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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. Georgiana may not have been a great genius, but she was reasonably intelligent. Amanda foreman is a visiting research fellow at queen mary, university of london. The duchess of devonshire is the most envied woman of the day in the ton, the newspapers reported. The sylph, volume i and ii by duchess of devonshire georgiana. The greatgreatgreatgreat aunt of diana, princess of wales, she was variously a compulsive gambler, a political savante and operator of the highest order, a drug addict, an adulteress and the darling of the common people. She is best known as lady elizabeth foster, the close friend of georgiana cavendish, duchess of devonshire. Duchess of devonshire from the worlds largest community of readers. Cavendish, duchess of devonshire, paved the way for high class women to. Lady georgiana spencer was the greatgreatgreatgreataunt of diana, princess of. Georgiana cavendish, duchess of devonshires mourning ring.
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