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William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire.
English soldier, nobleman and Whig politician (1640-1707)
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About William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire
William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire was an English Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons of England from 1661 until 1684 when he inherited his father's peerage as Earl of Devonshire and took his seat in the House of Lords. Cavendish was part of the "Immortal Seven" which invited William of Orange to depose James II of England as part of the Glorious Revolution, and was rewarded for his efforts by being elevated to the Duke of Devonshire in 1694.
Everything about William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire →- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- Member of Parliament in the Parliament of England, Lord Steward, Lord High Steward, Member of the 1661-79 Parliament
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of England
- Born
- January 25, 1640
- Died
- August 18, 1707