William Cavendish (courtier)
(1505-1557)
English politician
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Sir William Cavendish MP (c. 1505 – 25 October 1557) 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 the first Earl of Devonshire, purchasing his title from the impecunious King James I.
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25 October 1557 (aged 52)
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Temperance 2nd child with Bess of Hardwick Female b. 10 Jun 1549 · Age: 476 · 1549- · Celebrity Baby -
Elizabeth Cavendish 6th child with Bess of Hardwick Female b. 31 Mar 1555 d. 16 Jan 1582 · Age: 26 (at death) · 1555-1582 · English noblewoman
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Robert Pierrepont, 1st Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull · Grandson · 1584-1643 · English noble and royalist
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