William CAVENDISH, 5th Duke of Devonshire, 7th Baron Clifford

1748 - 1811  (62 years)

• Name	William CAVENDISH  [1, 2]
  Suffix	5th Duke of Devonshire, 7th Baron Clifford
  Birth	14 Dec 1748  [2]
  Gender	Male
  Made	1782  [2]
  	a Knight of the Garter
  Occupation	Lord High Treasurer of Ireland, and Governor of Cork  [2]
  Death	29 Jul 1811  [2]
  Person ID	I118321	Ancestral Trails
  Last Modified	12 Dec 2024

  
  

  Father	William CAVENDISH, Marquess of Hartington, later 4th Duke of Devonshire, Prime Minister of Great Britain,   b. 8 May 1720, St. Martin's-in-the-Fields, London, England d. 2 Oct 1764, Spa, Austrian Netherlands (Age 44 years)
  Mother	Lady Charlotte Elizabeth BOYLE, Marchioness of Hartington, 6th Baroness Clifford,   b. 27 Oct 1731   d. 8 Dec 1754, Uppingham, Rutland, England (Age 23 years)
  Marriage	28 Mar 1748  [1, 3]
  Family ID	F37403	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Lady Georgiana SPENCER, Duchess of Devonshire,   b. 7 Jun 1757, Althorp, Northamptonshire, England, 52.281120,-1.001653 d. 30 Mar 1806, Devonshire House, Westminster, England (Age 48 years)
  Marriage	7 Jun 1774	St. Mary's Church, Wimbledon Parish, London, England   [2, 4]
  Children	1. Georgiana Dorothy CAVENDISH, Countess of Carlisle,   b. 12 Jul 1783, Devonshire House, Westminster, England d. 8 Aug 1858 (Age 75 years)   2. Lady Henrietta Elizabeth CAVENDISH,   b. 29 Aug 1785, Devonshire House, Piccadilly, London, England d. 25 Nov 1862, 13 Hereford Street, Park Lane, London, England (Age 77 years)   3. William Spencer CAVENDISH, 6th Duke of Devonshire,   b. 21 May 1790, Paris, France d. 18 Jan 1858, Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire, England (Age 67 years)   4. Lady Georgiana Dorothy CAVENDISH, Countess of Carlisle,   b. 12 Jul 1783, Devonshire House, London, England d. 8 Aug 1858 (Age 75 years)
  Family ID	F37404	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Lady Elizabeth HERVEY, Duchess of Devonshire,   b. 13 May 1758, Horringer, Suffolk, England d. 30 Mar 1824, Rome, Papal States (Age 65 years)
  Marriage	1809	the parish church, Whimbledon Park, Greater London, England   [2, 5, 6]
  	By this marriage he had no legitimate isssue, but fathered two illegitimate children before his marriage.
  Children	1. Sir Augustus Clifford Sir Augustus William James CLIFFORD,   b. 26 May 1788, France d. 8 Feb 1877, Palace of Westminster, Westminster, London, England (Age 88 years)
  Family ID	F37405	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Dec 2024

  
  

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  		Statue_of_William_Cavendish,_5th_Duke_of_Devonshire Statue of William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire, in Buxton, Derbyshire, England. Courtesy of Wikipedia.

  
  

• Sources

  [S19354] Wikipedia - Charlotte Cavendish, Marchioness of Hartington. [S19355] Wikipedia - William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire. [S19548] Wikipedia - William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire. [S19356] Wikipedia - Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire. [S19549] Wikipedia - Elizabeth Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire. [S19585] Wikipedia - Georgiana Howard, Countess of Carlisle.