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William John Robert Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington (December 10, 1917 – September 10, 1944) was the eldest son of Edward Cavendish, 10th Duke of Devonshire and the husband of Kathleen Kennedy, sister of American President John F. Kennedy.
Hartington married Kathleen Kennedy on 6 May 1944 in London. Kathleen was given away by her brother Lieut. Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr..[1] Four months later Cavendish was killed in action by a sniper in Belgium while serving as a major in the Coldstream Guards. His place in the line of succession was taken by his younger brother Lord Andrew Cavendish, later 11th Duke of Devonshire.
[edit] Ancestry
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Ancestors of William Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington |
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16. William Cavendish, 7th Duke of Devonshire |
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8. Edward Cavendish |
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17. Blanche Georgiana Howard |
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4. Victor Cavendish, 9th Duke of Devonshire |
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18. William Lascelles |
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9. Emma Lascelles |
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19. Caroline Georgiana Howard |
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2. Edward Cavendish, 10th Duke of Devonshire |
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20. Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 4th Marquess of Lansdowne |
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10. Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne |
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21. Emily Jane de Flahaut, 8th Lady Nairne |
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5. Evelyn Petty-Fitzmaurice |
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22. James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Abercorn |
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11. Maud Evelyn Hamilton |
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23. Louisa Jane Russell |
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1. William Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington |
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24. James Gascoyne-Cecil, 2nd Marquess of Salisbury |
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12. Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury |
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25. Frances Mary Gascoyne |
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6. James Gascoyne-Cecil, 4th Marquess of Salisbury |
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26. Edward Hall Alderson |
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13. Georgina Alderson |
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3. Mary Alice Gascoyne-Cecil |
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28. Philip Gore, 4th Earl of Arran |
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14. Arthur Gore, 5th Earl of Arran |
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29. Elizabeth Marianne Napier |
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7. Cicely Gore |
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30. Robert Jocelyn, Viscount Jocelyn |
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15. Edith Elizabeth Henrietta Jocelyn |
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31. Frances Elizabeth Cowper |
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[edit] References
- ^ Time Magazine
