Family Cavendish family Occupation Peeress | Name Charlotte Marchioness | |
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Born 27 October 1731 ( 1731-10-27 ) Children William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire Parents Lady Dorothy Savile, Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington Grandchildren William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire Similar People William Cavendish - 5th Duke, Richard Boyle - 3rd Earl of Bu, William Cavendish - 6th Duke, Elizabeth Cavendish - Duchess, Georgiana Howard - Countess | ||
Charlotte Elizabeth Cavendish, Marchioness of Hartington, 6th Baroness Clifford (née Boyle; 27 October 1731 – 8 December 1754) was the daughter of Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington and Lady Dorothy Savile. From 1748 until her death she was married to William Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington, later the 4th Duke of Devonshire and Prime Minister of Great Britain.
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Family and early life
Lady Charlotte Elizabeth Boyle was the only surviving daughter of Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington and Lady Dorothy Savile. Her mother was the daughter of William Savile, 2nd Marquess of Halifax.
Personal life
On 28 March 1748, she married William Cavendish, then the Marquess of Hartington, who later became the 4th Duke of Devonshire and the Prime Minister of Great Britain. The advantageous union had been arranged since childhood and was happy. The marriage helped him rise politically. They had four children: William, Dorothy, Richard, and George.
Baroness Clifford
Charlotte inherited great wealth upon the death of her father in 1754. Lady Clifford gained the title of Baroness Clifford suo jure. Through her marriage, the Cavendish family, with the main title Duke of Devonshire, inherited the 3rd Earl of Burlington's estates (the title went through to the Orrery Boyles). These estates include Burlington House, Piccadilly, London (now the Royal Academy of Arts); Chiswick House, London W4; Londesborough Hall, Yorkshire; Bolton Abbey, Yorkshire; Lismore Castle, County Waterford, Ireland. She was his sole remaining heir.
Lady Clifford died on 8 December 1754 at Uppingham, Rutland from smallpox.
Issue
Lady Clifford and Lord Hartington had four children: