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The Duchess is a 2008 historical drama film directed by Saul Dibb, who co-wrote the screenplay with Jeffrey Hatcher and Anders Thomas Jensen, based on the 1998 book Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire by Amanda Foreman, about the late 18th-century English aristocrat Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire.
Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire (née Spencer; / dʒ ɔːr ˈ dʒ eɪ n ə / jor-JAY-nə; 7 June 1757 – 30 March 1806), was an English aristocrat, socialite, prodigious and addicted gambler, political organiser, author, and activist.
Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire (1757–1806), first wife of the fifth duke; Elizabeth Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire (1759–1824), second wife of the fifth duke; Louisa Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire (1832–1911), wife of the eighth duke; Evelyn Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire (1870–1960), wife of the ninth duke
Elizabeth Christiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire (née Hervey; 13 May 1758 – 30 March 1824) was an English aristocrat and letter writer. She is best known as Lady Elizabeth Foster , the close friend of Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire .
During her years in the public eye, Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire was painted several times by both Thomas Gainsborough and Joshua Reynolds. Gainsborough's painting of her around 1785, in a large black hat (a style which she made fashionable, and came to be known as the 'Gainsborough' or 'portrait' hat), has become famous for its history.
The Duchess (2008) – French-Italian-British-American historical drama film about the late 18th-century English aristocrat Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire [56] The Easy Way (French: Sans arme, ni haine, ni violence ) (2008) – French heist drama film about the real life thief Albert Spaggiari , who organized a break-in into a ...
Why the Houses of Parliament voted to abolish the slave trade in 1807 (1993) and a DPhil with her thesis The political life of Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, 1757–1806 (1998) which was then turned into her first biography. She received her doctorate from Oxford University in 18th Century British History.
Adam Worth (c. 1844 – 8 January 1902) was a crime boss and fraudster. His career in crime, stretching from the United States to Europe and southern Africa, included the infamous theft of Gainsborough's celebrated Portrait of Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, which he retained for 25 years.