William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire

The Duke of Devonshire
Portrait by Thomas Hudson, c. 1750s
Prime Minister of Great Britain
In office
16 November 1756 – 29 June 1757
MonarchGeorge II
Preceded byThe Duke of Newcastle
Succeeded byThe Duke of Newcastle
Personal details
Born(1720-05-08)8 May 1720
St Martin's-in-the-Fields, London, England
Died2 October 1764(1764-10-02) (aged 44)
Spa, Austrian Netherlands
Resting placeDerby Cathedral
Political partyWhig
Spouse
(m. 1748; died 1754)
ChildrenWilliam Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire
Dorothy Bentinck, Duchess of Portland
Lord Richard Cavendish
George Cavendish, 1st Earl of Burlington
Parent(s)William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire
Catherine Hoskins
Signature
Coat of arms of William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire, KG, PC

William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire, KG, PC (8 May 1720 – 2 October 1764), styled Lord Cavendish before 1729, and Marquess of Hartington between 1729 and 1755, was a British Whig statesman and nobleman who was briefly nominal Prime Minister of Great Britain.[1] He was the first son of William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire and his wife, Catherine Hoskins. He is also a great-great-great-great-great-grandfather of King Charles III through the king's maternal great-grandmother.

  1. ^ Duke of Devonshire Archived 8 September 2008 at the UK Government Web Archive, No10.gov.uk, accessed July 2009 - Note that the picture on this site is wrong: it was painted after his death and is in fact a portrait of his son.

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