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William 2nd Duke of Devonshire Cavendish 1672–1729 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1672

Birth Location: Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 4 June 1729

Death Location: London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom

Father: William Cavendish

Mother: Lady Butler

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The story of William 2nd Duke of Devonshire Cavendish began in 1672 in Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom. William 2nd Duke of Devonshire Cavendish passed away in 1729 in London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of William 2nd Duke of Devonshire Cavendish began in 1672 in Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom.
  • William 2nd Duke of Devonshire Cavendish passed away in 1729 in London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom.

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William Cavendish's Ancestors

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William Cavendish
1672–1729
Birth Place: Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
William 1st Duke of Devonshire Cavendish
1640–1707
Derby, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Mary Duchess Cavendish) Butler
1646–1710
Kilkenny Castle, Tipperary, Munster, Ireland
Grandparents
Lord (William The Right Honourable CAVENDISH of Hardwick, 3rd Earl of) Devonshire
1617–1684
Derbyshire, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Cecil
1619–1689
Latimers, Buckinghamshire, England
James (12th Earl And 1st Duke Of Ormond) Butler
1610–1688
Greater London, England
Elizabeth (Preston Barones) Dingwal
1615–1684
Midlothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
William Cavendish
1590–1628
Lady Bruce
1595–1675
William Cecil
1591–1668
Catherine Howard
1590–1673
Thomas Butler
1582–1619
Lady Poyntz
1585–1673
Theobald Butler
1570–1613
Lady Butler
1593–1629
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Cavendish
1550–1616
Anne Keighley
1566–1639
Edward Bruce
1548–1611
Magdalene Clark
1571–1630
Walter Ossington
1559–1633
Helen Butler
1562–1632
John Poyntz
1560–1633
Elizabeth Sydenham
1562–1595
Edmond Butler
1534–1585
Lady Eustace
1539–1573
Thomas Butler
1530–1614
Elizabeth Sheffield
1561–1601

William Cavendish's Timeline

2 Records

1672
1672
Birth of William 2nd Duke of Devonshire Cavendish in Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
1729
4 June 1729
Age 57
Death of William 2nd Duke of Devonshire Cavendish in London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1672
    Event Place: Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 June 1729
    Event Place: London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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