William Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Devonshire

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British politician Duke English nobleman Whig politician human member of the House of Lords

William Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Devonshire was an early 18th-century English nobleman and Whig politician who served as Lord President of the Council and was a prominent figure in the political life of the Hanoverian court.

Aliases (2)

2nd Duke of Devonshire ×1
Duke of Devonshire ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British politician → Duke → English nobleman → Whig politician → human → member of the House of Lords →
birthDate	1672-01-30 →
birthPlace	Edinburgh →
burialPlace	All Saints Church, Derby →
child	Lady Anne Cavendish → Lady Elizabeth Cavendish → Lady Katherine Cavendish → Lady Rachel Cavendish → Lord Charles Cavendish → Lord James Cavendish → William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire →
countryOfCitizenship	Kingdom of England → Kingdom of Great Britain →
deathDate	1729-06-04 →
deathPlace	London →
educatedAt	Leiden University → New College, Oxford NERFINISHED →
era	early 18th century →
familyName	Cavendish →
father	William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire →
givenName	William →
honour	Knight of the Garter →
house	House of Cavendish →
memberOfPoliticalParty	Whig Party →
monarchServed	George I of Great Britain → George II of Great Britain →
mother	Lady Mary Butler →
nobleTitle	2nd Duke of Devonshire → Marquess of Hartington →
notableFor	leading Whig politician of the early Hanoverian era → service as Lord President of the Council →
positionHeld	Justice in Eyre south of Trent → Lord Lieutenant of Derbyshire → Lord Lieutenant of Devon → Lord Lieutenant of Dorset → Lord Lieutenant of Somerset → Lord President of the Council → Lord Steward of the Household → Lord Warden of the Stannaries → Lord of the Bedchamber → Member of Parliament for Derbyshire → Privy Counsellor →
religion	Church of England →
residence	Chatsworth House →
spouse	Rachel Russell, Duchess of Devonshire →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
William Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Devonshire ("2nd Duke of Devonshire") →	nobleTitle
Henry Cavendish →	paternalGrandfather
Kathleen Kennedy Cavendish ("Duke of Devonshire") →	relativeByMarriage