1st Duke of Devonshire
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His Grace The Duke of Devonshire KG PC FRS |
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| Lord Steward of the Household | |
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In office 1689–1707 |
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| Preceded by | The Duke of Ormond |
| Succeeded by | William Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Devonshire |
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Lord High Steward for the Coronation of Queen Anne |
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In office 22 April 1702 – 23 April 1702 |
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| Preceded by | The Baron Somers |
| Succeeded by | The Duke of Grafton |
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| Born | 25 January 1640 |
| Died | 18 August 1707 (aged 67) |
| Spouse(s) | Lady Mary Butler |
| Children | 4 |
William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire KG PC FRS (25 January 1640 – 18 August 1707) was an English soldier, nobleman, and Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1661 to 1684 when he inherited his father's peerage as Earl of Devonshire. He was part of the "Immortal Seven" group that invited William III, Prince of Orange to depose James II of England as monarch during the Glorious Revolution, and was rewarded with the elevation to Duke of Devonshire in 1694.
Cavendish was the son of William Cavendish, 3rd Earl of Devonshire and his wife Lady Elizabeth Cecil. In 1661, he was elected Member of Parliament for Derbyshire in the Cavalier Parliament. He was a Whig under Charles II of England and James II of England and was leader of the anti-court and anti-Catholic party in the House of Commons, where he served as Lord Cavendish. He was re-elected MP for Derbyshire in the two elections of 1679 and in 1681. In 1684 he succeeded to the peerage as Earl of Devonshire on the death of his father and then sat in the House of Lords. He was a strong supporter of the "Glorious Revolution" of 1688 which brought William III of Orange to the throne, signing as one of the Immortal Seven the invitation to William.
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