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Georgiana Cavendish (neé Spencer) Duchess of Devonshire (1757-1806)
This article was written by Thomas Finlayson Henderson and was published in 1886
Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, eldest daughter of John, first earl Spencer, was born 9 June 1757.
She married in June 1774 the fifth duke of Devonshire, who was regarded as the ‘first match’ in England, and his wife became the reigning queen of society. She set the fashion in dress, and introduced a simple and graceful style to supersede the ridiculous hoop.
But though entering with great zest into the fashionable amusements of the time, she possessed intelle