William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire,, was a British nobleman, aristocrat, and politician. He was the eldest son of William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire, by his wife, the heiress Lady Charlo
Portrait of the Duke of Devonshire painted in Rome by Pompeo Batoni, 1768
Statue of William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire in Buxton
William George Spencer Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire, styled Marquess of Hartington until 1811, was an English peer, courtier and Whig politician. Known as the "Bachelor Duke", he served as Lord C
William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire
…Lady Elizabeth had been his mistress and his first wife's friend and confidante for more than twenty years. By his first wife, he had one son named (William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire, sometimes called "The Bachelor Duke", who succeeded him and who died unmarried in 1858), and two daughters: Lady Georgiana "Little G" Cavendish, later…
Portrait of the Duke of Devonshire (c. 1824)
St Peter's Churchyard, Edensor - grave of William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire KG, PC (1790–1858)