Editing Duke of Devonshire (section)

===The 2nd Earl of Devonshire and the first five Dukes of Devonshire===
He was succeeded by his eldest son, [[William Cavendish, 2nd Earl of Devonshire]], who served as [[Lord-Lieutenant of Derbyshire]] and was a patron of the philosopher [[Thomas Hobbes]] (1588&ndash;1679). On his early death in 1628 the titles passed to his son, [[William Cavendish, 3rd Earl of Devonshire]], who also served as Lord-Lieutenant of Derbyshire. He was succeeded by his son, the [[William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire|fourth Earl]]. He was a strong supporter of the [[Glorious Revolution]] of 1688 and later served under [[William III of England|William III]] and [[Mary II of England|Mary II]] as [[Lord Steward of the Household]]. In 1694 he was created '''Marquess of Hartington''' and '''Duke of Devonshire''' in the Peerage of England. He was succeeded by his eldest son, the [[William Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Devonshire|second Duke]], who held political office as [[Lord President of the Council]] and [[Lord Privy Seal]] and was also Lord-Lieutenant of Devonshire. His eldest son, the [[William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire|third Duke]], served as [[Lord Privy Seal]], as Lord Steward of the Household and (from 1737 to 1745) as [[Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland]].

On his death the titles passed to his eldest son, the [[William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire|fourth Duke]], who was a prominent politician. He was summoned to the [[House of Lords]] through a [[writ of acceleration]] in his father's junior title of Baron Cavendish, of Hardwicke in 1751 and served as [[First Lord of the Treasury]] and titular [[Prime Minister of Great Britain]] from 1756 to 1757. Devonshire married [[Charlotte Cavendish, 6th Baroness Clifford|Charlotte Boyle, 6th Baroness Clifford]], daughter of the famous architect [[Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington]] (on whose death in 1753 the earldom of Burlington became extinct). Their third and youngest son [[George Cavendish, 1st Earl of Burlington|Lord George Cavendish]] was recreated [[Earl of Burlington]] in 1831. Devonshire was succeeded by his eldest son, [[William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire|William Cavendish]], who became the fifth Duke of Devonshire. He had already succeeded his mother as seventh [[Baron Clifford]] in 1754. He served as [[Lord-Lieutenant of Derbyshire]] from 1782 to 1811 but is best remembered<ref>[[The Duchess (film)|The Duchess]]</ref> for his first marriage (1774) to [[Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire|Lady Georgiana Spencer]] (1757&ndash;1806), the celebrated beauty and society hostess.