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The Duke of Devonshire | |
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Lord High Treasurer of Ireland | |
In office 13 March 1766 – 1793 | |
Monarch | George III |
Preceded by | Vacant William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire, 1764 |
Succeeded by | In Commission Richard Boyle, 2nd Earl of Shannon, First Lord |
Personal details | |
Born | 14 December 1748 |
Died | 29 July 1811 | (aged 62)
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William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire, KG (14 December 1748 – 29 July 1811), 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 Charlotte Boyle, suo jure Baroness Clifford, who brought in considerable money and estates to the Cavendish family. He was invited to join the Cabinet on three occasions, but declined each offer.[1] He was Lord High Treasurer of Ireland and Governor of Cork, and Lord Lieutenant of Derbyshire.[1] In 1782, he was made a Knight of the Order of the Garter.
The 5th Duke is best known for his marriage to his first wife Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire. At the age of about twenty, Devonshire toured Italy with William Fitzherbert which is where they commissioned the pair of portraits by Pompeo Batoni.[2]