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Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire (née Spencer; / dʒɔːrˈdʒeɪnə / jor-JAY-nə; 7 June 1757 – 30 March 1806), was an English aristocrat, socialite, political organiser, author, and activist.
Dec 24, 2013 · Posted on December 24, 2013 by HistoricalHoney. Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire between 1774 – 1806, is one of history’s most complicated and fascinating characters. Beautiful, intelligent and charismatic, she quickly became the 18th century equivalent of today’s ‘It Girl.’.
Sep 1, 2015 · Features. All That Glitters: The Legacy of a Georgian Duchess. By Guest Submission. 1st September 2015. The year was 1774 and seventeen-year-old Lady Georgiana Spencer was a blushing bride....
Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, was a writer, political agitator and amateur diplomat, keen musician and traveller, mineralogist and forward-thinking parent. Read more about her life and accomplishments in the history of Chatsworth.
Oct 13, 2012 · Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire (7 June 1757 - 30 March 1806), was a leading member of late Georgian society, famous for her extrovert personality, her extravagant fashions and her championing of the Whigs led by Charles James Fox.
Oct 29, 2015 · From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository. Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire (7 June 1757 – 30 March 1806), born Georgiana Spencer, was the first wife of William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire and mother of William George Spencer Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire.
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Georgiana Cavendish (née Spencer), Duchess of Devonshire (1757-1806), Beauty and leader of Whig society; first wife of 5th Duke of Devonshire. The ‘numerous indubitable portraits of her vary so immensely that, but for documentary evidence, it would seem impossible that all represent the same person.’ (C. F. Bell; MS note interleaved in his ...
