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Kathleen Cavendish, Marchioness of Hartington

Kathleen Agnes KENNEDYAge: 281920–1948

Name
Kathleen Agnes KENNEDY
Given names
Kathleen Agnes "Kick"
Surname
KENNEDY
Married Name
Kathleen Agnes CAVENDISH
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Birth 20 February 1920
 Brookline, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth of a sister 10 July 1921 (Age 16 months)
 Brookline, Massachusetts, USA

younger sister - Eunice Mary KENNEDY
Birth of a sister 6 May 1924 (Age 4)
 Brookline, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA

younger sister - Patricia Helen KENNEDY
Birth of a brother 20 November 1925 (Age 5)
 Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA

younger brother - Robert Francis KENNEDY
Birth of a sister 20 February 1928 (Age 8)
 Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA

younger sister - Jean Ann KENNEDY
Birth of a brother 22 February 1932 (Age 12)
 Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA

younger brother - Ted KENNEDY
MarriageWilliam John Robert CAVENDISH - View family
6 May 1944 (Age 24)
 London, England

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Death of a brother 2 August 1944 (Age 24)
 Blythburgh, East Suffolk, England

elder brother - Joseph Patrick KENNEDY Jr
Burial of a brother after 12 August 1944 (Age 24)
 Coton, Cambridge American Cemetery And Memorial, South Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England

elder brother - Joseph Patrick KENNEDY Jr
Death of a husband 10 September 1944 (Age 24)
 Heppen, Flanders County, Belgium

husband - William John Robert CAVENDISH
Burial of a husband after 9 September 1944 (Age 24)
 Leopoldsburg, Leopoldsburg War Cemetery, Arrondissement Hasselt, Limburg, Belgium

husband - William John Robert CAVENDISH
Death 13 May 1948 (Age 28)
 Saint-bauzile, Ardèche, France

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Text:

American Socialite, Sister of 35th US President John F. Kennedy, and Marchioness of Hartington. The fourth child and second daughter of wealthy businessman Joseph Patrick Kennedy and socialite Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy, she was born into a life of privilege. Nicknamed "Kick" due to her irrepressible nature, she received a private education at the Riverdale Country School in the Bronx borough of New York City, New York and later the Convent of the Sacred Heart in Noroton, Connecticut, and the Holy Child Convent in Neuilly, France. In 1938 she accompanied her family to England when her father was appointed US Ambassador there and she continued her education at Queen's College in London. When World War II broke out in September 1939, she returned with her family to the US, except for her father. She then attended the Finch School in the Manhattan borough of New York City and Florida Commercial College, all while working as a volunteer for the Red Cross. In 1941 she left school to work as a research assistant for Frank Waldrop, the executive editor of the Washington Times-Herald. Two years later, she returned to England and worked at a Red Cross servicemen center and started a romantic relationship with William Cavendish, the Marquis of Hartington and heir apparent of the Duke of Devonshire and in spite of her parents' strenuous objections, they were married in a civil ceremony in Westminster, London, England on May 6, 1944. Her oldest brother, Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., who was stationed in England with the US Army Air Corps, was the only Kennedy family member to attend. About a month later, her husband left for military service in Europe as a major with the Coldstream Guards Armoured Division of the British Army and was killed by a sniper's bullet near Heppen, Belgium on September 10, 1944. She developed a romantic relationship two years later with British aristocrat Earl Fitzwilliam, who was in the process of divorcing his wife. Again, her mother objected to her choice and threatened to cut her off from the family if she continued the relationship. In May 1948 she learned that her father would be in Paris, France and she decided to fly there in an attempt to gain his approval of her marriage to Fitzwilliam. Afterwards, she and Fitzwilliam decided to fly to the French Rivera for a vacation. During the flight, the small aircraft encountered strong turbulence that inflicted severe damage and it crashed, killing everyone on board. Her father was the only Kennedy family member who attended her funeral. Three years later her younger brother, Robert F. Kennedy named his oldest daughter Kathleen in her honor.

