page_title: William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire
hierarchical_section_title: William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire
caption_attribution_description: English: Coat of arms of William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire, KG, PC, FRS
context_page_description: William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire KG PC FRS was an English soldier, nobleman, and Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1661 to 1684 when he inherited his father's peerage as Earl of Devonshire. He was part of the "Immortal Seven" group that invited William III, Prince of Orange to depose James II of England as monarch during the Glorious Revolution, and was rewarded with the elevation to Duke of Devonshire in 1694.
context_section_description: William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire KG PC FRS (25 January 1640 – 18 August 1707) was an English soldier, nobleman, and Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1661 to 1684 when he inherited his father's peerage as Earl of Devonshire.  He was part of the "Immortal Seven" group that invited William III, Prince of Orange to depose James II of England as monarch during the Glorious Revolution, and was rewarded with the elevation to Duke of Devonshire in 1694.
caption: Quartered arms of William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire, KG, PC, FRS
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