William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire (8 May 1720 – 2 October 1764), styled Lord Cavendish before 1729, and Marquess of Hartington between 1729 and 1755, was a British Whig statesman and nobleman who was briefly nominal Prime Minister of Great Britain. [1]

Jan 1, 2025 · William Cavendish, 4th duke of Devonshire (born 1720—died October 3, 1764, Spa, Liège, Austrian Netherlands [now in Belgium]) was the prime minister of Great Britain from November 1756 to May 1757, at the start of the Seven Years’ War.

Jan 4, 2022 · William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire, Knight of the Garter, sat for Derbyshire in 1741. In June 1751, William took a seat in the Lords as Baron Cavendish and was soon after appointed to the Privy Council. [1]

Nov 1, 2022 · William Cavendish, 4th duke of Devonshire, served as prime minister for only 225 days, making his the fifth shortest tenure of the office. As heir to one of the greatest Whig dynasties in the realm, Cavendish, known as marquess of Hartington from 1729, seemed destined for high government office.

Jan 14, 2015 · William Cavendish, fourth Duke of Devonshire, served as a stop-gap First Lord of the Treasury during a period of intense political crisis. He was born in 1720, the eldest son of William...

When William Cavendish 4th Duke of Devonshire was born on 8 May 1720, in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England, his father, Lord William Cavendish, was 21 and his mother, Lady Catherine Hoskins Duchess of Devonshire, was 21.

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.

Apr 27, 2022 · William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire, KG, PC (8 May 1720[1] – 2 October 1764), styled Lord Cavendish before 1729 and Marquess of Hartington between 1729 and 1755, was a British Whig statesman who was briefly titular Prime Minister of Great Britain.

William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire, KG, PC (bapt. 1 June 1720 - 2 October 1764) was a British Whig statesman who was Prime Minister of Great Britain for a short period of time.

Devonshire, William Cavendish, 4th duke of (1720–64). Cavendish came from a highly political Whig family. He entered Parliament at the age of 21 for Derbyshire, when his father was lord-lieutenant of Ireland, and supported the Pelhams. In 1751 he was called up to the Lords in his father's barony as Lord Cavendish and succeeded as duke in 1755.

Briefly Prime Minister of England, the 4th Duke of Devonshire made an advantageous marriage that brought the Lismore Castle and Bolton Abbey estates into the Cavendish family. He also employed Capability Brown to make significant changes to the estate.

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.

William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire KG PC (8 May 1720 — 2 October 1764), styled Lord Cavendish before 1729 and Marquess of Hartington between 1729 and 1755, was a British Whig statesman who was briefly nominal Prime Minister of Great Britain.

Two events from this war in particular would be his chief concerns namely the court martialling of navy admiral Byng for his failure to relieve Minorca, and a dispute with the Duke of Cumberland over the defence of Hanover. Devonshire resigned after a lacklustre seven months.

Oct 2, 2013 · Cavendish was born into privilege as the son of prominent Whig politician, William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire and his wife, Catherine Hoskins. He enjoyed the best of everything as a child and by the age of 21 had followed his father into politics as Member of Parliament for Derbyshire.

Lord Cavendish’s ancestor had sat for Suffolk in two of Richard II’s Parliaments, but the real architect of the family fortunes was Sir William Cavendish, treasurer of the chamber to Henry VIII, who acquired a vast estate in the North Midlands by his marriage to ‘Bess of Hardwick’.

Nov 1, 2022 · William Cavendish, 4th duke of Devonshire, is amongst this list, serving only 255 days in office. But as Charles Littleton from our Lords 1715-1790 project explores, it was never Devonshire’s intention to …

William Cavendish, the 4th Duke of Devonshire, was a prominent figure in British politics during the mid-18th century. His political career, marked by his brief tenure as Prime Minister, reflects the complexities and challenges of his time.

William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire (bap. 1720, d. 1764), Prime Minister, was baptized at St Martin-in-the-Fields, Westminster, on 1 June 1720, the eldest of the four sons of William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire (1698–1755), politician and landowner, and his wife, Katherine (c. 1700–1777), the eldest daughter of John Hoskins, of ...

The start of the Seven Years War was to be the seminal event of his tenure. Two events from this war in particular would be his chief concerns namely the court martialling of navy admiral Byng for his failure to relieve Minorca, and a dispute with the Duke of Cumberland over the defence of Hanover. Devonshire resigned after a lacklustre seven ...

William Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Devonshire KG, PC (1672 – 4 June 1729) was a British nobleman and politician. He was the eldest son of William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire and Lady Mary Butler. A prominent Whig, he was sworn of the Privy Council in 1707, and served as Lord President of the Council from 1716 to 1718 and 1725 to 1729.

Il est le fils aîné de William Cavendish (3e duc de Devonshire), homme politique, et de sa femme Catherine Hoskins (v.1700 – 1777) [1]. À partir de 1729, quand son père accède au titre de duc, il est désigné sous le titre de marquis de Hartington [1].. William Cavendish est élu membre du parlement pour le Derbyshire en 1741 et 1747, mais en 1751 il quitte la Chambre des …