Biography of William Cavendish 5th Duke Devonshire 1748-1811
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Before 1748 [his father] William Cavendish 4th Duke Devonshire (age 27) and [his mother] Charlotte Elizabeth Boyle Marchioness Hartington (age 16) were married. She the daughter of Richard Boyle 3rd Earl Burlington (age 53) and Dorothy Savile Countess Burlington (age 48). He the son of William Cavendish 3rd Duke Devonshire (age 49) and Catherine Hoskyns Duchess Devonshire (age 49).
In 1748 William Cavendish 5th Duke Devonshire was born to William Cavendish 4th Duke Devonshire (age 27) and Charlotte Elizabeth Boyle Marchioness Hartington (age 16).
On 04 Dec 1753 [his grandfather] Richard Boyle 3rd Earl Burlington (age 59) died. Earl Burlington extinct. His daughter [his mother] Charlotte Elizabeth Boyle Marchioness Hartington (age 22) succeeded 6th Baroness Clifford.
On 08 Dec 1754 [his mother] Charlotte Elizabeth Boyle Marchioness Hartington (age 23) died. Her son William Cavendish 5th Duke Devonshire (age 6) succeeded 7th Baron Clifford.
On 05 Dec 1755 [his grandfather] William Cavendish 3rd Duke Devonshire (age 57) died. His son [his father] William Cavendish 4th Duke Devonshire (age 35) succeeded 4th Duke Devonshire, 7th Earl Devonshire, 7th Baron Cavendish Hardwick.
In 1764 Bishop John Hinchliffe (age 33) was appointed tutor to William Cavendish 5th Duke Devonshire (age 16).
On 02 Oct 1764 [his father] William Cavendish 4th Duke Devonshire (age 44) died. His son William Cavendish 5th Duke Devonshire (age 16) succeeded 5th Duke Devonshire, 8th Earl Devonshire, 8th Baron Cavendish Hardwick.
In 1768 Pompeo Batoni (age 59). Portrait of William Cavendish 5th Duke Devonshire (age 20).
Around 1768 William Fitzherbert 1st Baronet (age 19) and William Cavendish 5th Duke Devonshire (age 20) undertook a gradn tour of Europe together.
On 07 Jun 1774 William Cavendish 5th Duke Devonshire (age 26) and Georgiana Spencer Duchess Devonshire (age 17) were married in St Mary's Church, Wimbledon. It was her 17th birthday. She by marriage Duchess Devonshire. She the daughter of John Spencer 1st Earl Spencer (age 39) and Margaret Georgiana Poyntz Countess Spencer (age 37). He the son of William Cavendish 4th Duke Devonshire and Charlotte Elizabeth Boyle Marchioness Hartington. They were fourth cousins.
In 1782 King George III of Great Britain and Ireland (age 43) created new Garter Knights as follows:
596th King William IV of the United Kingdom (age 16),
597th Charles Lennox 3rd Duke Richmond (age 46),
598th William Cavendish 5th Duke Devonshire (age 34),
599th William Petty 1st Marquess Lansdowne (age 44),
600th Charles Manners 4th Duke Rutland (age 27).
On 12 Jul 1783 [his daughter] Georgiana Cavendish Countess Carlisle was born to William Cavendish 5th Duke Devonshire (age 35) and [his wife] Georgiana Spencer Duchess Devonshire (age 26).
On 29 Aug 1785 [his daughter] Harriet Cavendish Countess Granville was born to William Cavendish 5th Duke Devonshire (age 37) and [his wife] Georgiana Spencer Duchess Devonshire (age 28) at Devonshire House [Map].
On 26 May 1788 [his illegitimate son] Augustus Clifford 1st Baronet was born illegitimately to William Cavendish 5th Duke Devonshire (age 40) and [his future wife] Elizabeth Christiana Hervey Duchess Devonshire (age 30). He was illegitmate at the time of his birth. His parents subsequently married.
On 21 May 1790 [his son] William Cavendish 6th Duke Devonshire was born to William Cavendish 5th Duke Devonshire (age 42) and [his wife] Georgiana Spencer Duchess Devonshire (age 32) at Paris [Map].
On 20 Feb 1792 Eliza Courtenay was born illegitimately to Charles Grey 2nd Earl Grey (age 27) and [his wife] Georgiana Spencer Duchess Devonshire (age 34) at Aix en Provence whilst she, Georgiana Spencer Duchess Devonshire (age 34) was married to William Cavendish 5th Duke Devonshire (age 44). The Duchess was forced to relinquish the child shortly after her birth, to be raised by Charles Grey's parents, Charles Grey 1st Earl Grey (age 62) and Elizabeth Grey Countess Grey (age 48). The surname Courtenay was derived from her great-uncle, her maternal grandmother's brother, William Poyntz (age 57).
On 21 Mar 1801 [his son-in-law] George Howard 6th Earl Carlisle (age 27) and [his daughter] Georgiana Cavendish Countess Carlisle (age 17) were married. She by marriage Countess Carlisle. She the daughter of William Cavendish 5th Duke Devonshire (age 53) and Georgiana Spencer Duchess Devonshire (age 43). He the son of Frederick Howard 5th Earl Carlisle (age 52) and Margaret Caroline Leveson-Gower Countess Carlisle. They were fourth cousins.
On 30 Mar 1806 [his wife] Georgiana Spencer Duchess Devonshire (age 48) died at Devonshire House [Map]. She was buried at Derby Cathedral [Map].
