William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire

English soldier and politician

1640 CE to 1707 CE

William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire KG PC (25 January 1640 – 18 August 1707) is an English soldier and Whig politician who sits in the House of Commons from 1661 to 1684 when he inherits the peerage as Earl of Devonshire.

He is created Duke of Devonshire in 1694.

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