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     Lord Edward Cavendish was born on 28 January 1838.¹ He was the son of William Cavendish, 7th Duke of Devonshire and Lady Blanche Georgiana Howard.¹ He married Hon. Emma Elizabeth Lascelles, daughter of Rt. Hon. William Saunders Sebright Lascelles and Lady Caroline Georgiana Howard, on 3 August 1865 at St. George's Church, St. George Street, Hanover Square, London, England.^2,1 He died on 18 May 1891 at age 53.¹
     Lord Edward Cavendish held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Derbyshire.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for East Sussex between 1865 and 1868.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the service of the 1st Volunteer Battalion, Royal Lancaster Regiment.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for West Derbyshire after 1868.¹

     Hon. Emma Elizabeth Lascelles was born on 17 November 1838 at Harewood, Yorkshire, England.³ She was the daughter of Rt. Hon. William Saunders Sebright Lascelles and Lady Caroline Georgiana Howard.^1,2 She married Lord Edward Cavendish, son of William Cavendish, 7th Duke of Devonshire and Lady Blanche Georgiana Howard, on 3 August 1865 at St. George's Church, St. George Street, Hanover Square, London, England.^3,1 She died on 24 September 1920 at age 81.¹
     Her married name became Cavendish. She held the office of Maid of Honour to HM Queen Victoria.² She was Lady of the Bechamber to HRH Princess Christian.²

     Most Rev. Frederick Temple married Beatrice Blanche Lascelles, daughter of Rt. Hon. William Saunders Sebright Lascelles and Lady Caroline Georgiana Howard, on 24 August 1876.¹ He died on 22 December 1902.¹
     Most Rev. Frederick Temple graduated with a Doctor of Divinity (D.D.).¹ He held the office of Archbishop of Canterbury.¹

     Victor Christian William Cavendish, 9th Duke of Devonshire was born on 31 May 1868.¹ He was the son of Lord Edward Cavendish and Hon. Emma Elizabeth Lascelles.¹ He married Lady Evelyn Emily Mary Petty-FitzMaurice, daughter of Sir Henry Charles Keith Petty-FitzMaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne and Lady Maud Evelyn Hamilton, on 30 July 1892.⁵ He died on 6 May 1938 at age 69.¹
     Victor Christian William Cavendish, 9th Duke of Devonshire graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.).¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Liberal Union) for West Derbyshire between 1891 and 1908.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Lancashire.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Lancashire.¹ He held the office of Treasurer of the Household between 1900 and 1903.¹ He held the office of Finance Secretary to the Treasury between 1903 and 1905.¹ He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1905.¹ He gained the rank of Major in the service of the Derbyshire Yeomanry.¹ He succeeded to the title of 9th Duke of Devonshire [E., 1694] on 24 March 1908.¹ He succeeded to the title of 4th Earl of Burlington [U.K., 1831] on 24 March 1908.¹ He succeeded to the title of 12th Baron Cavendish of Hardwick, co. Derby [E., 1605] on 24 March 1908.¹ He succeeded to the title of 12th Earl of Devonshire [E., 1618] on 24 March 1908.¹ He succeeded to the title of 9th Marquess of Hartington, co. Derby [E., 1694] on 24 March 1908.¹ He succeeded to the title of 4th Baron Cavendish of Keighley, co. York [U.K., 1831] on 24 March 1908.¹ He held the office of Chancellor of the Univerrsity of Leeds in 1909.¹ He held the office of Mayor of Eastbourne between 1909 and 1910.¹ He held the office of High Steward of the University and Borough of Cambridge.¹ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Derbyshir.¹ He held the office of High Steward of Derby.¹ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, in 1911.¹ He held the office of Mayor of Chesterfield between 1911 and 1912.¹ He was invested as a Knight Grand Cross, Royal Victorian Order (G.C.V.O.) in 1912.¹ He gained the rank of Colonel in the service of the Derbyshire Volunteer Regiment.¹ He held the office of a Lord of the Admiralty between 1915 and 1916.¹ He was invested as a Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) in 1916.¹ He was invested as a Knight Grand Cross, Order of St. Michael and St. George (G.C.M.G.) in 1916.¹ He held the office of Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada between 1916 and 1921.¹ He gained the rank of Honorary Colonel in the service of the 24th (Derby Yeomanry) Armoured Car Company, Royal Tank Regiment.¹ He gained the rank of Honorary Colonel in the service of the 5th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters.¹ He held the office of Secretary of State for the Colonies between 1922 and 1924.¹ He was invested as a Knight of Justice, Order of St. John of Jerusalem (K.J.St.J.).¹ He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.⁶
     

