The Duke of Devonshire | |
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 Portrait by Thomas Hudson, c. 1750s | |
| Prime Minister of Great Britain | |
| In office 16 November 1756 – 29 June 1757 | |
| Monarch | George II |
| Preceded by | The Duke of Newcastle |
| Succeeded by | The Duke of Newcastle |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 May 1720 St Martin's-in-the-Fields, London, England |
| Died | 2 October 1764 (aged 44) Spa, Austrian Netherlands |
| Resting place | Derby Cathedral |
| Political party | Whig |
| Spouse | |
| Children | William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire Dorothy Bentinck, Duchess of Portland Lord Richard Cavendish George Cavendish, 1st Earl of Burlington |
| Parent(s) | William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire Catherine Hoskins |
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William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire KG PC (8 May 1720 – 2 October 1764), styled Lord Cavendish before 1729, and Marquess of Hartington between 1729 and 1755, was a British Whig statesman and nobleman who was briefly nominal Prime Minister of Great Britain.[1] He was the first son of William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire and his wife, Catherine Hoskins. He is also a great-great-great-great-great-grandfather of King Charles III through the king's maternal great-grandmother.
- ^ Duke of Devonshire Archived 8 September 2008 at the UK Government Web Archive, No10.gov.uk, accessed July 2009 - Note that the picture on this site is wrong: it was painted after his death and is in fact a portrait of his son.