The Duchess of Devonshire | |
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Tenure | 26 November 1950 – 3 May 2004 |
Born | Deborah Vivien Freeman-Mitford 31 March 1920 London, England |
Died | 24 September 2014 Edensor, Derbyshire, England | (aged 94)
Residence | Edensor House, Chatsworth Estate |
Noble family | Mitford family |
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Issue | 7, including Peregrine Cavendish, 12th Duke of Devonshire and Lady Sophia Topley |
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Occupation | Writer, memoirist, socialite |
Deborah Vivien Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire, DCVO (born Deborah Vivien Freeman-Mitford and latterly Deborah, Dowager Duchess of Devonshire; 31 March 1920 – 24 September 2014) was an English aristocrat, writer, memoirist, and socialite. She was the youngest and last-surviving of the six Mitford sisters, who were prominent members of British society in the 1930s and 1940s.