There have been 16 generations of the Devonshire family, spanning more than 500 years.
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Bess of Hardwick c.1527–1608
Sir William Cavendish (1508–1557)
William Cavendish, 1st Earl of Devonshire (1551–1626)
William Cavendish, 2nd Earl of Devonshire (1590–1628)
William Cavendish, 3rd Earl of Devonshire (1617–1684)
William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire (1640–1707)
William Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Devonshire (c.1672–1729)
William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire (1698–1755)
William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire (1720-1764)
William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire (1748–1811)
Georgiana Cavendish (née Spencer), Duchess of Devonshire (1757–1806)
William Spencer Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire (1790–1858)
William Cavendish, 7th Duke of Devonshire (1808–1891)
Spencer Compton Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire (1833–1908)
Louise Cavendish (née von Alten), Duchess of Devonshire (1832–1911)
Victor Cavendish, 9th Duke of Devonshire (1868–1938)
Evelyn Cavendish (née Petty-Fitzmaurice), Duchess of Devonshire (1870–1960)
Edward Cavendish, 10th Duke of Devonshire (1895–1950)
Mary Cavendish (née Gascoigne-Cecil), Duchess of Devonshire (1895–1988)
Andrew Cavendish, 11th Duke of Devonshire (1920–2004)
Peregrine Cavendish, 12th Duke of Devonshire (b. 1944)