Evelyn Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Evelyn Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire

wife of Victor Cavendish, 9th Duke of Devonshire

Date of Birth: 27-Aug-1870

Date of Death: 02-Apr-1960

Profession: justice of the peace, Hofmeister

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Evelyn Emily Mary Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire, DStJ, (née Petty-FitzMaurice; 27 August 1870 – 2 April 1960) was the wife of The 9th Duke of Devonshire.
She was born the elder daughter of the politician and diplomat The 5th Marquess of Lansdowne, and grew up amidst public life.
Evelyn's marriage to Cavendish, the heir of The 8th Duke of Devonshire, led to her becoming Duchess of Devonshire in 1908.
With her position, she oversaw the reorganisation of the Devonshire estates and presided over four English houses and one Irish castle. Evelyn held the position of Mistress of the Robes to Queen Mary from 1910 until 1916, when she accompanied her husband upon his appointment as Governor General of Canada.
The Duchess held the position Viceregal Consort until the Duke's term ended in 1921.
Upon returning to England, the Duchess again was appointed Mistress of the Robes to Queen Mary, holding the position until the latter's death in 1953.
The Dowager Duchess, widowed since 1938, spent her final years living at Hardwick Hall, which was made over to HM Treasury in 1956, in part payment of death duties.



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Description	British-American painter
Date of birth/death	12 January 1856	15 April 1925 / 14 April 1925
Location of birth/death	Florence	London
Work location	Paris, Netherlands, United Kingdom, United States of America, Italy
Authority control	: Q155626 VIAF: 12466780 ISNI: 0000 0001 0870 9581 ULAN: 500023972 LCCN: n50019335 NAID: 10582208 WorldCat