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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.
5th Duke of Devonshire and Marquess of Hartington, 8th Earl of Devonshire, 7th Baron Clifford: George Augustus Henry Cavendish (1754–1834) 1st Earl of Burlington and Baron Cavendish of Keighley: Charles Boyle (1800–1834) styled Viscount Dungarvan: John Boyle (1803–1874) Georgiana Dorothy Cavendish (1783–1858) William George Spencer ...
Leading branches have held high offices in English and then in British politics, especially since the Glorious Revolution of 1688 and the participation of William Cavendish (then Earl of Devonshire) in the Invitation to William, though the family appears to date to the Norman Conquest of England, [citation needed] with Cavendish being used (in ...
Elizabeth Courtney (20 February 1792 – 2 May 1859) was the illegitimate daughter of the Whig politician and future Prime Minister Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey, and socialite Georgiana Cavendish (née Spencer), Duchess of Devonshire, while Georgiana was married to William Cavendish, 5th 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 and has been rivalled in political influence perhaps only by the Cecil marquesses of Salisbury and the Stanley earls of Derby.
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