Earls of Burlington; Second Creation (1831)
- George Augustus Henry Cavendish, 1st Earl of Burlington (1754–1834)
- William Cavendish (1783–1812)
- William Cavendish, 2nd Earl of Burlington (1808–1891) (succeeded as Duke of Devonshire in 1858)
see Duke of Devonshire for further succession
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