Titles, styles and honours Peregrine Cavendish, 12th Duke of Devonshire
1 titles, styles , honours 1.1 possibility of renouncing title 1.2 titles , styles birth 1.3 honours titles, styles , honours possibility of renouncing title in february 2010, duke announced intention give title if hereditary peers removed house of lords, on basis aristocracy dead , because clear-cut people wanted, , confusing maintain hereditary titles . mirrored view of mother, had said titles meaningless because peers no longer legislators . dismissed nonsense lord ferrers, disagreed duke s claims aristocracy dead. not known how serious in intention, if had gone ahead threat have been known sir peregrine cavendish, kcvo, cbe. titles , styles birth 27 april 1944 – 10 september 1944: mr peregrine cavendish 10 september 1944 – 26 november 1950: earl of burlington 26 november 1950 – 1997: marquess of hartington 1997 – 3 may 2004: marquess of hartington, cbe 3 may 2004 – 2008: grace duke of devonshire, cbe 2008 – present: grace duke of devonshire, kcvo, cbe honours knight commande...