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William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle upon Tyne, KG, KB, PC (c. 16 December 1593 – 25 December 1676), who after 1665 styled himself as Prince William Cavendish, was an English courtier and supporter of the arts.
William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle, Bess's grandson by her third Cavendish son, was also a leading Royalist, unlike his cousin William fighting in the wars as an important but apparently not very good general. He also went into exile, and remained in favour for the first years of the Restoration, but then had a distant relationship with ...
The first duke, William Cavendish, was the son of Charles Cavendish and his second wife Catherine Ogle, 8th Baroness Ogle, daughter of Cuthbert Ogle, 7th Baron Ogle. William Cavendish became Viscount Mansfield in 1620, and in 1621, he was created Earl of Newcastle upon Tyne and Baron Cavendish of Bolsover .
William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle (1592–1676) William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire (1640–1707) William Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Devonshire (1673–1729) William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire (1698–1755) William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire (1720–1764), British prime minister; William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire ...
Cavendish was the only surviving son of William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle, and his first wife, Elizabeth Basset. [1] His maternal grandparents were William Basset and Judith Austen, daughter of Thomas Austen. After the Restoration of the Monarchy, he was appointed Master of the Robes (June 1660–62) and a Gentleman of the Bedchamber ...
The Country Captain, alternatively known as Captain Underwit, is a Caroline era stage play written by William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle, and first published in 1649. It has attracted critical attention primarily for the question of James Shirley's participation in its authorship.
Hugh Percy, 1st Duke of Northumberland: May 1753. William Pitt: April 1757. Henry Bilson-Legge: April 1757. William Gibson: September 1760. Prince Henry, Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn: August 1771. Christopher Fawcett: October 1771. Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany: June 1795. Prince William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh ...
She became the second wife of William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne in 1645. Her husband, then-marquess William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle, was a Royalist commander in Northern England during the First English Civil War and in 1644 went into self-imposed exile in France.