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5 mag 2024 · La raccolta venne lasciata in eredità da Lorrain alla figlia per passare poi nel Settecento a William Cavendish, secondo duca di Devonshire. Dopo lo smembramento dei fogli, il passaggio da un palazzo all’altro e la morte del nono duca, verrà ceduta allo stato inglese nel 1957 e conservata al British Museum di Londra , dove si ...
6 giorni fa · Cavendish, Duke of Devonshire. — Sir William Cavendish, descended from an ancient family who took their name from Cavendish in Suffolk , the place of their residence, settled in Derbyshire in consequence of his marriage with the heiress of Hard wick, about the year 1544; by which match he became possessed of Hardwick-hall, and ...
5 giorni fa · After the extinction of this family, Charles Blount, Lord Mountjoy, was, in 1603, created Earl of Devonshire. The title became extinct by his death in 1606. In 1618, William Cavendish was created Earl of Devonshire, and the title has continued ever since in this noble family, who in 1694 were elevated to the dukedom. n7.
21 mag 2024 · Margaret Cavendish’s husband, William Cavendish, the 1st Duke of Newcastle (1593–1676), was one of Bess of Hardwick’s grandsons, and therefore a cousin of the 2nd and 3rd Earls of Devonshire, both (confusingly) also called William Cavendish.
20 mag 2024 · The mansion afterwards fell to the noble family of Cavendish, William Cavendish, the second Earl of Devonshire, dying in it about the year 1628. The family of Cavendish appear to have been old Bishopsgate residents, as Thomas Cavendish, Treasurer of the Exchequer to Henry VIII., buried his lady in St. Botolph's Church, and by will ...
7 mag 2024 · Chatsworth House – One of England’s Finest Estates. By Brit on the Move May 7, 2024. Chatsworth House is home to the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire. Located in North Derbyshire, England, it has been passed down through sixteen generations of the Cavendish family. A stately home, which means a large house or mansion in the English countryside.
12 mag 2024 · Sir Edward's son sold the mansion house to Sir William Cavendish in 1613, and as a result, the mansion became known as Cavendish House. Cavendish, 1st Earl of Devonshire, intended the abbey to become his major residence, and enlarged the mansion still further, but his heirs decided to make Chatsworth House in Derbyshire their main ...