     Lady Evelyn Emily Mary Petty-FitzMaurice was born on 27 August 1870.¹ She was the daughter of Sir Henry Charles Keith Petty-FitzMaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne and Lady Maud Evelyn Hamilton.¹ She married Victor Christian William Cavendish, 9th Duke of Devonshire, son of Lord Edward Cavendish and Hon. Emma Elizabeth Lascelles, on 30 July 1892.¹ She died on 2 April 1960 at age 89.¹
     Her married name became Cavendish. As a result of her marriage, Lady Evelyn Emily Mary Petty-FitzMaurice was styled as Duchess of Devonshire on 24 March 1908. She held the office of Mistress of the Robes to HM Queen Mary between 1910 and 1953.¹ She was invested as a Knight Grand Cross, Royal Victorian Order (G.C.V.O.) in 1937.¹ She held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Derbyshire.¹ She was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by Leeds University, Leeds, Yorkshire, West Riding, England.¹ She was invested as a Dame of Justice, Order of St. John of Jerusalem (D.J.St.J.).¹

     Sir Henry Charles Keith Petty-FitzMaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne was born on 14 January 1845.¹ He was the son of Sir Henry Petty-FitzMaurice, 4th Marquess of Lansdowne and Hon. Emily Jane Mercer-Elphinstone-de Flahault, Baroness Nairne.¹ He married Lady Maud Evelyn Hamilton, daughter of James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Abercorn and Lady Louisa Jane Russell, on 8 November 1869 at Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England.² He died on 3 June 1927 at age 82 at Newtown Anner, County Tipperary, Ireland.² He was buried on 8 June 1927 at Christ Church, Derry Hill, Calne, Wiltshire, England.²
     Sir Henry Charles Keith Petty-FitzMaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne was styled as Earl Clanmaurice between 1845 and 1863.¹ He was educated between 1858 and 1862 at Eton College, Eton, Berkshire, England.¹ He was styled as Earl of Kerry between 1863 and 1866.² He graduated from Balliol College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.).¹ He succeeded to the title of 6th Earl of Kerry [I., 1723] on 5 July 1866.¹ He succeeded to the title of 6th Viscount Clanmaurice [I., 1723] on 5 July 1866.¹ He succeeded to the title of 24th Baron of Kerry and Lixnaw [I., c. 1295] on 5 July 1866.¹ He succeeded to the title of 5th Earl Wycombe of Chepping Wycombe [G.B., 1784] on 5 July 1866.¹ He succeeded to the title of 5th Viscount Calne and Calston, co. Wilts [G.B., 1784] on 5 July 1866.¹ He succeeded to the title of 5th Marquess of Lansdowne, co. Somerset [G.B., 1784] on 5 July 1866.¹ He succeeded to the title of 6th Earl of Shelburne, co. Wexford [I., 1753] on 5 July 1866.¹ He succeeded to the title of 6th Viscount FitzMaurice [I., 1751] on 5 July 1866.¹ He succeeded to the title of 6th Lord Wycombe, Baron of Chepping Wycombe, co. Bucks [G.B., 1760] on 5 July 1866.¹ He succeeded to the title of 6th Baron Dunkeron [I., 1751] on 5 July 1866.¹ He held the office of Lord of the Treasury between 1868 and 1872.² He held the office of Under-Secretary for War between 1872 and 1874.² He was a Fellow between 1880 and 1883 at Eton College, Eton, Berkshire, England.³ He held the office of Under-Secretary for India between April 1880 and July 1880.² He held the office of Governor-General of Canada between 1883 and 1888.² He graduated from Balliol College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, in 1884 with a Master of Arts (M.A.).¹ He was invested as a Knight Grand Cross, Order of St. Michael and St. George (G.C.M.G.) on 28 January 1884.² He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Civil Laws (D.C.L.) by Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, in 1888.¹ He held the office of Viceroy of India between 1888 and 1893.² He was invested as a Knight Grand Commander, Order of the Indian Empire (G.C.I.E.) on 10 December 1888.² He was invested as a Knight Grand Commander, Order of the Star of India (G.C.S.I.) on 10 December 1888.² He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.² He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.² He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by Leeds University, Leeds, Yorkshire, West Riding, England.² He was invested as a Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) on 10 November 1894.² He held the office of Secretary of State for War between 1895 and 1900.² He succeeded to the title of Baron of Nairne on 26 June 1895.² He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) on 4 July 1895.² He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Wiltshire between 1896 and 1920.² He held the office of Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs between 1900 and 1905.³ He was decorated with the award of Royal Victorian Chain on 11 December 1905.² He held the office of Minister without Portfolio between 1915 and 1916.² He held the office of Chancellor of the Order of St. Michael and St. George between 1917 and 1920.²

