Peerage Record – 957

     Lady Elizabeth Christiana Hervey was born on 13 May 1759.² She was the daughter of Rt. Rev. Frederick Augustus Hervey, 4th Earl of Bristol and Elizabeth Davers.¹ She married, firstly, John Thomas Foster, son of Reverend Thomas Foster and Dorothy Burgh, on 2 April 1776.¹ She married, secondly, William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire, son of William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire and Charlotte Elizabeth Boyle, Baroness Clifford, on 19 October 1809.¹ She died on 20 March 1824 at age 64.¹
     From 2 April 1776, her married name became Foster. From 19 October 1809, her married name became Cavendish. After her marriage, Lady Elizabeth Christiana Hervey was styled as Duchess of Devonshire on 19 October 1809. She has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.⁴
     

     John Thomas Foster was the son of Reverend Thomas Foster and Dorothy Burgh.¹ He married Lady Elizabeth Christiana Hervey, daughter of Rt. Rev. Frederick Augustus Hervey, 4th Earl of Bristol and Elizabeth Davers, on 2 April 1776.² He died on 10 October 1796.
     He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Dunleer between 1776 and 1783.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Ennis, County Clare between 1783 and 1790.¹

     Simon David Ramsay, Lord Ramsay was born on 18 April 1981.¹ He is the son of James Hubert Ramsay, 17th Earl of Dalhousie and Marilyn Davina Butter.¹ He married Kaitlin Marie Kubinsky, daughter of John J. Kubinsky, Sr., on 24 September 2016 at All Souls Cathedral, Asheville, North Carolina, U.S.A.²
     He was educated at Harrow School, Harrow, London, England^G.¹ He held the office of Page of Honour to HM Queen Elizabeth II before 1996.¹ He was styled as Lord Ramsay in 1999.¹

     Lord Alwyne Frederick Compton was born on 5 June 1855.² He was the son of Admiral William Compton, 4th Marquess of Northampton and Eliza Elliot.² He married Mary Evelyn Violet Vyner, daughter of Robert Charles de Grey Vyner and Eleanor Margaret Duncombe Shafto, on 31 July 1886.¹ He died on 16 December 1911 at age 56.²
     He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the 10th Hussars and Grenadier Guards.² He fought in the Sudan CAmpaign in 1884.² He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Bedfordshire Yeomanry.² He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Argyllshire.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Bedford North between 1895 and 1906.² He fought in the Boer War in 1900.² He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.)¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Brentwood between 1910 and 1911.²

     Catherine Seton is the daughter of Alexander Gordon, 1st Earl of Huntly.¹ She and Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Angus were engaged on 30 September 1461.¹

     Lord Richard Cavendish was born circa 1751. He was the son of William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire and Charlotte Elizabeth Boyle, Baroness Clifford.¹ He died in 1781, unmarried.¹

     George Augustus Henry Cavendish, 1st Earl of Burlington was born on 21 March 1754.¹ He was the son of William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire and Charlotte Elizabeth Boyle, Baroness Clifford.¹ He married Lady Elizabeth Compton, daughter of Charles Compton, 7th Earl of Northampton and Lady Anne Somerset, on 27 February 1782 at Trinity Chapel, Compton Street, St. George Hanover Square, London, England^G.² He died on 4 May 1834 at age 80 at Burlington House, Piccadilly, London, England^G.² He was buried at All Saints Church, Derby, Derbyshire, England^G.² His will was proven (by probate) in June 1834.²
     He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Whig) for Knaresborough between 1775 and 1780.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Whig) for Derby between 1780 and 1796.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Whig) for Derbyshire between 1797 and 1831.¹ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, on 2 June 1811.¹ He was created 1st Baron Cavendish of Keighley, co. York [U.K.] on 10 September 1831.¹ He was created 1st Earl of Burlington [U.K.] on 10 September 1831.¹

     Lady Elizabeth Compton was born on 25 June 1760.¹ She was the daughter of Charles Compton, 7th Earl of Northampton and Lady Anne Somerset.¹ She married George Augustus Henry Cavendish, 1st Earl of Burlington, son of William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire and Charlotte Elizabeth Boyle, Baroness Clifford, on 27 February 1782 at Trinity Chapel, Compton Street, St. George Hanover Square, London, England^G.¹ She died on 7 April 1835 at age 74 at Compton Place, Eastbourne, Sussex, England^G.¹
     Her married name became Cavendish. After her marriage, Lady Elizabeth Compton was styled as Countess of Burlington on 10 September 1831.

     Hon. William Cavendish was born on 10 January 1783.³ He was the son of George Augustus Henry Cavendish, 1st Earl of Burlington and Lady Elizabeth Compton.¹ He married Hon. Louisa O’Callaghan, daughter of Cornelius O’Callaghan, 1st Baron Lismore of Shanbally and Frances Ponsonby, on 18 July 1807 at Charles Street, Berkeley Square, London, England.^4,5 He died on 15 January 1812 at age 29 at Holker Park, Lancashire, England.^1,5
     He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.)³

     Hon. Louisa O’Callaghan was born on 5 August 1779 at London, England.^2,3 She was the daughter of Cornelius O’Callaghan, 1st Baron Lismore of Shanbally and Frances Ponsonby.^1,4 She married Hon. William Cavendish, son of George Augustus Henry Cavendish, 1st Earl of Burlington and Lady Elizabeth Compton, on 18 July 1807 at Charles Street, Berkeley Square, London, England.^4,3 She died on 18 April 1863 at age 83 at Chislehurst, Kent, England.^4,3
     Her married name became Cavendish.