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.

From Bess of Hardwick to the present Duke and Duchess of Devonshire, meet the family. There have been 17 generations of the Devonshire family, spanning more than 500 years. View the family tree and click on a name or portrait to find out more about each family member, or …

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.

2024年6月23日 · William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire, succeeded his mother the title of 7th Lord Clifford on 24 December 1754 and his father as 5th Duke of Devonshire and its subsidiary titles on 2 October 1764.

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.

2022年4月29日 · "William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire, KG (14 December 1748 – 29 July 1811) was a British 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.

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.