Bio by: William Bjornstad
Kathleen Cavendish, Marchioness of Hartington
Kathleen Cavendish, Marchioness of Hartington

Burial after 13 May 1948
 St. Peter's Churchyard, Edensor, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, England

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Publication: Find a Grave Memorial (Ancestry)
Text: Kathleen Agnes “Kick” Kennedy Cavendish

Birth 20 Feb 1920
Brookline, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Death 13 May 1948 (aged 28)
Saint-Bauzile, Departement de l'Ardèche, Rhône-Alpes, France
Burial
St. Peter's Churchyard
Edensor, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, England Show Map
Plot The Cavendish Plot at the top of the gravel path leading up to the top of the graveyard


Family Members
Parents
Joseph Patrick Kennedy
1888–1969
Rose Elizabeth Fitzgerald Kennedy
1890–1995

Siblings
Joseph Patrick Kennedy
1915–1944
Joseph Patrick Kennedy
1915–1944
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
1917–1963
Rose Marie Kennedy
1918–2005
Eunice Mary Kennedy Shriver
1921–2009
Patricia Kennedy Lawford
1924–2006
Robert Francis Kennedy
1925–1968
Jean Ann Kennedy Smith
1928–2020
Ted Kennedy
1932–2009

Spouse
William John Robert Cavendish
1917–1944 (m. 1944)
Title
Marchioness of Hartington
 

Reference number
K6
 

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father
Joseph P Kennedy Sr Joseph Patrick KENNEDY Sr

Birth 6 September 1888  Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA

Reference number K1  

Death 18 November 1969 (Age 81)  Hyannis Port, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA

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mother
Rose Elizabeth Fitzgerald KENNEDY Rose Elizabeth FITZGERALD

Birth 22 July 1890  North End, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA

Reference number K2  

Death 22 January 1995 (Age 104)  Hyannis Port, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA

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Marriage: 7 October 1914 — Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
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#1 elder brother
Joseph P Kennedy Jr Joseph Patrick KENNEDY Jr

Birth 25 July 1915  Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA

Reference number K3  

Death 2 August 1944 (Age 29)  Blythburgh, East Suffolk, England

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#2 elder brother
John Fitzgerald KENNEDY (1917–1963) John Fitzgerald KENNEDY

Birth 29 May 1917  Brookline, Massachusetts, USA

Reference number K52  

Death 22 November 1963 (Age 46)  Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA

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16 months
#3 elder sister
Rose Marie “Rosemary” KENNEDY Rose Marie KENNEDY

Birth 13 September 1918  Brookline, Massachusetts, USA

Reference number K4  

Death 7 January 2005 (Age 86)  Fort Atkinson, Jefferson County, Massachusetts, USA

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#4 herself
Kathleen Cavendish, Marchioness of Hartington Kathleen Agnes KENNEDY

Birth 20 February 1920  Brookline, Massachusetts, USA

Reference number K6  

Death 13 May 1948 (Age 28)  Saint-bauzile, Ardèche, France

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#5 younger sister
Eunice Mary Kennedy Shriver Eunice Mary KENNEDY

Birth 10 July 1921  Brookline, Massachusetts, USA

Reference number K8  

Death 11 August 2009 (Age 88)  Hyannis Port, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA

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3 years
#6 younger sister
Patricia Kennedy LAWFORD Patricia Helen KENNEDY

Birth 6 May 1924  Brookline, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA

Reference number K16  

Death 17 September 2006 (Age 82)  Manhattan, New York, New York, USA

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18 months
#7 younger brother
Robert Francis KENNEDY Robert Francis KENNEDY

Birth 20 November 1925  Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA

Reference number K21  

Death 6 June 1968 (Age 42)  Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA

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2 years
#8 younger sister
Jean Ann Kennedy SMITH (1928–) Jean Ann KENNEDY

Birth 20 February 1928  Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA

Reference number K35  

Death 17 June 2020 (Age 92)  Manhattan, New York, USA

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4 years
#9 younger brother
Edward Moore KENNEDY (1932–2009) Ted KENNEDY

Birth 22 February 1932  Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA

Reference number K39  

Death 25 August 2009 (Age 77)  Hyannis Port, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA

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husband
William John Robert “Billy” Cavendish William John Robert CAVENDISH

Birth 10 December 1917  London, England

Reference number K5  

Death 10 September 1944 (Age 26)  Heppen, Flanders County, Belgium

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herself
Kathleen Cavendish, Marchioness of Hartington Kathleen Agnes KENNEDY

Birth 20 February 1920  Brookline, Massachusetts, USA

Reference number K6  

Death 13 May 1948 (Age 28)  Saint-bauzile, Ardèche, France

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Marriage: 6 May 1944 — London, England
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