Cavendish, Georgiana (1757 - 1806)
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| Short name | Cavendish, Georgiana |
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| VIAF | http://viaf.org/viaf/66613606 |
| First name | Georgiana |
| Birth name | Cavendish |
| Married name | Cavendish |
| Alternative name | Georgiana Spencer — Duchess of Devonshire |
| Date of birth | 1757 |
| Date of death | 1806 |
| Flourishing | - |
| Sex | Female |
| Place of birth | Surrey (region) |
| Place of death | London |
| Lived in | England |
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| Religion / ideology | Protestant |
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| Aristocratic title | - |
| Professional or ecclesiastical title | - |
| Cavendish, William | 1774-None | Married |
Cavendish, Georgiana was ...
| related to | Robinson, Mary (actress) |
| family: non-household | Beauclerk, Diana |
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| Place(s) of Residence | England |
Author of
| receptions | circulations | |
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| The Sylph (1779) | 2 | 0 |
Zillia
(1782)
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0 | 0 |
| *Memoirs of Miss Holmsbys (1788) | 0 | 0 |
| *Dithyrambe sur l'immortalité de l'âme, suivi du Passage du Saint-Gothard (1800) | 1 | 0 |
*Positive comments on her reading of Genlis
(1880~)
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0 | 0 |
| Emma; or, The unfortunate attachment | 0 | 0 |
Editor of
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-Circulations of Cavendish, Georgiana, the person (for circulations of her works, see under each individual Work)
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Receptions of Cavendish, Georgiana, the person
For receptions of her works, see under each individual Work.
| Title | Author | Date | Type |
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| John Boydell after Lady Diana Beauclerk, portrait of er Grace the Dutchess of Devonshire (Georgiana), ca. 1779. | Beauclerk, Diana | 1779 | is portrait of |
Married to William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire, 1774. Liaison with Charles Grey. 2 daughters (Georgina Howard, Harriet Leveson-Gower), 1 son (William Cavendish) + 1 illegitimate daughter (Eliza Courtney).
- Translator from English into French
- Translator from English into German
- Translator from English into Italian