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Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire, died on 30 March 1806, at 3:30, at the age of 48. She was surrounded by her husband, the 5th Duke of Devonshire; her mother, Countess Spencer; her sister, the Countess of Bessborough; her eldest daughter, Lady Morpeth (who was eight months pregnant); and Lady Elizabeth Foster.
On March 30, 1806, Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, died suddenly of an abscess on her liver. She was 48 years old. While everyone expected the Duchess’s beloved children to mourn their mother’s passing, someone else’s response was surprising.
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Oct 13, 2012 · Lady Georgiana Spencer was born in Althorp, Northamptonshire, on 7 June 1757. She was the eldest daughter of John Spencer, 1st Earl Spencer, one of the richest men in England, and Margaret Georgiana Poyntz. She had two siblings, George and Henrietta, known as Harriet, later Lady Bessborough. Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire.
She died of an abscess of the liver at Devonshire House, Picadilly, on March 30, 1806, and was buried in the Cavendish family vault at St. Stephen's Church, Derby. On October 19, 1809 her widowed husband married the duchess's best friend, Lady Elizabeth Foster (1759-1824), who had lived on peculiar terms of intimacy with the couple since 1782 ...
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS. 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. Born into the Spencer family, married into the Cavendish family, she was the first wife of William Cavendish, 5th Duke ...
Jan 28, 2021 · Portrait of Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire by Thomas Gainsborough, between 1785 and 1787. She was the charming and beautiful Georgian noblewoman immortalised by Keira Knightley in the 2008 film, The Duchess, and the great-great-great-great aunt of Diana, Princess of Wales. So, who exactly was the real Georgiana Spencer, the Duchess of Devonshire?
Sep 24, 2014 · September 24, 2014. Photographed by Mario Testino, Vogue, November 2010. Deborah, Dowager Duchess of Devonshire, and the last surviving Mitford sister, died today at the age of 94. Her...
