William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire

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British politician Duke Prime Minister of Great Britain Whig politician human member of the House of Lords

William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire, was an 18th-century British statesman who briefly served as Prime Minister and was a prominent member of the Whig aristocracy.

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William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire canonical 9
4th Duke of Devonshire 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British politician ⓘ
Duke ⓘ
Prime Minister of Great Britain ⓘ
Whig politician ⓘ
human ⓘ
member of the House of Lords ⓘ
birthDate 1720-06-08 ⓘ
birthPlace London, England ⓘ
surface form: London
burialPlace Derby Cathedral ⓘ
surface form: All Saints Church, Derby
child Lady Dorothy Cavendish ⓘ
surface form: Dorothy Cavendish

George Cavendish, 1st Earl of Burlington ⓘ
Richard Cavendish ⓘ
William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England ⓘ
Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
deathDate 1764-10-02 ⓘ
deathPlace Prince-Bishopric of Liège (de facto influence) ⓘ
surface form: Spa, Prince-Bishopric of Liège
educatedAt Newcastle House political circle ⓘ
familyName Cavendish ⓘ
father William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire ⓘ
genreOfActivity 18th-century British politics ⓘ
givenName William ⓘ
memberOf British aristocracy ⓘ
Whig Party ⓘ
monarchDuringTerm George II of Great Britain ⓘ
George III of the United Kingdom ⓘ
surface form: George III of Great Britain
mother Catherine Hoskins ⓘ
nobleFamily Cavendish family ⓘ
nobleTitle William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: 4th Duke of Devonshire
notableFor leading a short-lived ministry during the Seven Years' War ⓘ
prominent role in Whig aristocratic politics ⓘ
positionHeld First Lord of the Treasury ⓘ
Lord-Lieutenant of Derbyshire ⓘ
surface form: Lord Lieutenant of Derbyshire

Lord Lieutenant of Ireland ⓘ
Lord President of the Council ⓘ
Member of Parliament for Derby ⓘ
Member of Parliament for Derbyshire ⓘ
Prime Minister of Great Britain ⓘ
precededBy Duke of Newcastle ⓘ
surface form: Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle
religion Church of England ⓘ
residence Chatsworth House ⓘ
Devonshire House, London ⓘ
spouse Lady Charlotte Boyle ⓘ
succeededBy Duke of Newcastle ⓘ
surface form: Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle
termEnd 1757-06-29 ⓘ
termStart 1756-11-16 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cavendish family → notableMember → William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire ⓘ
Cavendish → notableMember → William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire ⓘ
subject surface form: Cavendish family
House of Cavendish → notableMember → William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire ⓘ
Dukedom of Devonshire → notableHolder → William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire ⓘ
Lady Dorothy Cavendish → father → William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire ⓘ
William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire → nobleTitle → William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: 4th Duke of Devonshire
William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire → father → William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire ⓘ
William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire → succeeds → William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire ⓘ
Charlotte Boyle, Marchioness of Hartington → spouse → William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire ⓘ
William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire → child → William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire ⓘ