- Henry Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Henry Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, KG, PC (
24 June 1630 –26 July 1691 ), styled Viscount Mansfield until 1676, was the only son of the 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne and his first wife, Elizabeth Basset. His maternal grandparents were William Basset and Judith Austen, daughter of Thomas Austen.In 1652, Henry married Frances Pierrepont (b. September 1, 1630 in Thoresby, Nottinghamshire, England, d. September 23, 1695 in London, England) and they had six children:
*Lady Elizabeth Cavendish (1654–1734), known as the 'Mad Duchess', who married firstly the 2nd Duke of Albemarle; no issue. She married secondly the 1st Duke of Montagu; no issue.
*Henry Cavendish, Earl of Ogle (1659–1 November 1680 ), who married Lady Elizabeth Percy on27 March 1679 ; no issue.
*Lady Frances Cavendish (25 June 1660 –4 February 1690 ), who married the 2nd Earl of Breadalbane and Holland (19 November 1662 -23 February 1752 ) before 1690; no issue.
*Lady Margaret Cavendish (22 October 1661 - 24 December 1716), who married the 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne on1 March 1690 and had issue.
*Lady Catherine Cavendish (14 January 1665 –20 April 1712 ), who married the 6th Earl of Thanet on14 August 1684 and had issue.
*Lady Arabella Cavendish (19 August 1673 –4 June 1698 ), who married the 3rd Earl of Sunderland on12 January 1695 and had issue.Before his accession to his father's dukedom, he served as MP for Derbyshire and Northumberland.
The department of
Manuscripts and Special Collections, The University of Nottingham 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.tyles from birth to death
*Viscount Mansfield (1630-1660)
*Viscount Mansfield, MP (1660-1676)
*"His Grace" The Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne (1676-1677)
*"His Grace" The Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, KG (1677-1679)
*"His Grace" The Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, KG, PC (1679-1691)External links
* [http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/mss/collections/family-estate/collections/newcastle/2ndnewcastle_upon_tyne.phtml Biography of Henry Cavendish, with links to online catalogues]
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