William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire

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William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire, was a prominent 19th-century British aristocrat, politician, and patron of the arts known for transforming Chatsworth House and playing a significant role in Whig politics.

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instanceOf British aristocrat
Whig politician
duke
landowner
patron of the arts
alsoKnownAs the Bachelor Duke
birthDate 1790-05-21
birthPlace Paris, France
linked to: Paris
burialPlace St Peter’s Church, Edensor, Derbyshire
causeOfNickname remained unmarried throughout his life
children none
commissionedArchitect Jeffry Wyatville
commissionedLandscapeDesigner Joseph Paxton
linked to: Sir Joseph Paxton
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
dateOfInvestitureAsKnightOfTheGarter 1827
dateOfSuccessionAsDukeOfDevonshire 1811
deathDate 1858-01-18
deathPlace Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire, England
linked to: Hardwick Hall
education Eton College
Trinity College, Cambridge NERFINISHED
father William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire
fullName William George Spencer Cavendish
heldTitle Earl of Devonshire
Marquess of Hartington
honor Knight of the Garter
improvedEstate Chatsworth House gardens
Hardwick Hall estate
linked to: Hardwick Hall
inheritedTitleFrom William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire
knownFor extensive improvements to Chatsworth House
influence in Whig politics
patronage of the arts
maritalStatus never married
memberOf House of Lords
memberOfPoliticalParty Whig Party
mother Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire
nobleTitle 6th Duke of Devonshire
officeHeld Lord Chamberlain of the Household
Lord Chamberlain to Queen Victoria
linked to: Lord Chamberlain
patronOf Joseph Paxton
linked to: Sir Joseph Paxton

Sir Edwin Landseer
linked to: Edwin Landseer

various 19th-century artists and designers
religion Anglicanism
residence Chatsworth House, Derbyshire
linked to: Chatsworth House

Devonshire House, London
sibling Lady Georgiana Cavendish
Lady Harriet Cavendish
successor William Cavendish, 7th Duke of Devonshire
termEndAsLordChamberlain 1841
termStartAsLordChamberlain 1837

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Cavendish family notableMember William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire
subject linked to: Cavendish
Sir Joseph Paxton employer William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire
William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire child William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire
William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire succeededBy William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire
Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire child William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire
William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire nobleTitle 6th Duke of Devonshire
linked to: William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire
Emperor Fountain commissionedBy William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire