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Personal data William Cavendish 

  • He was born in the year 1505.
  • Profession: Treasurer of the King's Chamber.
  • He died on October 25, 1557, he was 52 years old.
  • A child of Thomas Cavendish and Alice Smith

Household of William Cavendish

(1) He is married to Margaret Bostock.

They got married in the year 1532, he was 27 years old.


Child(ren):



(2) He is married to Elizabeth Hardwick.

They got married on August 20, 1547, he was 42 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Frances Cavendish  1548-1632 
  2. Henry Cavendish  1550-1616 
  3. William Cavendish  1552-1626 
  4. Charles Cavendish  1553-1617 
  5. Elizabeth Cavendish  1555-1582 
  6. Mary Cavendish  1556-1632 


Notes about William Cavendish

of Chatsworth.
One of the Royal Commissioners employed in the business of dissolving the monasteries.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of William Cavendish

Thomas Cavendish
????-1477
Catherine Scudamore
????-1489
Alice Smith
????-1515

William Cavendish
1505-1557

(1) 1532

Margaret Bostock
????-1540

Anne Cavendish
????-
(2) 1547

Elizabeth Hardwick
1521-1608

Frances Cavendish
1548-1632
Henry Cavendish
1550-1616
William Cavendish
1552-1626
Charles Cavendish
1553-1617
Elizabeth Cavendish
1555-1582
Mary Cavendish
1556-1632

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Day of marriage August 20, 1547

  • Graaf Karel II (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1515 till 1555 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1547: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 13 » Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, is sentenced to death for treason, on the grounds of having quartered his arms to make them similar to those of the King, Henry VIII of England.
    • January 16 » Grand Duke Ivan IV of Muscovy becomes the first Tsar of Russia, replacing the 264-year-old Grand Duchy of Moscow with the Tsardom of Russia.
    • January 28 » Edward VI, the nine-year-old son of Henry VIII, becomes King of England on his father's death.
    • February 20 » Edward VI of England is crowned King of England at Westminster Abbey.
    • April 24 » Battle of Mühlberg. Duke of Alba, commanding Spanish-Imperial forces of Charles I of Spain, defeats the troops of Schmalkaldic League.
    • September 10 » The Battle of Pinkie, the last full-scale military confrontation between England and Scotland, resulting in a decisive victory for the forces of Edward VI.

Day of death October 25, 1557

  • Graaf Filips III (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1555 till 1581 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1557: Source: Wikipedia
    • April 30 » Mapuche leader Lautaro is killed by Spanish forces at the Battle of Mataquito in Chile.
    • July 6 » King Philip II of Spain, consort of Queen Mary I of England, sets out from Dover to war with France, which eventually resulted in the loss of the City of Calais, the last English possession on the continent, and Mary I never seeing her husband again.
    • August 10 » Battle of St. Quentin: Spanish victory over the French in the Italian War of 1551–59.
    • August 27 » The Battle of St. Quentin results in Emmanuel Philibert becoming Duke of Savoy.


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