Duke of Devonshire
title in the Peerage of England
Duke of Devonshire is a title in the Peerage of England held by members of the aristocratic Cavendish family. This branch of the Cavendish family has been one of the richest and most influential aristocratic families in England since the 16th century, and have been rivalled in political influence perhaps only by the Earls of Derby and the Marquesses of Salisbury.
Further reading change
- Pearson, John. The Serpent and the Stag. Holt, Rinehart, & Winston, 1984.
References change
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
- www.thepeerage.com
Other websites change
- An Online Gotha - Devonshire Archived 2009-02-20 at the Wayback Machine
- Chiswick's local search engine Archived 2016-01-10 at the Wayback Machine
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