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William Cavendish (10 January 1783 – 15 January 1812) was an English politician, the son of Lord George Cavendish
George Cavendish, 1st Earl of Burlington

George Augustus Henry Cavendish, 1st Earl of Burlington , known as Lord George Cavendish before 1831, was the third son of the William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire and the former Charlotte Cavendish, Marchioness of Hartington, a daughter of the Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington ....
, later Earl of Burlington.

He married Louisa O'Callaghan (d. 1863), daughter of Cornelius O'Callaghan, 1st Baron Lismore, on 18 July 1807. They had four children:






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William Cavendish (10 January 1783 – 15 January 1812) was an English politician, the son of Lord George Cavendish
George Cavendish, 1st Earl of Burlington

George Augustus Henry Cavendish, 1st Earl of Burlington , known as Lord George Cavendish before 1831, was the third son of the William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire and the former Charlotte Cavendish, Marchioness of Hartington, a daughter of the Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington ....
, later Earl of Burlington.

He married Louisa O'Callaghan (d. 1863), daughter of Cornelius O'Callaghan, 1st Baron Lismore, on 18 July 1807. They had four children:
  • Lady Fanny Cavendish (d. December 30, 1885), married Frederick John Howard and had issue
  • William Cavendish, 7th Duke of Devonshire
    William Cavendish, 7th Duke of Devonshire

    William Cavendish, 7th Duke of Devonshire, Order of the Garter, Privy Council of the United Kingdom , known as Lord Cavendish of Keighley between 1831 and 1834 and 2nd Earl of Burlington of the 2nd creation between 1834 and 1858, was the great-grandson of the William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire, grandson of the George Caven...
     (1808–1891)
  • Lord George Henry Cavendish
    Lord George Henry Cavendish

    Lord George Henry Cavendish was the second son of William Cavendish and Louisa O'Callaghan. He was known as George Henry Cavendish until 1858, when his brother succeeded as Duke of Devonshire and he was given precedence as the son of a duke by Royal Warrant of Precedence....
     (August 19 1810 – September 23 1880)
  • Lord Richard Cavendish (July 3 1812 – November 19 1873)
(Upon William's accession as Duke of Devonshire in 1858, his siblings were granted precedence of the children of a duke by Royal Warrant.)

William predeceased his father in 1812; his father was subsequently created Earl of Burlington
Earl of Burlington

Earl of Burlington is a title that has been created twice, the first time in the Peerage of England and the second in the Peerage of the United Kingdom....
 in 1831, a title which passed to William's son William
William Cavendish, 7th Duke of Devonshire

William Cavendish, 7th Duke of Devonshire, Order of the Garter, Privy Council of the United Kingdom , known as Lord Cavendish of Keighley between 1831 and 1834 and 2nd Earl of Burlington of the 2nd creation between 1834 and 1858, was the great-grandson of the William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire, grandson of the George Caven...
, who also succeeded as Duke of Devonshire
Duke of Devonshire

Duke of Devonshire is a title in the Peerage of England held by members of the aristocracy House of Cavendish family. This branch of the Cavendish family has been one of the richest and most influential aristocratic families in England since the 16th century, and have been rivalled in political influence perhaps only by the Earl of Derby and...
.