Cavendish, William (1593 - 1676)

Biographical Overview

Parents

Titles - 8
Properties - 6
Total events naming patron - 1
Troupes - 1
Bibliographic Sources - 2
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Born / Died

Birth Date: before 1593-12-16 (baptism date)
Death Date: 1676-12-25

Siblings

Male

Cavendish, Charles (1595 - 1653/4) (patron)

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Basset, Elizabeth (1599 - 1643)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: by 1618-10-24
    Union ended: n.d.
    Note: Union also produced 2 son named William; both sons died young
  2. Lucas, Margaret (1623 - 1673)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: 1645-11
    Union ended: n.d.
    Note: Possibly married December 1645

Offspring

From Basset, Elizabeth (1599 - 1643)

  1. Female offspring: Cavendish, Jane (1622 - 1669)
  2. Female offspring: Cavendish, Elizabeth (1627 - 1663)
  3. Male offspring: Cavendish, Charles (1626 - 1659)
  4. Male offspring: Cavendish, Henry (1630 - 1691)

Primary Title

1st Baron Cavendish of Bolsover

Titles

  • Viscount Mansfield
    Assumed 1620-10-29
    Vacated 1676-12-25
  • 2nd Earl of Newcastle upon Tyne
    Assumed 1627/8-03-07
    Vacated 1676-12-25
  • 1st Baron Cavendish of Bolsover
    Assumed 1627/8-03-07
    Vacated 1676-12-25
  • 9th Baron Ogle
    Assumed 1629-04-18
    Vacated 1676-12-25
  • 1st Marquess of Newcastle upon Tyne
    Assumed 1643-10-27
    Vacated 1676-12-25
  • Knight of the Garter
    Assumed 1661-04-15
  • 1st Earl of Ogle
    Assumed 1664/5-03-16
    Vacated 1676-12-25
  • 1st Duke of Newcastle upon Tyne
    Assumed 1664/5-03-16
    Vacated 1676-12-25

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
Lord Lieut, Nottinghamshire 1626-6-30 1642
Keeper, Derbyshire By 1628-7-10 n.d.
Lord Lieut, Derbyshire 1628-7-10 1638-11-13
Governor to the Prince of Wales, England 1638-5-15 by 1641-06-24 Cavendish was also a Gentleman of the Bedchamber to the Prince (later Charles II) 19 March 1637/8 and 21 Sept. 1660--25 Dec. 1676 and a Gentleman of the Robes by 19 Jan. 1644/5
Privy Councillor, England 1639-11-29 n.d.
Constable & High Steward, Yorkshire: West Riding 1640-7-13 n.d. Held jointly
Steward & Warden, Nottinghamshire 1641-8-17 n.d.
Governor, Yorkshire: East Riding By 1641/2-1-14 n.d.
Governor, Newcastle upon Tyne 1642-6-29 n.d.
Lieut-gen, Lincolnshire 1643-8-19 n.d.
Lieut-gen, Cambridgeshire 1643-8-19 n.d.
Lieut-gen, Rutland 1643-8-19 n.d.
Lieut-gen, Norfolk 1643-8-19 n.d.
Lieut-gen, Huntingdonshire 1643-8-19 n.d.
Privy Councillor, England 1650-4 n.d.
Lord Lieut, Nottinghamshire 1660-10-1 1676-12-25
Chief Justice in Eyre, North of Trent 1661-7-10 1676-12-25
Lord Lieut, Northumberland 1670-6-4 1676-12-25 Held jointly

Details of Properties

Residence

  • Bolsover, Derbyshire
  • Welbeck Abbey, Nottinghamshire

Lands

  • Derbyshire: Blackwell Manor
  • Northumberland
  • Nottinghamshire: Clipston, Kirkby in Ashfield, Mansfield Woodhouse & Sutton in Ashfield
  • Nottinghamshire: Norton
    Acquired: 1624/5-03-18
    Granted

Events Naming Patron

Event Date Location Troupe
Performance 1639-1640 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Cavendish's Waits

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Lord Cavendish's Waits Cavendish, William (1593 - 1676) Musicians 1

Bibliographic Sources

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The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. 1887–98 (8 vols); 1910–59 (13 vols). 6 vols. Gloucester: Alan Sutton, 1982.
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 01/05/2005 (http://www.oxforddnb.com)