Peregrine Andrew Morny Cavendish, 12th Duke of Devonshire, KCVO, CBE (born 27 April 1944), is a British peer. He is the only surviving son of the 11th Duke of Devonshire and his wife, the former Deborah Mitford. He succeeded to the dukedom following the death of his father on 3 May 2004. Prior to this succession, he was styled Marquess of Hartington.

Contents 1 Education 2 Horse racing 3 Other interests 4 Family 5 Titles & honours 5.1 Titles from birth 5.2 Honours 6 Ancestry 7 References

Education

He attended Eton College and Exeter College, Oxford, where he read History.

Horse racing

The Duke is well known in the world of horse racing and serves as Her Majesty's Representative at Ascot and chairman of Ascot Racecourse Ltd. In 1980 he was elected to the Jockey Club and in 1989 he was appointed its Senior Steward (that is, Chairman). During his five-year term of office, he oversaw a number of changes within the racing industry, in particular the creation of the British Horseracing Board which is now the governing authority for British racing. He was appointed first Chairman of the Board in June 1993 and retired at the end of his term in 1996. He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for services to racing in 1997 and Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO) in the 2009 New Year Honours for his services as Her Majesty's Representative at Ascot.^[1]

Other interests

He was appointed a Trustee of the Wallace Collection in 2007.^[2] He is a trustee of Sheffield Galleries and Museums Trust.^[3] He is Chairman of the Devonshire Arms Hotel Group and Deputy Chairman of Sotheby's.^[4] He collects modern British and contemporary painting and sculpture, as well as works in other areas. He took up the position as the third Chancellor of the University of Derby at a ceremony on 28 October 2008 in Buxton.^[5][6]

Family

He married Amanda Heywood-Lonsdale, daughter of Cmdr Edward Gavin Heywood-Lonsdale on 28 June 1967.[1][2] They have three children:

• William Cavendish, Earl of Burlington, 1969, known as Bill Burlington
• Lady Celina Cavendish 1971
• Lady Jasmine Cavendish 1975

Titles & honours

Titles from birth

• Earl of Burlington (1944–1950)
• Marquess of Hartington (1950–2004)
• His Grace The Duke of Devonshire (2004–)

Honours

• Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (2008)
• Commander of the Order of the British Empire (1997)
• Chancellor of the University of Derby (October 2008, a five-year appointment)

Ancestry

v • d • e Ancestors of Peregrine Cavendish, 12th Duke of Devonshire

16. Edward Cavendish               8. Victor Cavendish, 9th Duke of Devonshire                       17. Lady Emma Lascelles               4. Edward Cavendish, 10th Duke of Devonshire                             18. Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne               9. Evelyn Petty-Fitzmaurice                       19. Lady Maud Evelyn Hamilton               2. Andrew Cavendish, 11th Duke of Devonshire                                   20. Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury               10. James Gascoyne-Cecil, 4th Marquess of Salisbury                       21. Georgina Alderson               5. Mary Alice Gascoyne-Cecil                             22. Arthur Gore, 5th Earl of Arran               11. Cicely Gore                       23. Edith Elizabeth Henrietta Jocelyn               1. Peregrine Cavendish, 12th Duke of Devonshire                                         24. Henry Reveley-Mitford               12. Algernon Freeman-Mitford, 1st Baron Redesdale                       25. Georgiana Ashburnham               6. David Freeman-Mitford, 2nd Baron Redesdale                             26. David Ogilvy, 10th Earl of Airlie               13. Clementina Ogilvy                       27. Blanche Stanley               3. Deborah Freeman-Mitford                                   28. Thomas Milner Gibson               14. Thomas Gibson Bowles                       29. Susannah Bowles               7. Sydney Bowles                             30. Charles Evans-Gordon               15. Jessica Evans-Gordon                       31. Catharine Rose

References

Court offices
Preceded by Sir Piers Bengough	Her Majesty's Representative at Ascot 1997–present	Succeeded by (current incumbent)
Peerage of England
Preceded by Andrew Cavendish, 11th Duke of Devonshire	Duke of Devonshire 2004–present	Succeeded by (current incumbent)
United Kingdom order of precedence
Preceded by His Grace The Duke of Bedford	His Grace The Duke of Devonshire United Kingdom Order of Precedence Gentlemen	Succeeded by His Grace The Duke of Marlborough

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