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Elizabeth Christiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire (13 May 1758 – 30 March 1824) was an English novelist and aristocrat. She is best known as Lady Elizabeth Foster, the close friend of Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire. Elizabeth supplanted the Duchess, gaining the affections of William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire, and later marrying him.

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Born	Elizabeth Christiana Hervey 13 May 1758 Horringer, St Edmundsbury, Suffolk, England
Died	30 March 1824 (aged 65)
Zodiac	Taurus
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John Thomas Foster 1747-1796 Irish politician · m. 1776 info edit

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William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire 1748-1811 British duke · m. 1809 info edit

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Valentine Quin, 1st Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl 1752-1824 Irish politician info edit

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Frederick Thomas info 1st child with John Thomas Foster Male b. 3 Oct 1777 Age: 247 1777- Celebrity Baby

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Elizabeth info 2nd child with John Thomas Foster Female b. 17 Nov 1778 Age: 246 1778- Celebrity Baby

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Augustus John info 3rd child with John Thomas Foster Male b. 4 Dec 1780 Age: 244 1780- Celebrity Baby

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Caroline Rosalie Adelaide info 4th child with William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire Female b. 1785 Age: 240 1785- Celebrity Baby

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Augustus William James Clifford info 5th child with William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire Male b. 26 May 1788 Age: 237 1788- Celebrity Baby

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Frederic Hervey Foster info 6th child with Valentine Quin, 1st Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl Male b. 12 Feb 1799 Age: 226 1799- Celebrity Baby

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Frederick Hervey, 4th Earl of Bristol · 1730-1803 · Irish bishop edit info

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Georgiana Howard, Countess of Carlisle · Stepdaughter · 1783-1858 edit info

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Harriet Leveson-Gower, Countess Granville · Stepdaughter · 1785-1862 · British noble edit info

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Axel von Fersen the Younger 1755-1810 Swedish count, Marshal and General info edit view couple »

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Ercole Consalvi 1757-1824 Catholic cardinal info edit view couple »

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Georgiana Cavendish 1757-1806 British writer info edit view couple »

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Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond 1735-1806 British diplomat info edit view couple »

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John Sackville, 3rd Duke of Dorset 1745-1799 British ambassador and sportsman info edit view couple »

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Frederick Thomas info

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with John Thomas Foster

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b. 3 Oct 1777

Age: 247
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2nd child

with John Thomas Foster

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b. 17 Nov 1778

Age: 246
Augustus John info

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with John Thomas Foster

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b. 4 Dec 1780

Age: 244
Caroline Rosalie Adelaide info

4th child

with William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire

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b. 1785

Age: 240
Augustus William James Clifford info

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with William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire

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b. 26 May 1788

Age: 237
Frederic Hervey Foster info

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with Valentine Quin, 1st Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl

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b. 12 Feb 1799

Age: 226

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