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William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne

The Duke of Newcastle
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Spouse(s) Elizabeth Bassett
Margaret Lucas
Issue
Jane Cavendish
Charles Cavendish
Elizabeth Cavendish
Henry Cavendish, Duke of Newcastle
Frances Cavendish
Titles and styles
Duke of Newcastle upon Tyne
Father Sir Charles Cavendish
Mother Catherine Ogle, Baroness Ogle
Born (1592-12-06)6 December 1592
Handsworth, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Died 25 December 1676(1676-12-25) (aged 84)
Welbeck, Nottinghamshire, England
Occupation Royalist soldier, politician, writer

William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle upon Tyne KG KB PC (6 December 1592 – 25 December 1676) was an English polymath and , having been a poet, equestrian, playwright, swordsman, politician, architect, diplomat and soldier. He was born into the wealthy Cavendish family at Handsworth in the West Riding of Yorkshire; it had a good relationship with the ruling Stuart monarchy and began to gain prominence after he was invested as a Knight of the Bath, and then inherited his father's Northern England estates.

At first a courtier of James I of England, Cavendish would later strike up friendships with Charles I of England and his wife Henrietta Maria for whom he hosted lavish banquets. He was created Marquess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne and entrusted with the education of the royal couple's son, the future Charles II of England. Cavendish was a staunch royalist helping to fund the king in his Bishops' Wars; and then during the English Civil War he was made a general for the struggle in the North of England against the roundheads. In 1645 he married the English poet, dramatist, philosopher, and natural scientist Margaret Lucas. After the defeat at Marston Moor, Cavendish went into self-imposed exile, only returning with the English Restoration when he was created a duke.


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