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100 1 $aForeman, Amanda,$d1968-
240 10$aGeorgiana, Duchess of Devonshire.
245 14$aThe duchess /$cAmanda Foreman.
250 $aRandom House Trade pbk. ed.
260 $aNew York :$bRandom House,$c2008.
300 $axx, 456 p., [8] p. of plates :$bill. ;$c20 cm.
500 $a"Originally published as Georgiana: Duchess of Devonshire."
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 $aLady Georgiana Spencer was the great-great-great-great-aunt of Diana, Princess of Wales, and was nearly as famous in her day. In 1774 Georgiana achieved immediate celebrity by marrying William Cavendish, fifth duke of Devonshire, one of England's richest and most influential aristocrats. She became the queen of fashionable society and founder of the most important political salon of her time. But Georgiana's public success concealed an unhappy marriage, a gambling addiction, drinking, drug-taking, and rampant love affairs with the leading politicians of the day. With penetrating insight, Amanda Foreman reveals a fascinating woman whose struggle against her own weaknesses, whose great beauty and flamboyance, and whose determination to play a part in the affairs of the world make her a vibrant, astonishingly contemporary figure.--From publisher description.
600 10$aDevonshire, Georgiana Spencer Cavendish,$cDuchess of,$d1757-1806.
600 10$aDevonshire, William Cavendish,$cDuke of,$d1748-1811$xMarriage.
650 0$aNobility$zGreat Britain$vBiography.
650 0$aWomen politicians$zGreat Britain$vBiography.
651 0$aGreat Britain$xPolitics and government$y1789-1820.
651 0$aGreat Britain$xHistory$yGeorge III, 1760-1820$vBiography.
651 0$aGreat Britain$xSocial life and customs$y18th century.