William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle

English polymath and aristocrat

Date of Birth: 06-Dec-1592

Place of Birth: Handsworth, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 25-Dec-1676

Profession: writer, poet, politician, soldier

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle upon Tyne KG KB PC (6 December 1592 – 25 December 1676) was an English polymath and aristocrat, having been a poet, equestrian, playwright, swordsman, politician, architect, diplomat and soldier.
The Cavendish family had a good relationship with the ruling Stuart Monarchy.
The family gained prominence after he was invested as a Knight of the Bath, and then inherited his father's Northern England estates. At first a courtier of James I of England, Cavendish would later strike up friendships with Charles I of England and his wife Henrietta Maria for whom he hosted lavish banquets.
Created Marquess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, he was entrusted with the education of the royal couple's son, the future Charles II of England.
Newcastle was a staunch royalist helping to fund the king in his Bishops' Wars.
During the English Civil War he was made a general for the struggle in the North of England against the Roundheads. After the defeat at Marston Moor in 1644, Newcastle went into self-imposed exile.
The next year he married the English poet, dramatist, philosopher, and natural scientist Margaret Lucas.
He returned to England with the English Restoration when he was created Duke of Newcastle.
The Duchess of Newcastle died in 1673.
The Duke himself died three years later.

William Larkin (1580–1619)
Alternative names	Master of the Curtain
Description	British painter
Date of birth/death	1580s date QS:P,+1580-00-00T00:00:00Z/8	1619
Location of birth/death	London	London
Work period	1609-1619
Work location	England
Authority control	: Q2662852 VIAF: 95841338 ISNI: 0000 0000 7855 9155 ULAN: 500000098 LCCN: nr95026146 Oxford Dict.: 37657 WorldCat