HERA 
tin's appointment, March 31, 173V. for that of lord lieu¬ 
tenant ot I u land; and returning from that country, 
was, January 3. 1744;,- reftored to the appointment of 
lord deward ot the houfehold ; which office he refigned 
in June 1749. He married Gathering) daughter and 
heirels of John Holk-ins, elq. of the county of Middle¬ 
sex ; by whom he had iflue, 1. William, fourth duke 
of Devondi re. 2. Carolina, married to William Potw 
feriby earl of B.lborough in the kingdom of Ireland. 
3 Elizabeth, married September 20, 1743, to John, fe¬ 
cund brother to the earl of Befborough. 4. George,’ 
bdrn April 8, 1728. 5 Frederic, born Augud 17, 1729. 
6. John, born O&ober 22, 1732. Ide was, March 27, 
1782, appointed one' of the lords contmiffioriers of the 
trealury, and chancellor of the exchequer; and, having 
redgneu thole offices July 5, in the fame year, was te- 
appointed April 5, 1783. he refigned a fecond time 
December 17, in the tame year. The duke, his father* 
died December 5, 1735. 
William, fourth duke of Devonffiire, was appointed, 
July 9, 1751, mailer of the horfe to the king; and, in 
January 1734, lord high treasurer of the kingdom of 
Ireland, having refigned his office of mailer of the 
horfe, he was,- March 27, 1753, declared lord lieutehaht 
of Ireland, Which office he held one year. He was, No¬ 
vember 16, 17.56, appointed fird lord cofnmiffioner of 
the trealury; and, having refigned that office, he was 
in May, 1757, promoted to be lord chamberlain of the 
houfehold, which appointment he held till 1762. His 
grace married March 28, 1748, Charlotte, heir of 
Richard earl of Burlington and Corke, Who-died De¬ 
cember 8, 1754, leaving iflue, William, the prelent 
duke; Dorothy, born Augud 17, 1730, and died June 
3, 1794; having married William duke of Portland, 
November 8, 1776; Richard, who died September 12, 
178r, unmarried; GeOrge-Augudus, born March 31, 
i7'34, married February 27, 1782, lady Elizabeth Comp¬ 
ton, niece to the late earl of Northampton, by whom he 
has ili'ue, VtUlliam, born January 19, 1783, married July 
25, 1807, Louifa G’Callaghan, elded daughter of Cor¬ 
nelius hi fl lord Lifinore, by Frances, daughter of the 
tight honourable John Ponfonby, brother of Williaftff 
earl of Befbofough ; George-Henry-Compton, born Oc¬ 
tober 14, 11784; Elizabeth-Dorothy, who died Septem¬ 
ber 17, 1786; Anne, born November 11, 1787; Eliza¬ 
beth, who died May 26, 1794; Henry-Frederic-Comp- 
ton, born November 3, 1789 ; ChaHes-Compton, b'orri 
Augud 28, 1793'; Maty-Lonifa, who died June 
1795 ; Caroline, born April 5., 1797 ; another daughter, 
born April 23, 1803. His grace died October 2, 1764, 
■when he was lucceeded by bis Ion, ’William, the prelent 
and fifth duke. 
Creations. —Baron Cavendiffi, May 4, 1603; again 
by writ of fummoris June 13, 1751 ; Earl of Devonfliire, 
Augud 7, 1681 j Marquis of Hartington, and Duke of 
Devonlhire, May 12, 1694. 
Residences. —Cliatfworth Houfe, and Hardwicke 
Hall, in the county of Derby ; and Chifwick, id the 
county of M-iddlefex.—ToWn-houfe, in Piccadilly. 
A rmorial Bearing s.-^See the annexed Engraving.- 
Motto. — Cavendo tutus.- —“ Secure by caution.” 
SPENCER, DUKE OF MARLBOROUGH. 
GEORGE SPENCER, Duke of MARLBO¬ 
ROUGH, Marq’uis of B'laddford, - Earl of Sunderland 
and Marlborough, Baron Spencer'of Wormieighton, 
Baron Churchill of Sandiidge, and Knight of tiie Gar¬ 
ter, Lord Lieutenant of Oxfofddiire, Ranger of Which- 
wood Pored, High Steward of Oxford and Wooddock, 
LL.D. born January 26, 1 738-9 ; lucceeded Iris father, 
Charles, lire fate duke, November 26, 17’^8 ; married, 
Augult 23, 1762, Caroline, only daughter of John, 
fourth duke ot Bedford, by whom he has 1 (lire, Caroline, 
born October 27, 1763; married, March 10, 1792, Hen¬ 
ry, vifcOitrW Clnde n, of Iff land," by Whom fife has ifirie ; 
Vet. IX.'No.600. 
