William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire

William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire KG PC (25 January 1640 – 18 August 1707) was an English soldier, politician and Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1661 to 1684 when he inherited the peerage as Earl of Devonshire. He was created Duke of Devonshire in 1694.

Life[]

Cavendish was the son of William Cavendish, 3rd Earl of Devonshire and his wife Lady Elizabeth Cecil. In 1661, he was elected Member of Parliament for Derbyshire in the Cavalier Parliament.^[1] He was a Whig under Charles II of England and James II of England and was leader of the anti-court and anti-Catholic party in the House of Commons, where he served as Lord Cavendish. He was re-elected MP for Derbyshire in the two elections of 1679 and in 1681. In 1684 he succeeded to the peerage as Earl of Devonshire on the death of his father and then sat in the House of Lords.^[1] He was a strong supporter of the "Glorious Revolution" of 1688 which brought William III of Orange to the throne, signing as one of the Immortal Seven the invitation to William. After the revolution, Cavendish was a leading Whig, serving as William's Lord Steward, and was created the Duke of Devonshire (1694) and also Marquess of Hartington in recognition for his services. He rebuilt Chatsworth House. Cavendish was given an honorary MA by the University of Cambridge in 1705.^[2]

Family[]

Cavendish married Lady Mary Butler (1646–1710), daughter of James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde and his wife, Lady Elizabeth Preston, on 26 October 1662. They had four children:

Lady Elizabeth Cavendish (1670–1741), married Sir John Wentworth, 1st Baronet and had issue
William Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Devonshire (c. 1672 – 4 June 1729)
Lord Henry Cavendish (1673 – 10 May 1700)
Lord James Cavendish (d. 14 December 1751)

References[]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 History of Parliament Online - Cavendish, William, Lord Cavendish
↑ "Cavendish, William (CVNS705W)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge. http://venn.lib.cam.ac.uk/cgi-bin/search.pl?sur=&suro=c&fir=&firo=c&cit=&cito=c&c=all&tex=%22CVNS705W%22&sye=&eye=&col=all&maxcount=50.

Parliament of England
Preceded by Viscount Mansfield John Ferrers	Member of Parliament for Derbyshire 1661–1684 With: John Frescheville 1661–1665 John Milward 1665–1670 William Sacheverell 1670–1684	Succeeded by Sir Robert Coke, 2nd Baronet Sir Gilbert Clarke
Political offices
Preceded by The Duke of Ormonde	Lord Steward 1689–1707	Succeeded by The Duke of Devonshire
Honorary titles
Preceded by The Earl of Huntingdon	Lord Lieutenant of Derbyshire 1689–1707	Succeeded by The Duke of Devonshire
Preceded by The Duke of Newcastle	Custos Rotulorum of Derbyshire 1689–1707	Succeeded by The Duke of Devonshire
Preceded by The Viscount Fitzhardinge	Lord Lieutenant of Somerset 1690–1691 Served alongside: The Marquess of Carmarthen The Earl of Dorset	Succeeded by The Duke of Ormonde
Vacant Title last held by The Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull	Lord Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire 1692–1694	Succeeded by The Duke of Newcastle
Legal offices
Preceded by The Earl of Kingston	Justice in Eyre north of the Trent 1690–1707	Succeeded by The Duke of Devonshire
Peerage of England
New creation	Duke of Devonshire 1694–1707	Succeeded by William Cavendish
Preceded by William Cavendish	Earl of Devonshire 1684–1707	Succeeded by William Cavendish

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[HOP-1] 1.0 ^1.1 History of Parliament Online - Cavendish, William, Lord Cavendish

[2] "Cavendish, William (CVNS705W)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge. http://venn.lib.cam.ac.uk/cgi-bin/search.pl?sur=&suro=c&fir=&firo=c&cit=&cito=c&c=all&tex=%22CVNS705W%22&sye=&eye=&col=all&maxcount=50.

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