Henry Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, KG, PC (24 June 1630 – 26 July 1691), styled Lord Cavendish until 1676, and Viscount Mansfield from 1676, was an English politician who sat in the

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from 1660 to 1676, and then inherited the dukedom. Cavendish was the only son of

William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle upon Tyne, KG, KB, PC (25 December 1676) 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 gr ...

and his first wife, Elizabeth Basset. His maternal grandparents were William Basset and Judith Austen, daughter of Thomas Austen. After the Restoration of the Monarchy he was appointed Master of the Robes (June 1660–62) and a Gentleman of the Bedchamber (1662–68). In April 1660, Lord Mansfield was elected

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(MP) for

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in the Convention Parliament. He was elected MP for

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in 1661 for the

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. In 1676 he inherited the title of

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and the family seats of

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and

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on the death of his father and was invested a

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in 1677. He died in 1691, leaving no surviving male heir and thus the dukedom became extinct. Welbeck Abbey and other East Midlands estates passed to his favourite daughter Margaret, who had married John Holles, for whom the dukedom was recreated in 1694. The bequest was unsuccessfully contested by Cavendish's other daughters.

Family

In 1652, Henry married Frances Pierrepont (b. 1 September 1630 in Thoresby, Nottinghamshire, d. 23 September 1695 in London), daughter of The Hon. William Pierrepont (who was the son of

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), and they had six children: *

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(1654–1734), known as the 'Mad Duchess', who married firstly

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; no issue. She married secondly

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; no issue. *Lady Frances Cavendish (25 June 1660 – 4 February 1690), who married

John Campbell, 2nd Earl of Breadalbane and Holland John Campbell, 2nd Earl of Breadalbane and Holland (19 November 1662 – 23 February 1752) a Scottish nobleman born in Breadalbane to John Campbell, 1st Earl of Breadalbane and Holland and Lady Mary Rich. In 1685 he married Lady Frances Cavendish ...

(19 November 1662 – 23 February 1752) before 1690; no issue. * Lady Margaret Cavendish (22 October 1661 – 24 December 1716), who married

John Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne John Holles, Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, KG, PC (9 January 1662 – 15 July 1711) was an English peer. Early life Holles was born in Edwinstowe, Nottinghamshire, the son of the 3rd Earl of Clare and his wife Grace Pierrepont. Grace was a d ...

on 1 March 1690 and had issue. (This was the second creation of the dukedom in 1694 after the first became extinct in 1691). *Henry Cavendish, Earl of Ogle (19 January 1663 – 1 November 1680), who married

Lady Elizabeth Percy John Clifford, 7th Baron de Clifford (c. 1389 – 13 March 1422), also known as John, Lord Clifford, 7th Lord of the Honor of Skipton, KG, was an English peer. He was killed at the siege of Meaux, France. Family John Clifford, born about 138 ...

on 27 March 1679; no issue. In accordance with his

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, he adopted the surname of Percy in lieu of his patronymic.
Collins, Arthur, Peerage of England, Volume 4
', London, 1756, p.186] However he died the following year and was buried in the parish church at the Percy seat of Petworth. *Lady Catherine Cavendish (14 January 1665 – 20 April 1712), who married

Thomas Tufton, 6th Earl of Thanet Thomas Tufton, 6th Earl of Thanet, 18th Baron de Clifford PC (30 August 1644 – 30 July 1729)G. E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors. The Complete Peerage of England, ...

on 14 August 1684 and had issue. *Lady Arabella Cavendish (19 August 1673 – 4 June 1698), who married

Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland, KG, PC (23 April 167519 April 1722), known as Lord Spencer from 1688 to 1702, was an English statesman and nobleman from the Spencer family. He served as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (1714–1717), Lord P ...

on 12 January 1695 and had issue. The department of

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holds a number of papers relating to the 2nd Duke of Newcastle: the Cavendish Papers (Pw 1), part of the Portland (Welbeck) Collection, includes some of his personal papers; and the Newcastle (Clumber) Collection (Ne) includes estate papers and family settlements from the time of the 2nd Duke.

References

External links

Biography of Henry Cavendish, with links to online catalogues
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