Titles, styles and honours Peregrine Cavendish, 12th Duke of Devonshire

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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 commander of royal victorian order (2008)
commander of order of british empire (1997)
chancellor of university of derby (october 2008, five-year appointment)




^ walker, tim. aristocrats dismiss despondent duke of devonshire’s fears, telegraph, 22 february 2010. retrieved 25 september 2010.






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