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Spencer Compton Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire, KG, GCVO, PC, PC (Ire), FRS (23 July 1833 – 24 March 1908), styled Lord Cavendish of Keighley between 1834 and 1858 and Marquess of Hartington between 1858 and 1891, was a British statesman.
Duke of Devonshire und führte als dessen Heir apparent ab 1858 den Höflichkeitstitel Marquess of Hartington. Er studierte am Trinity College der Universität Cambridge. Er wurde 1857 für den Wahlkreis North Lancashire ins House of Commons gewählt und schloss sich der Liberal Party an.
Spencer Compton Cavendish, 8th duke of Devonshire was a British statesman whose opposition to the Irish Home Rule policy of his own Liberal Party caused him to assume (1886) the leadership of the Liberal Unionist Party and to become increasingly identified with the Conservatives. On three occasions.
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Duke of Devonshire ist ein erblicher britischer Adelstitel in der Peerage of England, der vom Oberhaupt der Cavendish geführt wird. Er ist benannt nach der Grafschaft Devon im Südwesten Englands. Stammsitz der Dukes ist Chatsworth House in Derbyshire.
Spencer Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire (1833-1908) The 8th Duke of Devonshire was a statesmen who served an active role in Parliament for more than 50 years. Queen Victoria asked him to be Prime Minister three times, but each time he refused.
12. Nov. 2019 · She married, firstly, the Duke of Manchester, but began a liaison with Spencer Cavendish, the future eighth Duke of Devonshire. Two years after the Duke of Manchester died, the 60-year-old Louise and 59-year-old Spencer were married. Louise was the hostess of the famous Devonshire House Ball in 1897, celebrating Queen Victoria’s ...
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 Marquesses of Salisbury and the Earls of Derby .
