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Sir William Cavendish 1505–1557 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 October 1505

Birth Location: Chatsworth, Derbyshire, , England

Death Date: 25 OCT 1557

Death Location: London, City of London, Greater London, England

Father: Thomas Cavendish

Mother: Alice Cavendish

Spouse(s): Lady Hardwick

Children(s): Henry Cavendish, Elisabeth Cavendish, Frances Cavendish, Sir Cavendish, Maria Cavendish, Lord Hartwick, Lucrece Cavendish, Temperance Cavendish

The story of Sir William Cavendish began in 1505 in Chatsworth, Derbyshire, , England. Sir William Cavendish married Lady Elizabeth Bess Countess Of Shrewsbury Hardwick, and had children including Elisabeth Cavendish, Frances Cavendish, Henry William Baron Of Hardwick Cavendish, Lord Willem Cavendish Van Hartwick, Lucrece Cavendish, Maria Cavendish, Sir Charles Karel Cavendish, Temperance Cavendish. Sir William Cavendish passed away in 1557 in London, City of London, Greater London, England.

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  • The story of Sir William Cavendish began in 1505 in Chatsworth, Derbyshire, , England.
  • Sir William Cavendish married Lady Elizabeth Bess Countess Of Shrewsbury Hardwick, and had children including Elisabeth Cavendish, Frances Cavendish, Henry William Baron Of Hardwick Cavendish, Lord Willem Cavendish Van Hartwick, Lucrece Cavendish, Maria Cavendish, Sir Charles Karel Cavendish, Temperance Cavendish.
  • Sir William Cavendish passed away in 1557 in London, City of London, Greater London, England.

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Sir Cavendish's Ancestors

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Sir Cavendish
1505–1557
Birth Place: Chatsworth, Derbyshire, , England
Parents
Thomas Cavendish
1474–1524
Cavendish, St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England
Alice Cavendish
1476–1515
Cavendish, St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England
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Sir Cavendish's Descendants

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Sir (William) Cavendish (25 October 1505–25 OCT 1557) m. Lady (Elizabeth Bess Countess of Shrewsbury) Hardwick (27 Jul 1527–13 February 1608)
  1. 1. Henry ("William" Baron of Hardwick) Cavendish 1550–1616 m. Anne (de) Keighley 1566–1639
    1. 1. William (2nd Earl of Devonshire) Cavendish 1590–1628 m. Lady (Christiann Christine) Bruce 1595–1675
      1. 1. Lord (William The Right Honourable CAVENDISH of Hardwick, 3rd Earl of) Devonshire 1617–1684 m. Elizabeth Cecil 1619–1689
        1. 1. Lady (Anne Countess Of Exeter Cavendish) Cecil 1649–1704 m. Lord (Charles) Rich 1643–1664
        2. 2. William (1st Duke of Devonshire) Cavendish 1640–1707 m. Lady (Mary Duchess Cavendish) Butler 1646–1710
      2. 2. Anne (Countess Of Warwick) Cavendish 1611–1638 m. Robert (3rd Earl of Warwick) Rich 1611–1659
        1. 1. Robert Rich 1634–1658
      3. 3. Charles Cavendish 1620–1643
    2. 2. Bride Keighlie –1640
  2. 2. Elisabeth Cavendish 1555–1582
  3. 3. Frances Cavendish 1548–1632
  4. 4. Sir (Charles Karel) Cavendish 1553–1617
  5. 5. Maria Cavendish 1550–1632
  6. 6. Lord (Willem Cavendish van) Hartwick 1552–1625
  7. 7. Lucrece Cavendish 1556–1556
  8. 8. Temperance Cavendish 1549–1550

Sir Cavendish's Timeline

2 Records

1505
25 October 1505
Birth of Sir William Cavendish in Chatsworth, Derbyshire, , England
Chatsworth, Derbyshire, , England
1557
25 OCT 1557
Age 52
Death of Sir William Cavendish in Chatsworth Manor, Derbyshire, , England
Chatsworth Manor, Derbyshire, , England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 October 1505
    Event Place: Chatsworth, Derbyshire, , England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 OCT 1557
    Event Place: Chatsworth Manor, Derbyshire, , England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: London, City of London, Greater London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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