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Samuel Taylor Coleridge published a glowing response to the poem, 'Ode to Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire' in the 'Morning Post' on 24 December 1799. The 5th Duchess of Devonshire was connected to some of the greatest men of letters of her time, and Samuel Johnson , a famed writer of the era, had even paid a visit to the Duke and Duchess, in 1784, at their Chatsworth home.
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 sisters were joined by a brother William, known as Hart, who would become the 6th Duke of Devonshire (1790-1858) in 1790. Portrait of the Ladies Georgiana and Harriet Cavendish, daughters of the 5th Duke of Devonshire c. 1788. After Richard Cosway. Georgiana was a follower of the child-rearing methods advocated by Jean-Jacques Rousseau ...
Oct 13, 2012 · Lady Georgiana Spencer was born in Althorp, Northamptonshire, on 7 June 1757. She was the eldest daughter of John Spencer, 1st Earl Spencer, one of the richest men in England, and Margaret Georgiana Poyntz. She had two siblings, George and Henrietta, known as Harriet, later Lady Bessborough. Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire and her sister ...
Dec 24, 2013 · Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire between 1774 – 1806, is one of history’s most complicated and fascinating characters. Beautiful, intelligent and charismatic, she quickly became the 18th century equivalent of today’s ‘It Girl.’ Despite her widespread popularity with the general public, Georgiana’s private life was a disaster. Drinking, drugs and gambling, illicit love ...
Jul 23, 2018 · 5th Duke of Devonshire. While ‘taking the waters’ in the spa-town of Bath in 1782, Georgiana met a woman of her own age, Lady Elizabeth Foster, daughter of the Earl of Bristol. Lady Elizabeth had separated from her husband, John Thomas Foster, an Irish politician, the year before. Largely destitute after the separation, and with two sons in ...
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Samuel Taylor Coleridge published a glowing response to the poem, 'Ode to Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire' in the 'Morning Post' on 24 December 1799. The 5th Duchess of Devonshire was connected to some of the greatest men of letters of her time, and Samuel Johnson , a famed writer of the era, had even paid a visit to the duke and duchess, in 1784, at their Chatsworth home.
