æt ðə dˈɛθ ʌv hɪz fˈɑːðɚ, hɪz bɹˈʌðɚɹ ɪnhˈɛɹɪɾᵻd ðə dˈuːkdəm, bᵻkˈʌmɪŋ ðə sˈɛkənd dˈuːk ʌv dˈɛvənʃɚ, ænd wʌz mˈæɹid tə ɹˈeɪtʃəl ɹˈʌsəl, lˈeɪdi ʌvðə bˈɛdtʃeɪmbɚɹ ʌv kwˈiːn ˈæn ænd ɡɹˈændɔːɾɚɹ ʌvðə fˈɜːst dˈuːk ʌv bˈɛdfɚd ʌv wˈɑːbɜːn ˈæbi.
At the death of his father, his brother inherited the Dukedom, becoming the 2nd Duke of Devonshire, and was married to Rachel Russell, Lady of the Bedchamber of Queen Anne and granddaughter of the 1st Duke of Bedford of Woburn Abbey.