William Cavendish, 4th duke of Devonshire

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Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	First paragraph modernization.	Encyclopaedia Britannica	Feb 27, 2024
	Anniversary information added.		Jan 01, 2024
	Anniversary information added.		Sep 29, 2023
	Added new Web site: Rotherham.co.uk - Biography of William Cavendish.	Gloria Lotha	May 24, 2007
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 28, 1999