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William 2nd Earl of Devonshire Cavendish 1590–1628 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1590

Birth Location: Chatsworth Manor, Hardwicke, Derbyshire, England

Death Date: 20 Jun 1628

Death Location: Derby, Derby Unitary Authority, Derbyshire, England

Father: Henry Cavendish

Mother: Anne Keighley

Spouse(s): Lady Bruce

Children(s): Lord Devonshire, Anne Cavendish, Charles Cavendish

In 1590, William 2nd Earl of Devonshire Cavendish entered the world in Chatsworth Manor, Hardwicke, Derbyshire, England, born to Henry William Baron Of Hardwick Cavendish And Anne De Keighley. William 2nd Earl of Devonshire Cavendish married Lady Christiann Christine Bruce, and had children including Anne Countess Of Warwick Cavendish, Charles Cavendish, Lord William The Right Honourable Cavendish Of Hardwick 3Rd Earl Of Devonshire. William 2nd Earl of Devonshire Cavendish passed away in 1628 in Derby, Derby Unitary Authority, Derbyshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1590, William 2nd Earl of Devonshire Cavendish entered the world in Chatsworth Manor, Hardwicke, Derbyshire, England, born to Henry William Baron Of Hardwick Cavendish And Anne De Keighley.
  • William 2nd Earl of Devonshire Cavendish married Lady Christiann Christine Bruce, and had children including Anne Countess Of Warwick Cavendish, Charles Cavendish, Lord William The Right Honourable Cavendish Of Hardwick 3Rd Earl Of Devonshire.
  • William 2nd Earl of Devonshire Cavendish passed away in 1628 in Derby, Derby Unitary Authority, Derbyshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Cavendish's Ancestors

Self
William Cavendish
1590–1628
Birth Place: Chatsworth Manor, Hardwicke, Derbyshire, England
Parents
Henry "William" Baron of Hardwick Cavendish
1550–1616
Hardwick, Derbyshire, England
Anne (de) Keighley
1566–1639
Keighley, West Yorklshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (William) Cavendish
1505–1557
Chatsworth, Derbyshire, , England
Lady (Elizabeth Bess Countess of Shrewsbury) Hardwick
1527–1608
Ault Hucknull, Hardwick, Derby, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
Henry Kighley
1542–1567
Keighley, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Cavendish
1474–1524
Alice Cavendish
1476–1515
John Hardwick
1495–1526
Elizabeth Leake
1498–1570
Henry Keighley
1525–1553
Elizabeth Osbaldeston
1528–1683
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Kighley
1451–1526
Cicely Boteler
1500–1551
Sir Osbaldeston
1469–1543
Ellen Tildesley
1503–1560

William Cavendish's Descendants

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William (2nd Earl of Devonshire) Cavendish (1590–20 Jun 1628) m. Lady (Christiann Christine) Bruce (28 Dec 1595–16 Jan 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
      1. 1. William (2nd Duke of Devonshire) Cavendish 1672–1729
      2. 2. Lord (James) Cavendish 1681–1751
      3. 3. Henry (Cavendish) MP 1673–1700
      4. 4. Elizabeth Cavendish 1677–1741
  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

William Cavendish's Timeline

8 Records

1590
1590
Birth of William 2nd Earl of Devonshire Cavendish in Chatsworth Manor, Hardwicke, Derbyshire, England
Chatsworth Manor, Hardwicke, Derbyshire, England
1590
1590
Birth of William 2nd Earl of Devonshire Cavendish
None
1590
1590
Birth of William 2nd Earl of Devonshire Cavendish
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1590
1590
Birth of William 2nd Earl of Devonshire Cavendish
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1628
20 Jun 1628
Age 38
Death of William 2nd Earl of Devonshire Cavendish in Bishopsgate, London, Middlesex, England
Bishopsgate, London, Middlesex, England
1628
20 Jun 1628
Age 38
Death of William 2nd Earl of Devonshire Cavendish
None
1628
20 Jun 1628
Age 38
Death of William 2nd Earl of Devonshire Cavendish
None
1628
20 Jun 1628
Age 38
Death of William 2nd Earl of Devonshire Cavendish
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1590
    Event Place: Chatsworth Manor, Hardwicke, Derbyshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1590
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1590
    Record Source: Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1590

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Jun 1628
    Event Place: Bishopsgate, London, Middlesex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Jun 1628
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Jun 1628
    Record Source: Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Jun 1628

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Derby, Derby Unitary Authority, Derbyshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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