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William Cavendish, 4. Duke of Devonshire (* 8. Mai 1720; † 2. Oktober 1764 in Spa) war ein britischer Staatsmann der Whig-Partei, der schließlich nomineller Premierminister wurde. Inhaltsverzeichnis. 1 Leben. 2 Familie und Nachkommen. 3 Literatur. 4 Weblinks. Leben. William Cavendish war ein Sohn des William Cavendish, 3.
William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire, KG, PC (8 May 1720 – 2 October 1764), styled Lord Cavendish before 1729, and Marquess of Hartington between 1729 and 1755, was a British Whig statesman and nobleman who was briefly nominal Prime Minister of Great Britain.
Mai 1694 an William Cavendish, 4. Earl of Devonshire, verliehen. Dieser war Unterstützer von Wilhelm III. während der Glorious Revolution. Er war dann Lord Steward am Hofe Wilhelms. Zusammen mit dem Dukedom wurde ihm der nachgeordnete Titel Marquess of Hartington verliehen, er gehört ebenfalls zur Peerage of England.
William Cavendish, 4th duke of Devonshire (born 1720—died October 3, 1764, Spa, Liège, Austrian Netherlands [now in Belgium]) was the prime minister of Great Britain from November 1756 to May 1757, at the start of the Seven Years’ War.
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William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire briefly Prime Minister between 1756 and 1757. The Cavendish family descends from Sir John Cavendish, who took his name from the village of Cavendish, Suffolk, where he held an estate in the 14th century. [6] .
1 Leben. 2 Ehen und Nachkommen. 3 Literatur. 4 Weblinks. Leben. William Cavendish war der älteste Sohn von vier Kindern des Premierministers William Cavendish, 4. Duke of Devonshire (1720–1764), und seiner Ehefrau Charlotte Elizabeth Boyle, 6. Baroness Clifford (1731–1754), jüngste Tochter von Richard Boyle, 3.
8 May 1720. Birth place. St Martin’s-in-the-Fields, London, England. Died. 2 Oct 1764 (aged 44 years) Resting place. Derby Cathedral, England. About The Duke of Devonshire. The Duke of Devonshire was one of Britain’s most powerful Whig aristocrats. But he was a reluctant Prime Minister.
