William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire
William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire (
1748 -
1811), married twice: first, to Lady
Georgiana Spencer (
1757 -
1806); second, to Lady Elizabeth Hervey Foster (1759-1824), daughter of the 4th Earl of Bristol. Georgiana Spencer was a socialite who gathered around her a large circle or literary and political friends. She was painted by
Thomas Gainsborough and
Joshua Reynolds. The fifth Duke was closely involved with the nearby
spa town of
Buxton. He used the profits from his
copper mines to transform the town into a replica of
Bath, including The Crescent and the Devonshire Royal Hospital.