Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire

English socialite, style icon, author, and activist

Date of Birth: 07-Jun-1757

Place of Birth: Althorp, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 30-Mar-1806

Profession: writer, socialite, salonnière, novelist

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire (née Spencer; jor-JAY-n?; 7 June 1757 – 30 March 1806) was an English socialite, political organizer, style icon, author, and activist.
Of noble birth from the Spencer family, married into the Cavendish family, she was the first wife of William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire, and the mother of the 6th Duke of Devonshire. As the Duchess of Devonshire, she garnered much attention and fame in society during her lifetime.
With a pre-eminent position in the peerage of England, the duchess was famous for her charisma, political influence, beauty, unusual marital arrangement, love affairs, socializing, and gambling. She was the great-great-great-grandaunt of Diana, Princess of Wales.
Their lives, centuries apart, have been compared in tragedy.



Alternative names	Sir Joshua Reynolds
Description	British painter
Date of birth/death	16 July 1723	23 February 1792
Location of birth/death	Plympton	London
Work location	London, Plympton, Italy
Authority control	: Q194402 VIAF: 27081216 ISNI: 0000 0001 0881 5237 ULAN: 500004539 LCCN: n84168483 NLA: 35449606 WorldCat