William Cavendish 1592-1676
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William CAVENDISH, 1st Duke of Newcastle 1592-1676
Biographical Note
Husband of Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle (1623?-73).
Henry Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Newcastle 1630-91 John Holles, 3rd Duke of Newcastle 1662-1711
Books
The libraries of Cavendish, Henry Cavendish, 2nd Duke (1630-91) and John Holles, 3rd Duke (1622-1711) were sold at fixed price in London, 2.3.1719 (3244 lots). The 3rd Duke used several engraved armorial bookplates. Margaret is best remembered for her writings; no particular personal library of hers has been identified but some of her reading has been deduced from the contents of the sale catalogue.
Sources
- Crawford, J. Margaret Cavendish’s books, in L. Knight (ed), Women’s bookscapes in early modern Britain, Ann Arbor, 2018, 94-114.
- Hulse, Lynn. "Cavendish, William, first duke of Newcastle upon Tyne (bap. 1593, d. 1676), writer, patron, and royalist army officer." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
- Franks 15108-9/*20.