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     Lord Edward Cavendish was born on 28 January 1838.¹ He was the son of Sir William Cavendish, 7th Duke of Devonshire and Lady Blanche Georgiana Howard.¹ He married 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

     Emma Elizabeth Lascelles was born on 17 November 1838 at Harewood, Yorkshire, England.² She was the daughter of Rt. Hon. William Saunders Sebright Lascelles and Lady Caroline Georgiana Howard.¹ She married Lord Edward Cavendish, son of Sir 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.^2,1 She died on 24 September 1920 at age 81.¹
     Her married name became Cavendish.

     Most Reverend Frederick Temple married Beatrice Blanche Lascelles, daughter of Rt. Hon. William Saunders Sebright Lascelles and Lady Caroline Georgiana Howard, on 24 August 1876. He died on 22 December 1902.
     Most Reverend Frederick Temple held the office of Archbishop of Canterbury.

     Sir Victor Christian William Cavendish, 9th Duke of Devonshire was born on 31 May 1868.¹ He was the son of Lord Edward Cavendish and 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 1892.⁴ He died on 6 May 1938 at age 69.¹
     Sir 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.⁵
     

     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 Sir Victor Christian William Cavendish, 9th Duke of Devonshire, son of Lord Edward Cavendish and 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 Sir 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 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

     Sir Edward William Spencer Cavendish, 10th Duke of Devonshire was born on 6 May 1895.³ He was the son of Sir 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 1917.³ He died on 26 November 1950 at age 55.³
     Sir Edward William Spencer Cavendish, 10th Duke of Devonshire was educated at Eton College, Eton, Berkshire, England.³ He was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.³ He fought in the First World War, where he was mentioned in despatches twice.³ He was decorated with the Territorial Decoration (T.D.).³ He gained the rank of Major and Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel in the service of the Derbyshire Yeomanry.³ He was decorated with the Legion of Honour.³ He held the office of Member of the British Delegation to the Peace Conference of Paris in 1919.³ He held the office of Mayor of Buxton between 1919 and 1920.³ He was Assistant Private Secretary to the 9th Duke of Devonshire in 1923, his father.³ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Unionist) for West Derbyshire between 1923 and 1938.³ He was Chairman of the Overseas Settlements Board.³ He gained the rank of Honorary Colonel in the service of the Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment (Territorial Army).³ He gained the rank of Honorary Colonel in the service of the 24th (Derby Yeomanry) Armourered Caar Company, Royal Tank Regiment.³ He held the office of High Steward of Cambridge University.³ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Derbyshire.³ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Derbyshire.³ He held the office of Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Dominion Affairs between 1936 and 1940.³ He held the office of Chancellor of Leeds University in 1938.³ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, in 1938.³ He succeeded to the title of 13th Earl of Devonshire [E., 1618] on 6 May 1938.³ He succeeded to the title of 13th Baron Cavendish of Hardwick [E., 1605] on 6 May 1938.³ He succeeded to the title of 10th Duke of Devonshire [E., 1694] on 6 May 1938.³ He succeeded to the title of 10th Marquess of Hartington, co. Derby [E., 1694] on 6 May 1938.³ He succeeded to the title of 5th Baron Cavendish of Keighley, co. York [U.K., 1831] on 6 May 1938.³ He succeeded to the title of 5th Earl of Burlington [U.K., 1831] on 6 May 1938.³ He held the office of Parliamentary Under-Secretary for India and Burma between 1940 and 1942.³ He was invested as a Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) in 1941.³ He held the office of Parliamentary Under-Secretary for the Colonies between 1942 and 1945.³ He was invested as a Member, Order of the British Empire (M.B.E.).³

     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 Sir Edward William Spencer Cavendish, 10th Duke of Devonshire, son of Sir 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 Sir 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

     Sir Andrew Robert Buxton Cavendish, 11th Duke of Devonshire was born on 2 January 1920.¹ He was the son of Sir 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 84.³
     Sir 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 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 1950.⁴ He succeeded to the title of 14th Baron Cavendish of Hardwick, co. Derby [E., 1605] on 26 November 1950.⁴ 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 1950.⁴ He succeeded to the title of 6th Baron Cavendish of Keighley, co. York [U.K., 1831] on 26 November 1950.⁴ He succeeded to the title of 6th Earl of Burlington [U.K., 1831] on 26 November 1950.⁴ 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