Georgiana Cavendish - Devonshire - Lady Di's Ancestor With An Eerily Similar Life 

Cavendish was a total hypocrite. He ignores her, then gets mad when she loves someone else.

She was a beautiful lady, her life was not a happy one, she deserved far better, Thank you Nieke.

Always loved this fashionable duchess!

Georgiana is one of my favorite people from the past! I really enjoyed this video!

I first heard of Georgiana from the movie, “The Duchess”. Thank you for the informative video. 😊

I think the movie "The duchess", staring Keira Knightley, is based on Georgina's life. This was a very interesting video, as always.

You never disappoint.

Georgina's death caused much public sympathy, and a very large crowd attended her funeral. After her death, her husband married his mistress, Elizabeth. It was also after her death that the true extent of her gambling debts became clear. Some biographers have set the total debt at more than ₤100,000 which was an astronomical sum in an age when a parlor maid generally could expect around ₤20/per annum. The duke made little effort to deal with them and it would fall to the 6th duke, her son, to settle her debts after he succeeded to the title. This process took many years despite the family being among the wealthiest in the kingdom.

I'm so glad you have reported on this lady! I vaguely knew the basics but not the details especially that she was a Spencer. Her life was remarkably similar to Diana's, though Diana had an unhappy childhood that left her craving love. The thing about arranged marriages is they only work if neither party's affections are engaged. Great video! Thank you.

Such a fascinating woman, thank you for the video!

Besides the relationship with her children.. shes so pretty omg 😯💖 amazing content as always!!

Very tragic relationship with her children 💔! Terrific video, Merci 🌸♥️

Kiera knightley played her sooo well in the duchess

One good thing about Cavendish was he didn't abandon his children.

I was late watching the movie “The Dutches” at first I didn’t know it was a true story until the end of the movie. I loved the movie a lot that it even made me search the name of the characters in the movie and I read a lot about them and looked at pictures etc. Is sad to know the dark truth in her life she didn’t deserve that at all but sadly that’s how it was, I love watching this video and other videos that tells me more about her life!

She is considered to be the first Celebrity in England in an age that invented the term. I read a biography of her several years before the film 'The Duchess' was made about her life - with a fatally miscast Keira Knightly failing miserably to match a brilliant Ralph Fiennes. I fail to see the resemblance between Georgiana and Diana, the late Princess of Wales. Diana was damaged by her childhood and this affected her marriage to a man far older than she was. That said, she pursued Charles after he dated her sister, Sarah and was encouraged by her grandmother Lady Fermoy who happened to be the then Queen Mother's best friend. Just as Diana was pushed into an essentially arranged marriage, so was Charles by his domineering father, the late Duke of Edinburgh. Both wanted to pull out of the wedding but neither had the support to do so. They would have needed help given the weight of expectations from both their families and an entire country of 45 million plus people (as we were then). Diana's marriage was a tragedy for both parties, Georgiana's was a tragedy for her alone as her cold fish husband never seemed to have felt anything deeply enough for it to take on tragic proportions. George Cavendish was an appallingly selfish man in an age of self-centred men who still held onto the Medieval idea that women were to be wed, bed and provide heirs. The notion of a love-match was only just coming into vogue in Europe in the late 18th century amid the Aristocracy so these kinds of relationships were rare. For anyone interested in the rather more realistic version of Diana I would suggest Lady Colin Campbell's book, 'The Real Diana' for a real eye opener.

Hi, Awesome live history video I enjoyed it can't wait to see more soon. How are you and Rani your cat doing? I hope she's feeling better.I'm doing well my cat Benjamin says hi to you and cute Rani your cat. He sends his purrs. How is the weather where you are? We have lots of snow in Ontario Canada. Have a great day see you next video 😀 greetings from Canada

Tragic life. Thanks for the video.

thanx great!

Well done!

The heir apparant of the Earl of Spencer in principle has the title Viscount Altorp the current Viscount Altorp is Louis Frederick John Spencer a nephew of Lady Dy

Great video ! Coincidentally I was reading about her just yesterday

Great video!

from the stunning movie The Duchess

Very interesting character

I just sent a link to this video to the current Earl Spencer's RU-vid channel called Spencer 1506.

Love love loveee the video today so interesting

William Cavendish was a typical husband of the time, ignores his wife, takes a mistress then when his wife had an affair he was mad about it. It may sound unfair but it shows the difference of equality of men and women during that time.

Mary Ponsonby her relative Ser William Ponsonby was present at the ball given by the Duchess of Richmond before the battle of Vaterloo Ponsonby himself died at the battle the Duchess of Richmond was a descendent of Louise de Kerouaile and as such Lady Dy's direct ancestor

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I watched the movie before about her

What do you and The History Roadshow channel think about the movie "The Duchess" with Keira Knightley?

If she is Lady Di's ancestor I have to ask what is her connection to Louise de Kerouaile Douchess of Portsmouth allso an ancestor to Lady Di

Lady Caroline Lamb was actually a cousin of Anabella Millbanke Lord Byron's wife

The Kings of France I have A question for you have you ever heard of the RU-vidr History Calling ?

Apparently Lady Caroline Lamb one of Lord Byron's most notorious lovers was her niece. When Byron put an end to their affair Caroline became a crazed stalker. She even cut her wrists whit a champagne glass jurring some sort of ball or a party Caroline called Byron "Mad,bad and dangerous to know."

Thats messed up.

Yeah, you can see the resemblance to Diana's life, & not in a good way, unfortunately. She also reminds me a bit of Emma Hamilton, Nelson's mistress. Her husband sounds awful all round, but ofc it was "acceptable" behaviour for the time. So I'm kinda confused that she was expecting love & romance in an arranged marriage? Anyway, I'd never heard of her & it was very interesting, thankyou!

Cavindish was cruel to Georgie and children.

Thank you for this video! While watching it and being in the 21st century Georgiana’s life looks like a novel…with much misunderstanding (…

A sad useless life cared for few help no one not even e self did not Love the. lord sadly

uploaderess, you do us a favor ? please don't speak English, use the great French language only, which is your native tongue, will you? THANK YOU.