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  2. William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle upon Tyne, KG, KB, PC ( c. 16 December 1593 – 25 December 1676), who after 1665 styled himself as Prince William Cavendish, was an English courtier and supporter of the arts. He was a renowned horse breeder, as well as being patron of the playwright Ben Jonson and the intellectual group known as the ...

  3. William Cavendish, 1st duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne (born c. 1593—died December 25, 1676, Welbeck, Nottinghamshire, England) was a Royalist commander during the English Civil Wars and a noted patron of poets, dramatists, and other writers. The son of Sir Charles Cavendish, he attended St. John’s College, Cambridge, and through inheritances ...

  4. Manuscripts and Special Collections. Biography of William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle upon Tyne (1593-1676) William was the only surviving son and heir of Sir Charles Cavendish, the 3rd son of Bess of Hardwick by her 2nd husband, Sir William Cavendish. He was educated at St John's College, Cambridge and became a favoured courtier of Charles I.

  5. William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle upon Tyne, KG, KB, PC ( c. 16 December 1593 – 25 December 1676), who after 1665 styled himself as Prince William Cavendish, was an English courtier and supporter of the arts.

  6. May 23, 2018 · Newcastle, William Cavendish, 1st duke of (1593–1676). Newcastle was one of the leading royalist commanders during the Civil War. A man of vast estates in Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire, he made spectacular progress up the peerage ladder, moving from viscount (1620), to earl (1628), marquis (1643), and finally duke in 1665.

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