Charles Cavendish (1553 - 1617)

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 4 Apr 1617 at age 63 in Bolsover, Derbyshire [uncertain]

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Biography

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Sir Charles Cavendish, Knt. of Welbeck (b. Nov. 1553 - d. 04 Apr 1617).^[1] was the son of:

• William Cavendish,^[1]
• and his third wife, Elizabeth "Bess" Hardwick, dau. of John Hardwick, widow of Robert Barley

Siblings

• Henry ^[1]
• William^[1]

Marriage

Charles' first wife was Margaret, d. & coh. of Thomas Kitson of Hengrave. He remarried to Catherine, dau. of Cuthbert, 7th Baron Ogle and Catherine Carnaby.^[2]

Kitson

m.1 (1581) Margaret Kitson 1581^[1][3]

Ogle

m.2 (1592) Catherine Ogle, 8th Baroness of Ogle.^[1][2]

children

• (s. & h.) William, 1st Duke of Newcastle^[1]

Death

bur. Bolsover, Derbyshire^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7} Cavendish, Sir Charles (1553-1617), of Welbeck Abbey, Notts. HOP. Web.[1]
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Ogle, H.A. (1902). Ogle and Bothal: A History of the Baronies of Ogle, Bothal, and Hepple, and of the Families of Ogle and Bertram. Print.[2]
3. ↑ dau. and co-h. Thomas Kitson of Hengrave

• Gage, J. (1822). The History and Antiquities of Hengrave, in Suffolk, pp. 184. London: James Carpenter. Google Books.[3]
• "Sir Charles Cavendish, of Welbeck abbey, in Nottinghamshire, brother of William Earl of Devonshire" Space:The History and Antiquities of Hengrave, in Suffolk
• Space: Ogle
• Wikipedia: Bothal Castle
• "Cavalier A Tale of Chivalry, Passion and Great Houses" by Lucy Worsley, chief curator of the Histories Royal Palaces. Bloomsbury USA 2007. Incl 48 illustrations. ISBN 10: 1-59691-358-4 and 13: 978-1-59691-358-5 Her primary source is the Cavendish family papers