Louisa Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire

The Duchess of Devonshire
Photographic portrait, 1884
Mistress of the Robes
In office
24 February 1858 – 11 June 1859
Preceded byThe Duchess of Sutherland
Succeeded byThe Duchess of Sutherland
Personal details
Born
Countess Luise Friederike Auguste von Alten

15 June 1832
Hanover, Kingdom of Hanover
Died15 July 1911(1911-07-15) (aged 79)
Esher Park, Surrey, England
Resting placeEdensor, Derbyshire, England
Spouses
(m. 1852; died 1890)
(m. 1892; died 1908)
Children
Parent(s)Karl Franz Viktor, Count von Alten
Hermine von Schminke

Louisa Frederica Augusta Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire, formerly Louisa Montagu, Duchess of Manchester (born Countess Luise Friederike Auguste von Alten; 15 June[1] 1832 – 15 July 1911), was a German-born British aristocrat sometimes referred to as the "Double Duchess" due to her marriages, firstly to the 7th Duke of Manchester and then to the 8th Duke of Devonshire.[2][3]

  1. ^ Sometimes appears January.
  2. ^ "The Cavendish Story: The Double Duchess". www.chatsworthblog.org. Archived from the original on 15 April 2017. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  3. ^ Vane 2004, p. 197.