L&Rf, 4% 
Elizabeth, born December 20, 1764; ffiartied, Febrtf- 
ary 6, 1796, to her colifin John Spencer, Cfq. fort of lord 
Charles Spencer, by whom ffie has i(Ttre :—George, mar¬ 
quis of Blandford, heir apparent, born March 6, 1766 ; 
married September 15', A/9r, Sufan, rlaUghteV of John 
Stewart, eighth earl of Galloway, and has iflue, George 1 , 
born December 27, 1793 ; Charles,, boin December 3, 
1794; George-Henry, born Map 18, i7*9^ ; Charlotte, 
born October 19, 1769; married, the Rev. Edward 
Nares, fonofthe late judge Isa re A, and died January f&, 
1802, leaving iflue : Hemy-john,- born December Sd* 
1770, died at Berlin, July j, 1793 : Anne, born Novem¬ 
ber 3, 1773'» married, December 10, 1)96, vheTioUOur- 
able Cropley A fh 1 ey, brother to tlie ear) of ShaftfbUiy ; 
Francis AlnVefic, born December b.6, 1779; married, 
November 25, 1800, lady Frances Fitzroy, fifth daugh¬ 
ter of Auguflus Fitzioy', duke of Grafton; and has 
iffue : .a fon, born October 13, 1802; Amelia-Soph'iay 
born September 8, 1785. 
This ilhidri-ous family is delcended from Robert De- 
fpcncer, lleward to king William the Go'nqueior, Wild 
came over to England with that prince. His name i’r» 
its original etymology fignifies fleward, and the office 
above-mentioned continued in the family for fevCrat ge¬ 
nerations. Thurdan, the third in fncceffion, had two 
Ions-, Walter, who had fummons to parliament by the 
title of lord Stanley, and died without iflue; arid ftf- 
meric, whole fon, Thurdan, headed the barOns wlro 
took up ariits againft king John. Hugh, the grandfou 
of Thlirllartj was one of tlie njoll diftinguiflled nobles in 
the reign of Henry III. and by his Weight with the ba¬ 
tons of the kingdom, became in ritfo, chief judiciary of 
England. He dilfinguiffied hirnfelf in the battle of 
Lewes, where the king Was taken priforier. Being dif- 
gu'fted witii the haughty behaviour of Simon de Mont- 
tort earl of LeiceffCr, lie deferted the party of the barons, 
obtained front the king a patent of the office of judici¬ 
ary, December 14, 1264, and receivedXnriinforis to par¬ 
liament as baron Le Delpe'ncer. But he afterwards re¬ 
turned to his did friends, and died inarms agairifl the 
king at tlie battle of Evefham, Augud 5; iMg. 
Hugh Le Del pent er his-fon, and Hugh Le DefpeiV- 
cer his grandlon, were the favourites of Edward If. 
Hugh, the elder, had funnUons to parliament, as bafort 
LeDelpencer, June 23,-1295, and was farther promoted 
to the dignity of earl of Wincheder in the county of 
Southampton, May io, 1322. This riobleman, through 
the jealoufy of the barons, was in 13'io, banifhed the 
realm; but lie returned the next year, and was, Octo¬ 
ber 1326, beheaded without a trial. Hugh, the younger, 
commonly called earl of Gloucedef, was in 132:0' ap¬ 
pointed lord chamberlain of the houfehold, but was 
loon after obliged 1 with his father to depart the realm ; 
and upon his return was, November 28, 1326, beheaded 
at Hereford. 
Hugh Le Defpeiicer, his fori, commonly called lord 
Glamorgan, was in gfeat favour with Edward 111 . and 
in 1398, Thomas, great-gTandfon of the earl of Gloucef- 
ter, was redored to the honours of this earldom ; but, 
being deeply engaged in the caufe of Richard II. he 
was by Henry IV. attainted and beheaded in tlie yeaf 
1400. ff'e married Gonltanee, daughter of Edmund 
duke of York, fifth fon of Edward ill. by-which lady 
he had one fon, Richard, Upon whole death the fuccef¬ 
fion failing in the male line, the barony defceivdCd in the 
female line to the Beaiichamps lords Bergavenny, tlid 
Nevil's lords Abergavenny, the Fanes earls of Weftmore. 
land, the DalhwOods of Wed Wycombe in the county 
of Buckingham, baronets, and laftly, to fir Thomas 
Stapleton of Grey’s" Court in the county of Oxford, 
baronet. 
The duke's of Marlborough are lineally defeerided 
from Geoffrey, next brother to Hugh Le -Defpencer 
chief judiciary of England ; and this yotifigCr branch 
Was alfo didinguiffied in the wars of the' barons.- Ro- 
6 D bert. 