In 1809 William Cavendish 5th Duke Devonshire (age 61) and Elizabeth Christiana Hervey Duchess Devonshire (age 51) were married. She by marriage Duchess Devonshire. She the daughter of Frederick Augustus Hervey 4th Earl Bristol and Elizabeth Davers Countess Bristol. He the son of William Cavendish 4th Duke Devonshire and Charlotte Elizabeth Boyle Marchioness Hartington.
On 24 Dec 1809 [his son-in-law] Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Granville (age 36) and [his daughter] Harriet Cavendish Countess Granville (age 24) were married. She the daughter of William Cavendish 5th Duke Devonshire (age 61) and Georgiana Spencer Duchess Devonshire. He the son of Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford and Susanna Stewart Marchioness Stafford.
On 29 Jul 1811 William Cavendish 5th Duke Devonshire (age 63) died. His son [his son] William Cavendish 6th Duke Devonshire (age 21) succeeded 6th Duke Devonshire, 9th Earl Devonshire, 9th Baron Cavendish Hardwick, 8th Baron Clifford.
In 1824 [his former wife] Elizabeth Christiana Hervey Duchess Devonshire (age 66) died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 22 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 18 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 23 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 19 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 8 Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Kings Scotland: Great x 16 Grand Son of Robert "The Bruce" I King Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 18 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 11 Grand Son of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Cavendish 2nd Earl Devonshire 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Cavendish 3rd Earl Devonshire 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Christian Bruce Countess Devonshire
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Cavendish 1st Duke Devonshire 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Cecil 2nd Earl Salisbury
7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Cecil Countess Devonshire 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Howard Countess Salisbury 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Cavendish 2nd Duke Devonshire 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Butler Viscount Thurles
10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: James Butler 1st Duke Ormonde 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Poyntz 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Butler Duchess Devonshire 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Preston 1st Earl Desmond
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Preston Duchess Ormonde 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Butler 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
GrandFather: William Cavendish 3rd Duke Devonshire 10 x Great Grand Son of Henry IV King England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Russell 4th Earl Bedford
10 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Russell 1st Duke Bedford 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Brydges Countess Bedford 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Russell 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Carr 1st Earl Somerset
13 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Carr Countess of Bedford 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Howard Countess Essex and Somerset 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Rachel Russell Duchess Devonshire 9 x Great Grand Daughter of Henry IV King England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Wriothesley 3rd Earl of Southampton
7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Wriothesley 4th Earl of Southampton 2nd Earl Chichester 7 x Great Grand Son of Henry IV King England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Vernon Countess Southampton
6 x Great Grand Daughter of Henry IV King England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Rachel Wriothesley 8 x Great Grand Daughter of Henry IV King England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Daniel de Massue Seigneur de Rouvigny
Great x 3 Grandmother: Rachel Massue Countess Southampton
Father: William Cavendish 4th Duke Devonshire 11 x Great Grand Son of Henry IV King England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Hoskins
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Hoskins of Oxted
GrandMother: Catherine Hoskyns Duchess Devonshire
William Cavendish 5th Duke Devonshire 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Boyle 1st Earl Cork
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Boyle 2nd Earl Cork 1st Earl Burlington
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Fenton Countess Cork
Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Boyle 3rd Baron Clifford 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Clifford 5th Earl of Cumberland
7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Clifford Countess Burlington 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Cecil Countess Cumberland 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Charles Boyle 2nd Earl Burlington 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Seymour
2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Seymour 2nd Duke Somerset 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Honora Rogers
Great x 2 Grandmother: Jane Seymour Baroness Clifford 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Devereux 2nd Earl Essex 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Frances Devereux Duchess of Somerset
8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Walsingham Countess Essex 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
GrandFather: Richard Boyle 3rd Earl Burlington 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Noel 2nd Viscount Campden
Great x 3 Grandfather: Baptist Noel 3rd Viscount Campden
Great x 4 Grandmother: Juliana Hicks Viscountess Campden
Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Noel
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Wotton 2nd Baron Wotton
Great x 3 Grandmother: Hester Wotton Viscountess Campden
Great x 1 Grandmother: Juliana Noel Countess Burlington
Mother: Charlotte Elizabeth Boyle Marchioness Hartington 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Savile
7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Savile 3rd Baronet 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Wentworth
8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: George Savile 1st Marquess Halifax 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Coventry 1st Baron Coventry
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Coventry Baroness Savile
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Aldersley Baroness Coventry
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Savile 2nd Marquess Halifax 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Spencer 2nd Baron Spencer 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Spencer 1st Earl of Sunderland 8 x Great Grand Son of Henry IV King England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Penelope Wriothesley Baroness Spencer Wormleighton 7 x Great Grand Daughter of Henry IV King England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Dorothy Spencer Lady Savile 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Sidney 2nd Earl of Leicester
10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Dorothy Sidney Countess Sunderland 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothy Percy Countess Leicester 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
GrandMother: Dorothy Savile Countess Burlington 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Heneage Finch
8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Heneage Finch 1st Earl Nottingham 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Bell 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Daniel Finch 2nd Earl Nottingham 7th Earl Winchilsea 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Daniel Harvey
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Harvey Baroness Finch
Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Finch Duchess Roxburghe 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Rich 2nd Earl Warwick
8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Rich 3rd Earl Warwick 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Hatton Countess Warwick
Great x 2 Grandmother: Essex Rich 2nd Countess Nottingham 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Cheeke 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Cheeke Countess Warwick 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Essex Rich 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
