Duke of Devonshire
Duke of Devonshire is a title in the Peerage of England held by members of the aristocratic Cavendish family. This branch of the Cavendish family has been one of the richest and most influential aristocratic families in England since the 16th century, and have been rivalled in political influence perhaps only by the Earls of Derby and the Marquesses of Salisbury.
Further reading
- Pearson, John. The Serpent and the Stag. Holt, Rinehart, & Winston, 1984.
Duke Of Devonshire Media
Coronet of a British Duke
Cavendish arms: Sable, three buck's heads cabossed argent'
William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire briefly Prime Minister between 1756 and 1757.
Victor Cavendish, 9th Duke of Devonshire
Chatsworth House, the ancestral seat of the Dukes of Devonshire
St Peter's Church, Edensor, Cavendish family plot with the graves of the Dukes of Devonshire
Armorial Achievement of the Dukes of Devonshire. Arms: Sable, 3 stags' (or bucks') heads caboshed (or cabossed). Crest: A serpent nowed proper (or vert).
References
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
- www.thepeerage.com
Other websites
- An Online Gotha - Devonshire Archived 2009-02-20 at the Wayback Machine
- Chiswick's local search engine Archived 2016-01-10 at the Wayback Machine
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