Duke of Devonshire a separate title from that of Earl of Devon, which still belongs to the Courtenay family. The fifth Duke and Duchess of Devonshire are portrayed in the 2008 film "The Duchess" directed by Saul Dibb. The film is based on Amanda Foreman's biography of the scandalous 18th-century English aristocrat Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire (portrayed by Keira Knightley) and her relationship with the Duke (Ralph Fiennes) and his next wife, Lady Elizabeth Foster. Along with Jane Austen, the fifth Duke and his second wife appear, soon after Georgiana's death, in "Jane and the Stillroom Maid", a murder mystery by Stephanie
The Cavendish Hotel the age of 85. For another ten years Edith Jeffrey continued to run the hotel, now in a state of decline, until her own death. In June 1962 the old Cavendish Hotel finally closed its doors. The decision to demolish the old hotel completely was seen as a deeply upsetting act of vandalism by those who had loved it. The new Cavendish Hotel, completely re-built and bearing no relation at all to its magnificent predecessor, opened its doors in July 1966. The 1970s BBC series "The Duchess of Duke Street" was a fictional adaptation with elements taken from the hotel,