William Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Devonshire, was a British nobleman and politician. He was the eldest son of William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire, and Lady Mary Butler. A prominent Whig, he was swo
Portrait by Godfrey Kneller
Retuched Painting of Robert Walpole
Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend by Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire was an English Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons of England from 1661 until 1684 when he inherited his father's peerage as Earl of Devonshire an
William Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Devonshire
…William Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Devonshire (1672 – 4 June 1729), was a British nobleman and politician. He was the eldest son of William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire, and Lady Mary Butler. A prominent Whig, he was sworn of the Privy Council in 1707, and served as Lord President of the Council from 1716 to 1718 and…
Portrait by Godfrey Kneller
Chatsworth House, seat of the Dukes of Devonshire
Hardwick Hall, an Elizabethan country house of the Duke in Derbyshire