Biography of Margaret Cavendish Duchess Newcastle upon Tyne 1661-1716

In 1652 [her father] Henry Cavendish 2nd Duke Newcastle upon Tyne (age 21) and [her mother] Frances Pierrepont Duchess Newcastle upon Tyne 1630-1695 (age 21) were married. He the son of William Cavendish 1st Duke Newcastle upon Tyne (age 59) and Elizabeth Bassett Countess Newcastle upon Tyne. They were second cousin once removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King Edward IV of England.

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On 22 Oct 1661 Margaret Cavendish Duchess Newcastle upon Tyne was born to Henry Cavendish 2nd Duke Newcastle upon Tyne (age 31) and Frances Pierrepont Duchess Newcastle upon Tyne 1630-1695 (age 31).

On 21 May 1688 Thomas Pelham 1st Baron Pelham of Laughton (age 35) and [her future sister-in-law] Grace Holles Baroness Pelham were married. She the daughter of Gilbert Holles 3rd Earl de Clare 1633-1689 (age 55) and Grace Pierrepont Countess de Clare 1633-1702 (age 55).

On 16 Jan 1689 Gilbert Holles 3rd Earl de Clare 1633-1689 (age 55) died. His son [her future husband] John Holles 1st Duke Newcastle upon Tyne (age 27) succeeded 4th Earl Clare.

On 01 Mar 1690 John Holles 1st Duke Newcastle upon Tyne (age 28) and Margaret Cavendish Duchess Newcastle upon Tyne (age 28) were married. She by marriage Countess Clare. She the daughter of Henry Cavendish 2nd Duke Newcastle upon Tyne (age 59) and Frances Pierrepont Duchess Newcastle upon Tyne 1630-1695 (age 59). He the son of Gilbert Holles 3rd Earl de Clare 1633-1689 and Grace Pierrepont Countess de Clare 1633-1702 (age 57). They were first cousins.

In 1694 [her husband] John Holles 1st Duke Newcastle upon Tyne (age 31) was created 1st Duke Newcastle upon Tyne. Margaret Cavendish Duchess Newcastle upon Tyne (age 32) by marriage Duchess Newcastle upon Tyne.

On 11 Feb 1694 [her daughter] Henrietta Cavendish Holles Countess of Oxford and Mortimer 1694-1755 was born to [her husband] John Holles 1st Duke Newcastle upon Tyne (age 32) and Margaret Cavendish Duchess Newcastle upon Tyne (age 32). Coefficient of inbreeding 6.45%.

On 23 Sep 1695 [her mother] Frances Pierrepont Duchess Newcastle upon Tyne 1630-1695 (age 65) died.

On 13 Sep 1700 [her sister-in-law] Grace Holles Baroness Pelham died.

On 15 Jul 1711 [her husband] John Holles 1st Duke Newcastle upon Tyne (age 49) died. Duke Newcastle upon Tyne, Earl Clare extinct.

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On 24 Dec 1716 Margaret Cavendish Duchess Newcastle upon Tyne (age 55) died. She was buried in the St Mary and St Laurence's Church, Bolsover [Map].

1728. St Mary and St Laurence's Church, Bolsover [Map]. Monument to [her father] Henry Cavendish 2nd Duke Newcastle upon Tyne, [her mother] Frances Pierrepont Duchess Newcastle upon Tyne 1630-1695 and their daughter Margaret Cavendish Duchess Newcastle upon Tyne, and [her uncle] Charles Cavendish and Charles Cavendish sculpted by Francis Bird (age 61).

Charles Cavendish: Around 1626 he was born to William Cavendish 1st Duke Newcastle upon Tyne (age 33) and Elizabeth Bassett Countess Newcastle upon Tyne (age 34). In Jun 1659 Charles Cavendish (age 33) died.

Charles Cavendish: He was born to William Cavendish 3rd Earl Devonshire and Elizabeth Cecil Countess Devonshire 1619-1689. On 03 Mar 1671 he died.

Family Trees of Margaret Cavendish Duchess Newcastle upon Tyne 1661-1716

Paternal Family Tree: Cavendish

Maternal Family Tree: Eleanor Gifford 1575

Royal Ancestors of Margaret Cavendish Duchess Newcastle upon Tyne 1661-1716

Kings Wessex: Great x 19 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 14 Grand Daughter of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd 1100-1170

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 20 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 15 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys 1047-1132

Kings England: Great x 6 Grand Daughter of King Edward IV of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 14 Grand Daughter of William "Lion" I King Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 15 Grand Daughter of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 12 Grand Daughter of Philip "The Fair" IV King France

Royal Descendants of Margaret Cavendish Duchess Newcastle upon Tyne 1661-1716

Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom x 1

King Charles III x 1

William Windsor Prince of Wales 1982- x 1

Ancestors of Margaret Cavendish Duchess Newcastle upon Tyne 1661-1716

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Cavendish

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Cavendish 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Scudamore 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Cavendish 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Carrington Smith

Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Smith

Great x 1 Grandfather: Charles Cavendish 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Hardwick

Great x 2 Grandmother: Bess of Hardwick Countess Shrewsbury and Waterford

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Leeke of Hasland

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Leeke

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Vaux

GrandFather: William Cavendish 1st Duke Newcastle upon Tyne 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward IV of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Ogle 4th Baron Ogle 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Ogle 5th Baron Ogle Great Grand Son of King Edward IV of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Lumley Baroness Ogle Grand Daughter of King Edward IV of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Cuthbert Ogle 7th Baron Ogle 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward IV of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Catherine Ogle 8th Baroness Ogle 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward IV of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Reginald Carnaby

Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine Carnaby Baroness Ogle 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Forster III

Great x 3 Grandmother: Dorothy Forster 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothy Ogle 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Father: Henry Cavendish 2nd Duke Newcastle upon Tyne 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward IV of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Bassett 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Bassett 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Meverell 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Bassett 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: William Bassett 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Ralph Fitzherbert 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Anthony Fitzherbert 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Marshall

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Fitzherbert 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Cotton

Great x 3 Grandmother: Maud aka Matilda Cotton

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Brereton

GrandMother: Elizabeth Bassett Countess Newcastle upon Tyne 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Margaret Cavendish Duchess Newcastle upon Tyne 1661-1716 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward IV of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Pierrepont 8 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: George Pierrepont 9 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Empson

Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Pierrepont 10 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Thwaites

Great x 3 Grandmother: Winifred Thwaites

Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert Pierrepont 1st Earl Kingston 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Cavendish 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Cavendish 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Smith

Great x 2 Grandmother: Frances Cavendish 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Hardwick

Great x 3 Grandmother: Bess of Hardwick Countess Shrewsbury and Waterford

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Leeke

GrandFather: William Pierrepont of Thoresby 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Talbot 5th Earl of Shrewsbury 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: George Talbot 6th Earl of Shrewsbury 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Dacre 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Talbot 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Manners 1st Earl of Rutland 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Gertrude Manners Countess Shrewsbury and Waterford 1525-1567 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Paston Countess Rutland

Great x 1 Grandmother: Gertrude Talbot Baroness Pierrepont Holme Pierrepoint 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Rayner

Mother: Frances Pierrepont Duchess Newcastle upon Tyne 1630-1695 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Harries of Cruckton in Shropshire

Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Harries aka Harris 1st Baronet

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Prowde of Sutton

Great x 2 Grandmother: Eleanor Prowde

GrandMother: Elizabeth Harries aka Harris

Great x 2 Grandfather: Roger Gifford Physican

Great x 1 Grandmother: Eleanor Gifford