Peregrine Cavendish, 12th Duke of Devonshire

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Peregrine Andrew Morny Cavendish, 12th Duke of Devonshire, CBE (born April 27, 1944), is a British peer. He is the elder and only surviving son of the 11th Duke of Devonshire and his wife, the former Deborah Mitford. He succeeded to the dukedom following the death of his father on 3 May 2004. Prior to this succession, he was styled Marquess of Hartington.

Contents 1 Education 2 Horse Racing 3 Family 4 Trivia 5 Titles & Honours 5.1 Titles from birth 5.2 Honours 6 References

[edit] Education

He attended Eton College and Exeter College, Oxford, where he read History.

[edit] Horse Racing

The Duke is well known in the world of horse racing and serves as Her Majesty's Representative at Ascot and chairman of Ascot Racecourse Ltd. In 1980 he was elected to the Jockey Club and in 1989 he was appointed its Senior Steward (that is, Chairman). During his five-year term of office, he oversaw a number of changes within the racing industry, in particular the creation of the British Horseracing Board which is now the governing authority for British racing. He was appointed first Chairman of the Board in June 1993 and retired at the end of his term in 1996. He was appointed CBE for "services to racing" in 1997.

[edit] Family

He married Amanda Heywood-Lonsdale, daughter of Cmdr Edward Gavin Heywood-Lonsdale on 28 June 1967.[1] They have three children:

• William Cavendish, Earl of Burlington (born 1969)
• Lady Celina Carter (born 1971)
• Lady Jasmine Dunne (born 1973)

[edit] Trivia

His grandfather, Edward Cavendish, 10th Duke of Devonshire suffered a heart attack on 26 November 1950 while in Eastbourne, England. He was tended by his general practitioner, John Bodkin Adams, the suspected serial killer, and died in his presence. Despite the fact that the duke had not seen a doctor in the 14 days before his death, the coroner was not notified as he should have been. Adams signed the death certificate stating that the Duke died of natural causes. 13 days earlier, Mrs Edith Alice Morrell - another patient of Adams - had also died. Adams was tried in 1957 for her murder but acquitted in controversial circumstances. Home office pathologist Francis Camps linked Adams to 163 suspicious deaths in total.^[1]

[edit] Titles & Honours

[edit] Titles from birth

• Earl of Burlington (1944–1950)
• Marquess of Hartington (1950–2004)
• His Grace The Duke of Devonshire (2004–)

[edit] Honours

• Commander of the Order of the British Empire (1997)

[edit] References

1. ^ Cullen, Pamela V., "A Stranger in Blood: The Case Files on Dr John Bodkin Adams", London, Elliott & Thompson, 2006, ISBN 1-904027-19-9

Court offices
Preceded by Sir Piers Gengough	Her Majesty's Representative at Ascot 1997–present	Succeeded by (current incumbent)
Peerage of England
Preceded by Andrew Cavendish	Duke of Devonshire 2004–present	Succeeded by (current incumbent)
Order of precedence in the United Kingdom
Preceded by His Grace the Duke of Bedford	His Grace the Duke of Devonshire United Kingdom Order of Precedence Gentlemen	Succeeded by His Grace the Duke of Marlborough