16-1319: William Cavendish may refer to: Earls [ edit ] William Cavendish, 1st Earl of Devonshire (1552–1626) William Cavendish, 2nd Earl of Devonshire (1591–1628) William Cavendish, 3rd Earl of Devonshire (1617–1684) Dukes [ edit ] William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle (1592–1676) William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire (1640–1707) William Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Devonshire (1673–1729) William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire (1698–1755) William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire (1720–1764), British prime minister William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire (1748–1811) William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire (1790–1858) William Cavendish, 7th Duke of Devonshire (1808–1891) William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland (1738–1809) William Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck, 5th Duke of Portland (1800–1879) Others [ edit ] William Cavendish (courtier) (1505–1557), English courtier William Cavendish (English politician, born 1783) (died 1812), son of Lord George Augustus Henry Cavendish, later 1st Earl of Burlington William Cavendish, 2nd Baron Chesham (1815–1882) William Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington (1917–1944), son of Edward Cavendish,
32-487: A total of 16 children by three different wives. His first wife was Margaret Bostock; they had five children, but only three daughters survived: In 1542, he was married to Elizabeth Parker; she had three children, none of whom survived. She died after giving birth to a stillborn daughter in 1546. In 1547, he married Bess of Hardwick . He sold his property in Suffolk and moved to Bess's native county of Derbyshire. He purchased
48-647: The Bermudas , and Devonshire Parish was called after him; he also was a supporter of colonising Virginia . He also invested in the Russia Company, Somers Island Company, and North-West Passage Company, and very heavily but successfully in the East India Company. He was created Earl of Devonshire on 7 August 1618, while the court was staying at the Bishop of Salisbury's palace; he was reported to have paid £10,000 for
64-407: The 10th Duke and elder brother of the 11th William Cavendish, Earl of Burlington (born 1969), son of Peregrine Cavendish, 12th Duke of Devonshire William Hunter Cavendish (c. 1740–1818), colonial pioneer [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
80-677: The dissolution. After Cromwell's fall, he was sent to Ireland to survey and value lands which had fallen to the English during the FitzGerald Rebellion. He was connected to the Seymour brothers Edward and Thomas, and via them to the family of Jane Grey , but he also took care to send tokens of goodwill to the Lady Mary . He was appointed Treasurer of the Chamber from 1546 to 1553 but, after an audit,
96-540: The family name of Cavendish. Cavendish became one of Thomas Cromwell 's "visitors of the monasteries" when King Henry VIII annexed the property of the Catholic Church at the end of the 1530s, in the dissolution of the monasteries . This followed from his successful career as a financial expert holding public office in the Exchequer , which led to his wealth. He was accused of accumulating extra riches unfairly during
112-610: The first Earl of Devonshire , purchasing his title from the impecunious King James I . He was the younger son of Thomas Cavendish (1472–1524), who was a senior financial official, the Clerk of the Pipe , in the Court of Exchequer , and his wife, Alice Smith of Padbrook Hall. He was the great-great-great-grandson of Sir John Cavendish from whom the Dukes of Devonshire and the Dukes of Newcastle inherited
128-495: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=William_Cavendish&oldid=1066887217 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages William Cavendish, 1st Earl of Devonshire William Cavendish, 1st Earl of Devonshire (27 December 1552 – 3 March 1626)
144-458: The peace in Derbyshire meant that he was named of the quorum . His mother's marriage had broken down by this time and Cavendish was drawn into an armed conflict with Shrewsbury over his inheritance. He was M.P. for Liverpool in 1586 and Newport (Cornwall) in 1588. His lack of prior links to either place suggests he was nominated by patrons who supported his cause against his stepfather. He
160-529: The title. He died on 3 March 1626, and was buried at St Peter's Church, Edensor . The 1st Earl of Devonshire and his brother Henry (died 1616) are commemorated through the Cavendish Memorial inside the church, a magnificent early-17th-century church monument . His first wife was Anne Kighley or Keighley, daughter of Henry Kighley of Keighley , Yorkshire , circa 21 March 1580. They had three sons and three daughters, including: Cavendish's second wife
176-446: Was Elizabeth, daughter of Edward Boughton of Couston, Warwickshire , widow of Sir Richard Wortley of Wortley , Yorkshire , by whom he had a son, John, who was made a knight of the Bath when Prince Charles was created Prince of Wales in 1618. He died without issue 18 January 1619. William Cavendish (courtier) Sir William Cavendish MP (c. 1505 – 25 October 1557)
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#1732851787636192-479: Was accused of embezzling a significant amount of money. Only his death saved the family from disgrace. During the reign of Mary I, a favourable biography of Thomas Wolsey was first published, written from the perspective of one of his closest aides, the one who had taken King Henry news of Wolsey's death. Although for centuries Sir William was said to be its author, historians now attribute it to his older brother George Cavendish (1494–1562). William Cavendish had
208-402: Was admitted to Gray's Inn in 1572 to complete his education. Shrewsbury had promised considerable sums to Cavendish and his younger brother Charles , when they reached 21. In lieu of this Shrewsbury agreed in 1572 that William and Charles should inherit the lands that Bess had brought to the marriage. By 1584 his mother had purchased land for him worth £15,900 and his standing as a justice of
224-419: Was an English nobleman, politician, and courtier. William Cavendish was the second son of Sir William Cavendish and Bess of Hardwick . Following his father's death and his mother's remarriage to Sir William St Loe he and his elder brother Henry were sent to Eton . He then entered Clare College, Cambridge in 1567, around the time of his mother's marriage to George Talbot, 6th Earl of Shrewsbury , and
240-489: Was an English politician, knight and courtier . Cavendish held public office and accumulated a considerable fortune, and became one of Thomas Cromwell 's "visitors of the monasteries" during the dissolution of the monasteries . He was MP for Thirsk in 1547. In 1547 he married Bess of Hardwick , and the couple began the construction of Chatsworth House in 1552, a project which would not be completed until after his death. His second son William Cavendish (1552–1626) became
256-408: Was appointed High Sheriff of Derbyshire for 1595. He was created Baron Cavendish of Hardwick in 1605, thanks to the representations of his niece, Arbella Stuart . He inherited the bulk of his mother's land in 1608 and purchased Chatsworth from his elder brother Henry the following year. He acquired further property, when Henry died childless in 1616. He participated in the colonisation of
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