     Edward William Spencer Cavendish, 10th Duke of Devonshire was born on 6 May 1895.⁴ He was the son of Victor Christian William Cavendish, 9th Duke of Devonshire and Lady Evelyn Emily Mary Petty-FitzMaurice.¹ He married Lady Mary Alice Gascoyne-Cecil, daughter of James Edward Hubert Gascoyne-Cecil, 4th Marquess of Salisbury and Lady Cicely Alice Gore, on 21 April 1917.⁴ He died on 26 November 1950 at age 55.⁴
     Edward William Spencer Cavendish, 10th Duke of Devonshire was educated at Eton College, Eton, Berkshire, England.⁴ He was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.⁴ He fought in the First World War, where he was mentioned in despatches twice.⁴ He was decorated with the award of Territorial Decoration (T.D.).⁴ He gained the rank of Major and Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel in the service of the Derbyshire Yeomanry.⁴ He was decorated with the award of Legion of Honour.⁴ He held the office of Member of the British Delegation to the Peace Conference of Paris in 1919.⁴ He held the office of Mayor of Buxton between 1919 and 1920.⁴ He was Assistant Private Secretary to the 9th Duke of Devonshire in 1923, his father.⁴ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Unionist) for West Derbyshire between 1923 and 1938.⁴ He was Chairman of the Overseas Settlements Board.⁴ He gained the rank of Honorary Colonel in the service of the Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment (Territorial Army).⁴ He gained the rank of Honorary Colonel in the service of the 24th (Derby Yeomanry) Armourered Caar Company, Royal Tank Regiment.⁴ He held the office of High Steward of Cambridge University.⁴ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Derbyshire.⁴ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Derbyshire.⁴ He held the office of Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Dominion Affairs between 1936 and 1940.⁴ He held the office of Chancellor of Leeds University in 1938.⁴ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, in 1938.⁴ He succeeded to the title of 13th Earl of Devonshire [E., 1618] on 6 May 1938.⁴ He succeeded to the title of 13th Baron Cavendish of Hardwick [E., 1605] on 6 May 1938.⁴ He succeeded to the title of 10th Duke of Devonshire [E., 1694] on 6 May 1938.⁴ He succeeded to the title of 10th Marquess of Hartington, co. Derby [E., 1694] on 6 May 1938.⁴ He succeeded to the title of 5th Baron Cavendish of Keighley, co. York [U.K., 1831] on 6 May 1938.⁴ He succeeded to the title of 5th Earl of Burlington [U.K., 1831] on 6 May 1938.⁴ He held the office of Parliamentary Under-Secretary for India and Burma between 1940 and 1942.⁴ He was invested as a Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) in 1941.⁴ He held the office of Parliamentary Under-Secretary for the Colonies between 1942 and 1945.⁴ He was invested as a Member, Order of the British Empire (M.B.E.).⁴

