William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 1st Marquess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, English courtier and landowner, 2nd Earl of Devonshire, Member of Parliament for Derbyshire before succeeding to the earldom, high bailiff of Tutbury.
Dates: 1592–1676
Biography
English nobleman identified in the supplied account as the recipient of Egmanton and other properties left by the fourth Earl of Clare.
Notes / Sources
British Armorial Bindings, William Cavendish, 2nd Earl of Devonshire, Stamp 1. — https://armorial.bibsoc.org.uk/ordinaries/saltire-engrailed4658.html?page=2
Chatsworth House Trust, Meet the Devonshire Family. — https://www.chatsworth.org/visit-chatsworth/chatsworth-estate/history-of-chatsworth/meet-the-devonshire-family/
Cracroft's Peerage, Devonshire, Earl of (E, 1618). — https://www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk/devonshire1618.htm
Westminster Abbey, William and Margaret Cavendish. — https://www.westminster-abbey.org/abbey-commemorations/commemorations/william-margaret-cavendish
Family / Armorial Context
Family / cadet branch: Senior Devonshire Cavendish line
Father: William Cavendish, 1st Earl of Devonshire
Mother: Anne Keighley
Spouse(s): Christian Bruce, Countess of Devonshire
Children / next generation: Anne Cavendish, later Countess of Warwick; William Cavendish, 3rd Earl of Devonshire; Charles Cavendish; Henry Cavendish
Armorial Registry
Cavendish of Devonshire — William Cavendish, 2nd Earl, parent armorial context
Branch: Senior Devonshire line of Cavendish of Chatsworth
Issued / recorded: 1590
Record history (latest 1)
- Updated crest/arms.
3 Sep 2026, 10:32 UTC · Registry system
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