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Cavendish, William (1593 - 1676)

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Born / Died

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

Parents

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Basset, Elizabeth (1599 - 1643)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: 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

Siblings

Offspring

Primary Title

  • 1st Baron Cavendish of Bolsover

Titles

  • Viscount Mansfield
    Assumed: 1620-10-29
    Vacated: 1676-12-25
  • 1st Baron Cavendish of Bolsover
    Assumed: 1627/8-03-07
    Vacated: 1676-12-25
  • 2nd Earl of Newcastle upon Tyne
    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
  • 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
  • Knight of the Garter
    Assumed: 1661-04-15

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
Lord Lieut, Nottinghamshire 1626 -6 -30 1642
Keeper, Derbyshire 1628 -7 -10
Lord Lieut, Derbyshire 1628 -7 -10 1638 -11 -13
Governor to the Prince of Wales, England 1638 -5 -15 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
Constable & High Steward, Yorkshire: West Riding 1640 -7 -13 Held jointly
Steward & Warden, Nottinghamshire 1641 -8 -17
Governor, Yorkshire: East Riding 1641/2 -1 -14
Governor, Newcastle upon Tyne 1642 -6 -29
Lieut-gen, Rutland 1643 -8 -19
Lieut-gen, Cambridgeshire 1643 -8 -19
Lieut-gen, Norfolk 1643 -8 -19
Lieut-gen, Huntingdonshire 1643 -8 -19
Lieut-gen, Lincolnshire 1643 -8 -19
Privy Councillor, England 1650 -4
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

Event Naming Patron

Event Type Date Location Troupe
Performance - 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.