William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire

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William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire, was a prominent 19th-century British aristocrat, politician, and patron of the arts known for transforming Chatsworth House and playing a significant role in Whig politics.

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instanceOf British aristocrat
Whig politician
duke
landowner
patron of the arts
alsoKnownAs the Bachelor Duke
birthDate 1790-05-21
birthPlace Paris
surface form: Paris, France
burialPlace Saint Peter’s Church, Edensor, Derbyshire, England
surface form: St Peter’s Church, Edensor, Derbyshire
causeOfNickname remained unmarried throughout his life
children none
commissionedArchitect Jeffry Wyatville
commissionedLandscapeDesigner Sir Joseph Paxton
surface form: Joseph Paxton
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
dateOfInvestitureAsKnightOfTheGarter 1827
dateOfSuccessionAsDukeOfDevonshire 1811
deathDate 1858-01-18
deathPlace Hardwick Hall
surface form: Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire, England
education Eton College
Trinity College, Cambridge NERFINISHED
father William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire
fullName William George Spencer Cavendish
heldTitle Earl of Devonshire
William Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington
surface form: Marquess of Hartington
honor Knights Companion of the Order of the Garter
surface form: Knight of the Garter
improvedEstate Chatsworth House park
surface form: Chatsworth House gardens

Hardwick Hall
surface form: Hardwick Hall estate
inheritedTitleFrom William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire
knownFor extensive improvements to Chatsworth House
influence in Whig politics
patronage of the arts
maritalStatus never married
memberOf House of Lords
memberOfPoliticalParty Whig Party
mother Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire
nobleTitle William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire self-linksurface differs
surface form: 6th Duke of Devonshire
officeHeld Lord Chamberlain of the Household
Lord Chamberlain
surface form: Lord Chamberlain to Queen Victoria
patronOf Sir Joseph Paxton
surface form: Joseph Paxton

Edwin Landseer
surface form: Sir Edwin Landseer

various 19th-century artists and designers
religion Anglicanism
residence Chatsworth House
surface form: Chatsworth House, Derbyshire

Devonshire House, London
sibling Lady Georgiana Cavendish
Lady Harriet Cavendish
successor William Cavendish, 7th Duke of Devonshire
termEndAsLordChamberlain 1841
termStartAsLordChamberlain 1837

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Cavendish notableMember William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire
subject surface form: Cavendish family
Sir Joseph Paxton employer William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire
William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire child William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire
William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire succeededBy William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire
Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire child William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire
William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire nobleTitle William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: 6th Duke of Devonshire
Emperor Fountain commissionedBy William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire