Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The Cavendish (or de Cavendish) family (/ ˈ k æ v ən d ɪ ʃ / KAV-ən-dish; / ˈ k æ n d ɪ ʃ / KAN-dish) [1] is a British noble family, of Anglo-Norman origins (though with an Anglo-Saxon name, originally from a place-name in Suffolk).
Duke of Devonshire is a title in the Peerage of England held by members of the Cavendish family.This (now the senior) branch of the Cavendish family has been one of the wealthiest British aristocratic families since the 16th century and has been rivalled in political influence perhaps only by the marquesses of Salisbury and the earls of Derby.
The main family seat of the Cavendish family since 1549, on the eastern side of the River Derwent. The house and gardens attract about 300,000 visitors a year. The surrounding parkland covers 1,000 acres (4.0 km 2). [2] The house is a Grade I listed building. [3] Duke of Devonshire: Hardwick Hall: Near Chesterfield
Peregrine Andrew Morny Cavendish, 12th Duke of Devonshire, KCVO, CBE, DL (also known as "Stoker"; [1] born 27 April 1944), is an English peer. He is the only surviving son of Andrew Cavendish, 11th Duke of Devonshire , and his wife, the former Deborah Mitford .
Catherine Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire; Chatsworth House; Cavendish memorial fountain; Cavendish Pianos; Charles Cavendish (general, died 1643) Charles Cavendish (Nottingham MP) Charles Cavendish (landowner, born 1553) Charles Cavendish, Viscount Mansfield; Lord Charles Arthur Francis Cavendish; Charles Cavendish, 1st Baron Chesham
Henry Cavendish was born on 10 October 1731 in Nice, where his family was living at the time. [2] His mother was Lady Anne de Grey, fourth daughter of Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Kent, and his father was Lord Charles Cavendish, the third son of William Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Devonshire. [2]
First, there is the very real Cavendish family, headed by the Duke of Devonshire (in fact, John F. Kennedy's sister, Kathleen "Kick" Kennedy, married William "Billy" Cavendish, the Marquess of ...
Robin Francis Cavendish was born 12 March 1930 in Middleton, Derbyshire, England.He attended Winchester College.He attended Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and was commissioned into the 60th Rifles, of the King's Royal Rifle Corps, spending seven years in the Army, eventually attaining the rank of captain.