Chatsworth logoA detail showing the head of the 1st Duke of DevonshireThe formal garden in 1699 from an engraving showing an aerial view of the formal gardens created for the 1st Duke of Devonshire, including many paths, statues, temples and fountains that still survive
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History of Chatsworth and the Cavendish Family
The 1500s

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The Cavendish family - 1500 Chatsworth - 1500
A detail showing the head of Bess of Hardwick
1543
Bess Of Hardwick married William Barlow.

1547
Bess married Sir William Cavendish.

1559
Bess married William St.Loe.

1567
Bess married George Talbot, 6th Earl of Shrewsbury.

A picture showing the manor of Chatsworth in 1549
1549
31st December Sir William Cavendish purchased the manor of Chatsworth for £600.

1552
Sir William and Bess began to build the first house.

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