Cavendish, William (1551 - 1625/6)

Biographical Overview

Parents

Titles - 3
Properties - 6
Total events naming patron - 4
Troupes - 3
Bibliographic Sources - 2
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Born / Died

Birth Date: 1551-12-27
Death Date: 1626-03-03

Siblings

Male

Cavendish, Henry (1550 - 1616) (patron)
Cavendish, Charles (1553 - 1617)

Female

Cavendish, Mary (1557 - 1632)
Cavendish, Elizabeth ( - )
Cavendish, Frances ( - )

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. , (n.d.)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: 1581-3-21
    Union ended: n.d.
    Note: Union produced 3 additional sons
  2. Boughton, Elizabeth ( - 1642)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: by 1619
    Union ended: n.d.

Offspring

From Boughton, Elizabeth ( - 1642)

  1. Male offspring: Cavendish, John (b. 1618)

Mother unknown

  1. Male offspring: Cavendish, Gilbert (n.d.)
  2. Male offspring: Cavendish, William (1590 - 1628)
  3. Male offspring: Cavendish, James (n.d.)

Primary Title

1st Baron Cavendish of Hardwick

Titles

  • Knight
    Assumed 1580
  • 1st Baron Cavendish of Hardwick
    Assumed 1605-05-04
    Vacated 1625/6-03-03
  • 2nd Earl of Devonshire
    Assumed 1618-08-07
    Vacated 1625/6-03-03

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
MP, Lancashire 1586 n.d.
MP, Cornwall 1588 n.d.
Sheriff, Derbyshire 1595-11-27 n.d.
JP, Derbyshire 1603 n.d.
Bailiff, Staffordshire 1615 n.d.
Commissioner of Custos Rotulorum, Derbyshire 1617/18 n.d.
Lord Lieut, Derbyshire 1619-5-4 1625/6-03-3

Details of Properties

Residence

  • Chatsworth, Derbyshire
    Inherited from elder brother Henry
    Acquired: 1616-10-12
  • Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire
    Inherited via mother
    Acquired: 1607/8-02-13
    Divested: 1625/6-03-03
  • Old Cotes, Nottinghamshire
    Inherited via mother
    Acquired: 1607/8-02-13

Lands

  • Derbyshire
  • Nottinghamshire
  • Staffordshire

Events Naming Patron

Event Date Location Troupe
Performance 1608-1608 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Cavendish's Players
Performance 1608-1609 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Cavendish's Players
Performance 1587-1588 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Mr Cavendish's Musicians
Performance 1585-1586 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Mr Cavendish's Players

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Lord Cavendish's Players Cavendish, William (1551 - 1626) Players 2
Mr Cavendish's Musicians Cavendish, William (1551 - 1626) Musicians 1
Mr Cavendish's Players Cavendish, William (1551 - 1626) Players 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)