Deborah Vivien Cavendish, née Mitford, e portanto irmã das famosas irmãs Mitford, Nancy, Diana, Unity, Jessica, uma extraordinária família aristocrática que já tratei neste blog, era conhecida como 'Debo'.Ela casou com Lord Andrew Cavendish, o filho mais novo do 10º Duque de Devonshire. O primogénito William, Marquês de Hartington, morreu em combate em 1944 e assim Andrew tornou-se o herdeiro,e assumiu o titulo quando da morte do seu pai em 1950.
'Debo' foi durante a sua vida a verdadeira empreendedora e defensora dos enormes bens dos Devonshire ... nomeadadmente a forma de como geriu e dinamizou Chatsworth, uma das grandes casas de Inglaterra foi notável ... Com a morte do marido em 2004, ela assumiu o titulo de Dowager Duchess e por fim retirou-se para uma cottage - a 'Old Vicarage no Dominio ... Uma pessoa absolumatente extraordinária , com um percurso de vida extraordinário ...
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