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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 of William Cavendish, 5th Duke of ...
Georgiana Dorothy Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire (geborene Spencer, * 7. Juni 1757 in Wimbledon, Surrey; † 30. März 1806 in Piccadilly, City of Westminster, Middlesex) war eine britische Adlige, die zu den einflussreichsten Frauen ihrer Zeit zählte.
Georgiana Cavendish, Herzogin von Devonshire, galt als Schönheit und Vorbild in der Damenmode. Sie schrieb Gedichte, Romane und Dramen, führte eine umfangreiche Korrespondenz und nahm am politischen Leben teil, indem sie sich für die Whigs engagierte.
Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, was a writer, political agitator and amateur diplomat, keen musician and traveller, mineralogist and forward-thinking parent. Read more about her life and accomplishments in the history of Chatsworth.
During an extended tour of Belgium and France in 1772-74, she met William Cavendish (1748-1811), 5th Duke of Devonshire. Dull and reserved in personality, the Duke had the advantages of fantastic wealth and prestigious rank, and had long been the object of fascinated gossip and marital machinations. Georgiana was just sixteen when she married ...
William Etty (1787-1849) studied with Sir Thomas Lawrence for a year in 1808, before becoming a highly successful painter of erotic mythologies. In 1825 George IV promised Lawrence 400 guineas for a copy of Reynolds’s famous portrait of Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, with her daughter, the original exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1786 ...
Anglotopia Podcast: Episode 21 – British Elections 101 (Without the Politics) and Favorite British Political TV Shows. Anglotopia NewsMay 31, 20240. SummaryThe UK is having an election! In this episode... Exploring The History of the Great Public Schools of England, Harrow, Eton, Winchester, and More!
