- Born on January 2, 1920 in London
- Deceased on May 3, 2004 at Chatsworth House, at the age of 84 years
Parents
- Edward Cavendish (1895 - 1950), Duke of Devonshire
- Mary Gascoyne-Cecil (1895 - 1988), mistress of the Robes
Family
- Married in 1941, with Deborah Freeman-Mitford (1920 - 2014), issuing
Private- Private
Occupations
- privy counsellor
- deputy lieutenant
Distinctions
- most noble order of the Garter
- military cross