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| − | + | Born at [[place of birth::Handsworth Manor, Yorkshire]]. Son of [[family::Sir Charles Cavendish]] ([[date of birth::1553]]-[[date of death::1617]]) and husband of [[family::Margaret Cavendish]], [[personal title::Duchess of Newcastle]] ([[date of birth::1623]]?-[[date of death::1673|73]]). Educated as a fellow-commoner at [[education::St John's College, Cambridge]]in 1608. Made [[personal title::Knight of the Bath]] in 1610; served as [[occupation::MP]] for [[location::East Retford]] 1614. He was made [[occupation::governor of [[associates::Charles II|Charles, Prince of Wales]] in 1638 and [[occupation::Privy Councillor]] the following year. Appointed a [[occupation::Captain-General]] in the Civil War on the royalist side. Following the parliamentary victory, he went into exile in Europe and returned to [[location::England]] after the Restoration. Made [[personal title::Duke of Newcastle]] in 1665. | |
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| − | The libraries of Cavendish, Henry Cavendish, 2nd Duke (1630-91) and John Holles, 3rd Duke (1622-1711) were sold at [[retail sale::fixed price]] in [[location of sale::London]], [[date of sale::2.3.1719]] (3244 lots). The 3rd Duke used several engraved armorial bookplates. Margaret is best remembered for her writings; no particular personal library of hers has been identified but some of her reading has been deduced from the contents of the sale catalogue. | + | The libraries of Cavendish, [[family::Henry Cavendish]], 2nd [[personal title::Duke of Newcastle|Duke]] ([[date of birth::1630]]-[[date of death::1691|91]]) and [[family::John Holles]], 3rd [[personal title::Duke of Newcastle|Duke]] ([[date of birth::1622]]-[[date of death::1711]]) were sold at [[retail sale::fixed price]] in [[location of sale::London]], [[date of sale::2.3.1719]] (3244 lots). The 3rd Duke used several engraved armorial bookplates. [[family::Margaret Cavendish] is best remembered for her writings; no particular personal library of hers has been identified but some of her reading has been deduced from the contents of the sale catalogue. |
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*Crawford, J. Margaret Cavendish’s books, in L. Knight (ed), ''Women’s bookscapes in early modern Britain'', Ann Arbor, 2018, 94-114. | *Crawford, J. Margaret Cavendish’s books, in L. Knight (ed), ''Women’s bookscapes in early modern Britain'', Ann Arbor, 2018, 94-114. | ||
| + | *Gambier Howe, E. R. J. ''Franks bequest: catalogue of British and American book plates bequeathed to the ... British Museum''. London, 1903. 15108-9/*20. | ||
*Hulse, Lynn. [https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/4946 "Cavendish, William, first duke of Newcastle upon Tyne (bap. 1593, d. 1676), writer, patron, and royalist army officer."] ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography''. | *Hulse, Lynn. [https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/4946 "Cavendish, William, first duke of Newcastle upon Tyne (bap. 1593, d. 1676), writer, patron, and royalist army officer."] ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography''. | ||
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Revision as of 02:19, 6 July 2020
William CAVENDISH, 1st Duke of Newcastle 1592-1676
Biographical Note
Born at Handsworth Manor, Yorkshire. Son of Sir Charles Cavendish (1553-1617) and husband of Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle (1623?-73). Educated as a fellow-commoner at St John's College, Cambridgein 1608. Made Knight of the Bath in 1610; served as MP for East Retford 1614. He was made Charles, Prince of Wales in 1638 and Privy Councillor the following year. Appointed a Captain-General in the Civil War on the royalist side. Following the parliamentary victory, he went into exile in Europe and returned to England after the Restoration. Made Duke of Newcastle in 1665.
Books
The libraries of Cavendish, Henry Cavendish, 2nd Duke (1630-91) and John Holles, 3rd Duke (1622-1711) were sold at fixed price in London, 2.3.1719 (3244 lots). The 3rd Duke used several engraved armorial bookplates. [[family::Margaret Cavendish] is best remembered for her writings; no particular personal library of hers has been identified but some of her reading has been deduced from the contents of the sale catalogue.
Sources
- Crawford, J. Margaret Cavendish’s books, in L. Knight (ed), Women’s bookscapes in early modern Britain, Ann Arbor, 2018, 94-114.
- Gambier Howe, E. R. J. Franks bequest: catalogue of British and American book plates bequeathed to the ... British Museum. London, 1903. 15108-9/*20.
- Hulse, Lynn. "Cavendish, William, first duke of Newcastle upon Tyne (bap. 1593, d. 1676), writer, patron, and royalist army officer." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.