William Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Devonshire

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William Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Devonshire was an early 18th-century English nobleman and Whig politician who served as Lord President of the Council and was a prominent figure in the political life of the Hanoverian court.

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Generate an image of William Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Devonshire (William Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Devonshire was an early 18th-century English nobleman and Whig politician who served as Lord President of the Council and was a prominent figure in the political life of the Hanoverian court.)

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instanceOf British politician ⓘ
Duke ⓘ
English nobleman ⓘ
Whig politician ⓘ
human ⓘ
member of the House of Lords ⓘ
birthDate 1672-01-30 ⓘ
birthPlace Edinburgh ⓘ
burialPlace All Saints Church, Derby ⓘ
linked to: Derby Cathedral
child Lady Anne Cavendish ⓘ
Lady Elizabeth Cavendish ⓘ
Lady Katherine Cavendish ⓘ
Lady Rachel Cavendish ⓘ
Lord Charles Cavendish ⓘ
Lord James Cavendish ⓘ
William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England ⓘ
Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
deathDate 1729-06-04 ⓘ
deathPlace London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
educatedAt Leiden University ⓘ
New College, Oxford ⓘ
era early 18th century ⓘ
familyName Cavendish ⓘ
father William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire ⓘ
givenName William ⓘ
honour Knight of the Garter ⓘ
house House of Cavendish ⓘ
memberOfPoliticalParty Whig Party ⓘ
monarchServed George I of Great Britain ⓘ
George II of Great Britain ⓘ
mother Lady Mary Butler ⓘ
nobleTitle 2nd Duke of Devonshire ⓘ
Marquess of Hartington ⓘ
notableFor leading Whig politician of the early Hanoverian era ⓘ
service as Lord President of the Council ⓘ
positionHeld Justice in Eyre south of Trent ⓘ
Lord Lieutenant of Derbyshire ⓘ
Lord Lieutenant of Devon ⓘ
Lord Lieutenant of Dorset ⓘ
Lord Lieutenant of Somerset ⓘ
Lord President of the Council ⓘ
Lord Steward of the Household ⓘ
Lord Warden of the Stannaries ⓘ
Lord of the Bedchamber ⓘ
Member of Parliament for Derbyshire ⓘ
Privy Counsellor ⓘ
religion Church of England ⓘ
residence Chatsworth House ⓘ
spouse Rachel Russell, Duchess of Devonshire ⓘ

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Kathleen Kennedy Cavendish → relativeByMarriage → Duke of Devonshire ⓘ
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