Kingdom of England Kingdom of Ireland United Kingdom
Place of origin
Normandy
Founded
1346; 678 years ago (1346)
Founder
Sir John Cavendish
Current head
Peregrine Cavendish, 12th Duke of Devonshire
Titles
Duke of Devonshire
Duke of Newcastle
Marquess of Hartington
Marquess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Earl of Devonshire
Earl of Burlington
Earl of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Viscount Mansfield
Baron Clifford
Baron Cavendish
Baron Cavendish of Keighley
Baron Waterpark
Baron Ogle
Baron Chesham
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Connected families
Cavendish-Bentinck
Spencer family
Churchill family
Kennedy family
Marquess of Salisbury
Motto
Cavendo tutus ('Safe through caution')
Estate(s)
Chatsworth House
Hardwick Hall
Burlington House
Devonshire House
Lismore Castle
Bolsover Castle
Bothal Castle
Londesborough Hall
Bolton Abbey
Latimer House
Chiswick House
Ogle Castle
Compton Place
Staveley Hall
Holker Hall
Welbeck Abbey
Doveridge Hall
The Cavendish (or de Cavendish) family (/ˈkævəndɪʃ/KAV-ən-dish) is a British noble family, of Anglo-Norman origins (though with an Anglo-Saxon name, originally from a place-name in Suffolk). They rose to their highest prominence as Duke of Devonshire and Duke of Newcastle.
Leading branches have held high offices in English and then in British politics, especially since the Glorious Revolution of 1688 and the participation of William Cavendish (then Earl of Devonshire) in the Invitation to William, though the family appears to date to the Norman Conquest of England,[citation needed] with Cavendish being used (in one form or another) as a surname per se since the beginning of the 13th century. As a place-name, it is first recorded in 1086.[1]
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