At 11:22 25/09/02 +0100, you wrote:
On Wed, Sep 25, 2002 at 09:34:44AM +0100, Rob Brewer wrote:
Thus we would have [[Spencer Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire]]
It seems to me a better alternative would be [[Spencer Cavendish]] (assuming no other Spencer Cavendish has an article)
Not that I know of. The family does have a plague of Williams that might require disambiguation if more than one was consdiered article-worthy. Most sources that use his personal name at all use the full "Spencer Compton Cavendish", which may be a better choice. To complicate matters, for most of his political career he was known by the courtesy title Marquess of Hartington.
and a [[8th Duke of Devonshire]] redirect to it. It makes it easier to find the page.
Thanks for the advice.
Rob