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Devonshire House era un palazzo inglese situato a Piccadilly, Londra, essendo stata la residenza londinese dei Duchi di Devonshire, una delle famiglie aristocratiche più importanti d'Inghilterra, per quasi 200 anni, fino a quando non fu demolita negli anni '20.
Devonshire House in Piccadilly, was the London townhouse of the Dukes of Devonshire during the 18th and 19th centuries. Following a fire in 1733 it was rebuilt by William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire, in the Palladian style, to designs by William Kent. Completed circa 1740, it stood empty after the First World War and was demolished in 1924.
Costruito a partire dal XVI secolo da Bess di Hardwick, contessa di Shrewsbury, Chatsworth è la dimora della famiglia Cavendish, duchi di Devonshire. Il parco si trova sulla riva sinistra del fiume Derwent e all'interno del Peak District National Park .
The Devonshire House Ball or the Devonshire House Fancy Dress Ball was an elaborate fancy dress ball, hosted by the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire, held on 2 July 1897 at Devonshire House in Piccadilly to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria.
Devonshire House à Piccadilly est l'hôtel de ville londonien des ducs de Devonshire aux XVIII e et XIX e siècles. À la suite d'un incendie en 1733, il est reconstruit par William Cavendish, 3 e duc de Devonshire, dans le style palladien, sur les plans de William Kent.
Duke of Devonshire is a title in the Peerage of England held by members of the Cavendish family. This (now the senior) branch of the Cavendish family has been one of the wealthiest British aristocratic families since the 16th century and has been rivalled in political influence perhaps only by the Marquesses of Salisbury and the Earls of Derby .
Old Devonshire House was Stuart-period brick-constructed house built in 1668 shortly after the Great Fire of London in September 1666. The house was built according to the regulations of the Rebuilding of London Act 1666, which laid down the new rules for domestic accommodation.
