Duke of Devonshire is a title in the Peerage of England held by members of the Cavendish family.

Peregrine Andrew Morny Cavendish, 12th Duke of Devonshire, KCVO, CBE, DL (also known as "Stoker"; [1] born 27 April 1944), is an English peer. He is the only surviving son of Andrew Cavendish, 11th Duke of Devonshire , and his wife, the former Deborah Mitford .

From Bess of Hardwick to the present Duke and Duchess of Devonshire, meet the family.

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.

Peregrine Cavendish is the 12th Duke of Devonshire. To ensure the long term preservation of Chatsworth House, he and the Duchess instigated a £32.7 million restoration project called, The Masterplan.

William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire was a leader of the parliamentary movement that sought to exclude the Roman Catholic James, duke of York (afterward James II), from succession to the British throne and that later invited the invasion of William of Orange.

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 ...

William Cavendish, Duke of Devonshire, was a compromise choice as First Lord of the Treasury. His tenure coincided with a period of political infighting and external threat.

The Duke of Devonshire was one of Britain’s most powerful Whig aristocrats. But he was a reluctant Prime Minister. His ministry secured funding for the early part of the Seven Years’ War but was largely just an opportunity for Pitt to show his abilities as a war leader.

William, the 5th Duke of Devonshire, served as Lord High Treasurer of Ireland and Governor of Cork, and Lord Lieutenant of Derbyshire, but is perhaps more widely remembered for the politics of his private life.