What is Duke of Devonshire?
[[Image:William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire.JPG|thumb|right|250px|William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire]] '''Duke of Devonshire''' is a title in the [[Peerage of England]] held by members of the [[aristocracy|aristocratic]] [[House of Cavendish|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|Earls of Derby]] and the [[Marquess of Salisbury|Marquesses of Salisbury]]. ==Further reading== * Pearson, John. ''The Serpent and the Stag''. Holt, Rinehart, & Winston, 1984. ==References== * Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990. * [http://www.thepeerage.com/ www.thepeerage.com] ==Other websites== * [http://pages.prodigy.net/ptheroff/gotha/devonshire.html An Online Gotha - Devonshire] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090220162126/http://pages.prodigy.net/ptheroff/gotha/devonshire.html |date=2009-02-20 }} * [http://www.mychiswick.com Chiswick's local search engine] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160110160247/http://mychiswick.com/ |date=2016-01-10 }} {{Extant British dukedoms}} {{UK-stub}} [[Category:British Dukes and Duchesses|Dev]]