Editing Duke of Devonshire (section)

==In fiction==
The fifth Duke and Duchess of Devonshire are portrayed in the 2008 film ''[[The Duchess (film)|The Duchess]]'' directed by [[Saul Dibb]].  The film is based on [[Amanda Foreman (biographer)|Amanda Foreman's]] biography of the scandalous 18th-century English aristocrat [[Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire]] (portrayed by [[Keira Knightley]]) and her relationship with the [[William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire|Duke]] ([[Ralph Fiennes]]) and his next wife, [[Elizabeth Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire|Lady Elizabeth Foster]].

Along with [[Jane Austen]], the fifth Duke and his second wife appear, soon after Georgiana's death, in ''Jane and the Stillroom Maid'', a murder mystery by [[Stephanie Barron]].

In [[John Buchan]]'s novel ''[[The Three Hostages]]'' (1924), 'the late Duke of Devonshire' is cited as an epitome of Englishness. This probably refers to the eighth duke.

In the episode 'The Man in the Killer Suit' in the [[Forever (2014 TV series)|2014 TV series ''Forever'']], a case occurs where someone masquerades as a 'viscount cavendish'. While the title is wrongly used, other references during the episode show that they are in fact referring to the Dukes of Devonshire.