Evelyn Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire

Evelyn Emily Mary Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire GCVO JP was the wife of Victor Cavendish, 9th Duke of Devonshire. She was born the elder daughter of the politician Henry PettyFitzMaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne and grew up amidst public life. Evelyns 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.

OnAugust 1870, Lady Evelyn was born the elder daughter of the politician and statesman Henry PettyFitzMaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne and his wife, Lady Maud Hamilton, daughter of the 1st Duke of Abercorn. Lady Evelyns father served as Governor General of Canada from 1883 to 1888, as Viceroy of India from 1888 to 1894, and as Leader of the Conservative Party in the House of Lords from 1903 to 1916. Lady Evelyn was consequently raised to public life.

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