Dukedom of Devonshire

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dukedom hereditary peerage title

The Dukedom of Devonshire is a prominent English noble title held by the Cavendish family, historically centered on Chatsworth House and influential in British politics and society.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Dukes of Devonshire 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf dukedom ⓘ
hereditary peerage title ⓘ
associatedPoliticalParty Liberal Party (UK) ⓘ
Whig Party ⓘ
associatedWithCounty Derbyshire NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithEstate Chatsworth House ⓘ
surface form: Chatsworth Estate
associatedWithHouse House of Cavendish ⓘ
associatedWithRegion Peak District ⓘ
associatedWithResidence Chatsworth House ⓘ
associatedWithTown Bakewell ⓘ
Chesterfield ⓘ
coatOfArmsBearer Cavendish family ⓘ
country Kingdom of England ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
createdBy William III of England ⓘ
creationDate 1694 ⓘ
currentHolder Peregrine Cavendish, 12th Duke of Devonshire NERFINISHED ⓘ
familyName Cavendish ⓘ
firstHolder William Cavendish, 4th Earl of Devonshire NERFINISHED ⓘ
firstHolderTitleBeforeCreation Earl of Devonshire ⓘ
genderRestriction male-preference primogeniture ⓘ
hasSubsidiaryTitle Baron Cavendish of Hardwick NERFINISHED ⓘ
Baron Cavendish of Keighley NERFINISHED ⓘ
Earl of Burlington ⓘ
Earl of Devonshire ⓘ
William Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington ⓘ
surface form: Marquess of Hartington
heirApparentTitle William Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington ⓘ
surface form: Marquess of Hartington
historicalImportance leading Whig aristocratic house ⓘ
influentialIn British politics ⓘ
British society ⓘ
languageOfMotto Latin ⓘ
linkedInstitution Chatsworth House Trust ⓘ
meaningOfMotto Safe through caution ⓘ
motto Cavendo tutus ⓘ
nobleFamily Cavendish family ⓘ
notableHolder Edward Cavendish, 10th Duke of Devonshire NERFINISHED ⓘ
Spencer Compton Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire NERFINISHED ⓘ
William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire NERFINISHED ⓘ
William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire NERFINISHED ⓘ
peerage Peerage of England ⓘ
rank Duke ⓘ
region England ⓘ
secondarySeat Bolsover Castle ⓘ
Compton Place ⓘ
Lismore Castle ⓘ
styleOfAddress His Grace ⓘ
titleType non-royal dukedom ⓘ
traditionalFamilySeat Chatsworth House ⓘ

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

Marchioness of Hartington → associatedDukedom → Dukedom of Devonshire ⓘ
this entity surface form: Dukes of Devonshire