Duke of Devonshire: Duke of Devonshire is a title in the Peerage of England held by members of the Cavendish family. This (now the senior) branch of the Cavendish family has been one of the wealthiest British aristocratic families since the 16th century ... (Title in the Peerage of England) [100%] 2024-04-05 [Dukedoms in the Peerage of England] [Cavendish family]...
Spencer Cavendish, 8. Duke of Devonshire: Spencer Compton Cavendish, 8. Duke of Devonshire KG, GCVO, PC, FRS (* 23. [99%] 2023-08-21
Victor Cavendish, 9th Duke of Devonshire: Victor Christian William Cavendish, 9th Duke of Devonshire KG, GCMG, GCVO, TD, PC, JP, FRS (31 May 1868 – 6 May 1938), known as Victor Cavendish until 1908, was a British peer and politician who served as Governor General of Canada ... (British politician) [99%] 2024-07-30 [1868 births] [1938 deaths]...
Duke of Devonshire Emerald: The Duke of Devonshire Emerald is one of the world's largest and most famous uncut emeralds, weighing 1,383.93 carats (276.786 g). Originating in the mine at Muzo, Colombia, it was either gifted or sold by Emperor ... (Large uncut emerald from the Muzo mine in Boyacá, Colombia) [86%] 2023-12-31 [Individual emeralds] [Colombian emeralds]...
Devonshire (1804 EIC ship): Devonshire was launched in 1804 as an East Indiaman. She made four voyages for the British East India Company (EIC), and was wrecked on her fifth while still outward bound. (1804 EIC ship) [83%] 2024-11-10 [1804 ships] [Age of Sail merchant ships of England]...
Deborah Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire: Deborah Vivien Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire, DCVO (born Deborah Vivien Freeman-Mitford and latterly Deborah, Dowager Duchess of Devonshire; 31 March 1920 – 24 September 2014) was an English aristocrat, writer, memoirist, and socialite. She was the youngest and last-surviving ... (English aristocrat, writer, memoirist, and socialite (1920–2014)) [80%] 2022-12-28 [1920 births] [2014 deaths]...
Mary Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire: Mary Alice Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire, GCVO, CBE (née Gascoyne-Cecil; 29 July 1895 – 24 December 1988) was a British courtier who served as Mistress of the Robes to Queen Elizabeth II from 1953 to 1967. She was the granddaughter ... [80%] 2023-06-11 [1895 births] [1988 deaths]...
Evelyn Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire: Evelyn Emily Mary Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire, DStJ, GCVO, JP (née Fitzmaurice; 27 August 1870 – 2 April 1960) was the wife of Victor Cavendish, 9th Duke of Devonshire. She was the elder daughter of politician and diplomat Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice ... (Member of the noble Cavendish family) [80%] 2023-07-29 [1870 births] [1960 deaths]...
Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire: Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire (née Spencer; /dʒɔːrˈdʒeɪnə/ jor-JAY-nə; 7 June 1757 – 30 March 1806), was an English aristocrat, socialite, political organiser, author, and activist. Born into the Spencer family, married into the Cavendish family, she was the first wife ... (English socialite, political organiser, style icon, and author) [80%] 2024-03-17 [1757 births] [1806 deaths]...
William Cavendish, 1st Earl of Devonshire: William Cavendish, 1st Earl of Devonshire (27 December 1552 – 3 March 1626) was an English nobleman, politician, and courtier. William Cavendish was the second son of Sir William Cavendish and Bess of Hardwick. (English nobleman) [73%] 2023-07-14 [1552 births] [1626 deaths]...
Statue of the Duke of Devonshire, Whitehall: The statue of the Duke of Devonshire is a Grade II-listed outdoor bronze sculpture of Spencer Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire, the leader of three British political parties between 1875 and 1903, and is located at the entrance to ... (Statue in London, England, U.K) [69%] 2023-12-28 [1911 sculptures] [Bronze sculptures in the City of Westminster]...
Cavendish: , the third circumnavigator of the globe, was born at Trimley St Martin, Suffolk. On quitting Corpus Christi College, Cambridge (without a degree), he almost ruined himself by his extravagance as a courtier. To repair his fortune he turned to maritime ... [69%] 2022-09-02
Cavendish (crater): Cavendish is a lunar impact crater that is located in the southwest part of the Moon, to the southwest of the larger crater Mersenius. It lies between the smaller craters Henry to the west-northwest and de Gasparis to the ... (Crater) [69%] 2024-01-11 [Impact craters on the Moon]
Cavendish (crater): Cavendish is a lunar impact crater that is located in the southwest part of the Moon, to the southwest of the larger crater Mersenius. It lies between the smaller craters Henry to the west-northwest and de Gasparis to the ... (Crater) [69%] 2024-01-11 [Impact craters on the Moon]
Cavendish (fleuve): Pour les articles homonymes, voir Cavendish. Le fleuve Cavendish est un cours d’eau du Fiordland, dans le district de Southland dans la région de Southland, dans l’Île du Sud de la Nouvelle-Zélande. (Fleuve) [69%] 2025-02-22
4th (City of London) Battalion, London Regiment: The 4th (City of London) Battalion, London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) was a Volunteer unit of Britain's Territorial Army (TA) recruited from East London. During World War I it raised four battalions, which carried out garrison duty in Malta and ... (City of London) [66%] 2023-10-25 [Battalions of the London Regiment (1908–1938)] [Royal Fusiliers]...
William Cavendish, 1. Duke of Newcastle: William Cavendish, 1. Duke of Newcastle KG, PC (* 6. [64%] 2023-06-03
Earl of Devonshire: The title of Earl of Devonshire has been created twice in the Peerage of England, firstly in 1603 for the Blount family and then recreated in 1618 for the Cavendish family, in whose possession the earldom remains. It is not ... [64%] 2023-11-29 [1603 establishments in England] [1618 establishments in England]...
John Campbell, 4th Duke of Argyll: General John Campbell, 4th Duke of Argyll KT PC (c. 1693 – 9 November 1770), was a British Army officer and Scottish Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1713 and 1761. (Scottish soldier and politician) [63%] 2023-07-27 [1693 births] [1770 deaths]...
David Carnegie, 4th Duke of Fife: David Charles Carnegie, 4th Duke of Fife (born 3 March 1961) is a British peer and businessman. He is the only surviving son of the late James Carnegie, 3rd Duke of Fife, and his former wife Caroline Dewar. (Scottish duke) [63%] 2022-12-07 [1961 births] [Living people]...
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