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 ⓘ
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 ⓘ
Cavendish bananas → namedAfter → William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire ⓘ
Lady Elizabeth Foster → stepChild → William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire ⓘ
Lady Georgiana Cavendish → sibling → William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire ⓘ
Georgiana Spencer → child → William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire ⓘ