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
Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire, was an English aristocrat, socialite, political organiser, author, and activist. Born into the Spencer family and married into the Cavendish family, she was
William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire
…Lieutenant of Derbyshire. In 1782, he was made a Knight of the Order of the Garter. The 5th Duke is most widely known for his marriage to his first wife Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire. At the age of about twenty-one, Devonshire toured Italy with William Fitzherbert which is where they commissioned the pair of portraits by Pompeo…
Portrait of Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire by Thomas Gainsborough, 1785–1787
A young Miss Georgiana Spencer with her mother, Margaret Georgiana Spencer. Painting by Sir Joshua Reynolds.
With her siblings, Henrietta and George, by Angelica Kauffman, c. 1774. The painting was painted just before Georgiana's marriage to the Duke of Devonshire.
Duchess of Devonshire as Cynthia by Maria Cosway circa 1782. Depicted as a character from Spenser's Faerie Queene.