Charles Cavendish 1620-1643

On 10th April 1608 [his father] William Cavendish 2nd Earl Devonshire [aged 18] and [his mother] Christian Bruce Countess Devonshire were married. He the son of [his grandfather] William Cavendish 1st Earl Devonshire [aged 55] and [his grandmother] Anne Keighley [aged 45].

On 30th May 1620 Charles Cavendish was born to William Cavendish 2nd Earl Devonshire [aged 30] and Christian Bruce Countess Devonshire.

On 3rd March 1626 [his grandfather] William Cavendish 1st Earl Devonshire [aged 73] died. His succeeded son [his father] William [aged 36] succeeded 2nd Earl Devonshire, 2nd Baron Cavendish Hardwick. [his mother] Christian Bruce Countess Devonshire by marriage Countess Devonshire. On 12th October 1616 Henry Cavendish died. Both were buried at St Peter's Church, Edensor [Map].

The monument was behind the altar in the original church but moved to a separate chapel in the new church.

Monument formed two bodies under a low four-poster with black Ionic columns and black covering slab. The monument has been attributed to Maximilian Colt [aged 51].

On 20th June 1628 [his father] William Cavendish 2nd Earl Devonshire [aged 38] died at Devonshire House. He was buried at Derby Cathedral [Map]. His succeeded son [his brother] William [aged 10] succeeded 3rd Earl Devonshire, 3rd Baron Cavendish Hardwick.

On 9th April 1632 [his brother-in-law] Robert Rich 3rd Earl Warwick [aged 20] and [his sister] Anne Cavendish Countess Warwick [aged 21] were married at Battersea, Surrey. Anne Cavendish Countess Warwick by marriage Countess Warwick. She the daughter of [his father] William Cavendish 2nd Earl Devonshire and [his mother] Christian Bruce Countess Devonshire. He the son of Robert Rich 2nd Earl Warwick [aged 44] and Frances Hatton Countess Warwick.

In 1638 [his sister] Anne Cavendish Countess Warwick [aged 27] died.

On 4th March 1639 [his brother] William Cavendish 3rd Earl Devonshire [aged 21] and [his sister-in-law] Elizabeth Cecil Countess Devonshire [aged 20] were married. Elizabeth Cecil Countess Devonshire by marriage Countess Devonshire. She the daughter of William Cecil 2nd Earl Salisbury [aged 47] and Catherine Howard Countess Salisbury [aged 49]. He the son of [his father] William Cavendish 2nd Earl Devonshire and [his mother] Christian Bruce Countess Devonshire.

On 23rd March 1643 Charles Cavendish [aged 22] was captured at Grantham [Map].

On 2nd July 1643 Charles Cavendish [aged 23] received the Queen and escorted her to Oxford taking Burton-on-Trent on the way at Newark on Trent, Nottinghamshire [Map].

In 1675 Charles Cavendish was reburied at Derby Cathedral [Map].