William George Spencer Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire
(1790-1858), Lord ChamberlainRegency Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter in 14 portraits
The son of William and Georgiana, Duke and Duchess of Devonshire, Cavendish succeeded to the dukedom in 1811. He never married, earning him the epithet the 'Bachelor Duke'. Although he was a Whig grandee and served as Lord Chamberlain to both George IV and William IV, Devonshire's interests were primarily cultural. He was one of Landseer's most important patrons.
Related People
- Henrietta Frances ('Harriet') Ponsonby (née Spencer), Countess of Bessborough (aunt)
- Georgiana Dorothy (née Cavendish), Countess of Carlisle (sister)
- George William Frederick Howard, 7th Earl of Carlisle (nephew)
- Lord Richard Cavendish (nephew)
- William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire (father)
- Georgiana Cavendish (née Spencer), Duchess of Devonshire (mother)
- Georgiana Agar-Ellis (née Howard), Baroness Dover (niece)
- Henrietta Elizabeth ('Harriet') Leveson-Gower (née Cavendish), Countess Granville (sister)
- Granville George Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville (nephew)
- Lady Elizabeth Dorothy Anne Georgiana Grey (née Howard) (niece)
- Lady Caroline Georgiana Lascelles (née Howard) (niece)
- Hon. (Edward) Frederick Leveson-Gower (nephew)
- John Spencer, 1st Earl Spencer (grandfather)
- (Margaret) Georgiana Spencer (née Poyntz), Countess Spencer (grandmother)
- George John Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer (uncle)
- Harriet Elizabeth Georgiana Leveson-Gower (née Howard), Duchess of Sutherland (niece)
- Mary Matilda Georgiana Labouchere (née Howard), Lady Taunton (niece)
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