5th Duke is best known for his first wife Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire.
Born into the Spencer family, married into the Cavendish family, she was the first wife of William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire, and the mother of the 6th Duke of Devonshire.
William Cavendish, Duke of Devonshire, was a compromise choice as First Lord of the Treasury. His tenure coincided with a period of political infighting and external threat.
William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire (1748-1811) was the eldest of the four children of William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire and his wife, Charlotte Elizabeth Boyle, Baroness Clifford (1731-1754), daughter and heir of Richard Boyle, third earl of Burlington.
Around 1790, the Duke commissioned the artist Gainsborough Dupont to paint his wife's portrait (now in the NGA). Three years after Georgiana's death, William married Lady Elizabeth [d. 1824], widow of John Thomas Foster and daughter of the 4th Earl of Bristol.