     Lady Mary Alice Gascoyne-Cecil was born in 1895. She was the daughter of James Edward Hubert Gascoyne-Cecil, 4th Marquess of Salisbury and Lady Cicely Alice Gore.¹ She married Edward William Spencer Cavendish, 10th Duke of Devonshire, son of Victor Christian William Cavendish, 9th Duke of Devonshire and Lady Evelyn Emily Mary Petty-FitzMaurice, on 21 April 1917.¹ She died in 1988.¹
     Her married name became Cavendish. As a result of her marriage, Lady Mary Alice Gascoyne-Cecil was styled as Duchess of Devonshire on 6 May 1938. She was invested as a Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.) in 1946.¹ She held the office of Mistress of the Robes to HM Queen Elizabeth II between 1953 and 1956.¹ She was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by Leeds University, Leeds, Yorkshire, West Riding, England, in 1954.¹ She was invested as a Dame Grand Cross, Royal Victorian Order (G.C.V.O.) in 1955.¹ She was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by Exeter University, Exeter, Devon, England, in 1956.¹ She held the office of Chancellor of Exeter University between 1956 and 1971.¹

     William John Robert Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington was born on 10 December 1917.¹ He was the son of Edward William Spencer Cavendish, 10th Duke of Devonshire and Lady Mary Alice Gascoyne-Cecil.¹ He married Kathleen Kennedy, daughter of Joseph Patrick Kennedy and Rose Elizabeth FitzGerald, on 6 May 1944 at London, England.¹ He died on 10 September 1944 at age 26 at Belgium, killed in action.¹
     William John Robert Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington was educated at Eton College, Eton, Berkshire, England.¹ He was styled as Marquess of Hartington between 1938 and 1944.¹ He gained the rank of Major in the service of the Coldstream Guards.¹ He fought in the Second World War, where he was mentioned in despatches.¹

     Andrew Robert Buxton Cavendish, 11th Duke of Devonshire was born on 2 January 1920.¹ He was the son of Edward William Spencer Cavendish, 10th Duke of Devonshire and Lady Mary Alice Gascoyne-Cecil.¹ He married Hon. Deborah Vivien Freeman-Mitford, daughter of David Bertram Ogilvy Freeman-Mitford, 2nd Baron Redesdale and Sydney Bowles, on 19 April 1941.¹ He died on 3 May 2004 at age 84.⁴
     Andrew Robert Buxton Cavendish, 11th Duke of Devonshire was educated at Eton College, Eton, Berkshire, England.¹ He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, in 1943 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.).¹ He was decorated with the award of Military Cross (M.C.) in 1944.¹ He fought in the Second World War.¹ He gained the rank of Major in the service of the Coldstream Guards.¹ He succeeded to the title of 14th Earl of Devonshire [E., 1618] on 26 November 1950.⁵ He succeeded to the title of 14th Baron Cavendish of Hardwick, co. Derby [E., 1605] on 26 November 1950.⁵ He succeeded to the title of 11th Duke of Devonshire [E., 1694] on 26 November 1950.¹ He succeeded to the title of 11th Marquess of Hartington, co. Derby [E., 1694] on 26 November 1950.⁵ He succeeded to the title of 6th Baron Cavendish of Keighley, co. York [U.K., 1831] on 26 November 1950.⁵ He succeeded to the title of 6th Earl of Burlington [U.K., 1831] on 26 November 1950.⁵ He held the office of Mayor of Buxton between 1952 and 1954.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Derbyshire between 1953 and 1957.¹ He held the office of Vice-Lord-Lieutenant of Derbyshire between 1957 and 1987.¹ He held the office of Under-Secretary for Commonwealth Relations between 1960 and 1962.¹ He held the office of Minister of State, Commonwealth Relations Office between 1962 and 1964.¹ He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1964.¹ He held the office of Chancellor of Manchester University in 1965.¹ He wrote the book Park Top: A Romance of the Turf, published 1976.¹ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law by Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada.¹ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by Liverpool University, Liverpool, Lancashire, England, in 1981.¹ He was invested as a Knight, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (K.St.J.).¹ He was invested as a Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) in 1996.¹