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Evelyn Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire.
wife of Victor Cavendish, 9th Duke of Devonshire (1870–1960)
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About Evelyn Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire
Evelyn Emily Mary Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire,, was the wife of Victor Cavendish, 9th Duke of Devonshire. She was the elder daughter of politician and diplomat Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne, and grew up amidst public life. Evelyn's marriage to Cavendish, nephew and heir presumptive of Spencer Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire, led to her becoming Duchess of Devonshire in 1908. With her position, she oversaw the reorganisation of the Devonshire estates and presided over four English houses and one Irish castle.
Everything about Evelyn Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire →- Occupation
- hofmeister, justice of the peace
- Position held
- Mistress of the Robes
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Born
- August 27, 1870
- Died
- April 2, 1960