Lady Georgiana SPENCER, Duchess of Devonshire

1757 - 1806  (48 years)

• Name	Georgiana SPENCER  [1, 2]
  Prefix	Lady
  Suffix	Duchess of Devonshire
  Birth	7 Jun 1757	Althorp, Northamptonshire, England, 52.281120,-1.001653   [2]
  Gender	Female
  Noble Family	Spencer (by birth), Cavendish (by marriage)
  Occupation	an English aristocrat, socialite, political organiser, author and activist  [2]
  Death	30 Mar 1806	Devonshire House, Westminster, England   [1, 2]
  Burial	Cathedral Church of all Saints, Derby, Derbyshire, England   [2]
  Person ID	I118325	Ancestral Trails
  Last Modified	7 Dec 2024

  
  

  Father	John SPENCER, 1st Earl Spencer,   b. 19 Dec 1734, Althorp, Northamptonshire, England d. 31 Oct 1783, Bath, Somerset, England (Age 48 years)
  Mother	Margaret Georgiana POYNTZ,   b. 1737   d. 1814 (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	1755  [3]
  Family ID	F37406	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	William CAVENDISH, 5th Duke of Devonshire, 7th Baron Clifford,   b. 14 Dec 1748   d. 29 Jul 1811 (Age 62 years)
  Marriage	7 Jun 1774	St. Mary's Church, Wimbledon Parish, London, England   [1, 2]
  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	Charles GREY, 2nd Earl Grey, Viscount Howick,   b. 13 Mar 1764, Fallodon, Northumberland, England d. 17 Jul 1845, Howick, Northumberland, England (Age 81 years)
  _STAT	Unmarried Couple
  Children	1. Eliza COURTNEY,   b. 20 Feb 1792, Aix-en-Provence, France d. 2 May 1859 (Age 67 years)
  Family ID	F37899	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Dec 2024

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Thomas_Gainsborough_Lady_Georgiana_Cavendish Caption Note: Lady Georgiana Spencer, Duchess of Devonshire. Portrait by Thomas Gainsborough. Courtesy of Wikipedia. Keywords: Picture
  		Georgiana,-Countess-Spencer,-and-her-Daughter-by-Sir-Joshua-Reynolds-600x645 Georgiana (Spencer) Cavendish and her daughter Georgiana. Courtesy of Wikipedia.
  		Thomas_Gainsborough_Lady_Georgiana_Cavendish (1) Lady Georgiana Spencer, Duchess of Devonshire. Portrait by Thomas Gainsborough. Courtesy of Wikipedia.
  		Thomas_Gainsboroguh_Georgiana_Duchess_of_Devonshire_1783 Georgiana Spencer, Duchess of Devonshire (1757-1806). Courtesy of Wikipedia.

  
  

• Notes

  Georgiana was the 3rd great grandaunt of Lady Diana, Princess of Wales. [2]

  
  

• Sources

  [S19355] Wikipedia - William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire. [S19356] Wikipedia - Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire. [S19358] Wikipedia - John Spencer, 1st Earl Spencer.