Henry Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne

The Duke of Newcastle.

Henry Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, KG, PC (24 June 1630 – 26 July 1691), styled Viscount Mansfield until 1676, was the only son of the William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne and his first wife, Elizabeth Basset. His maternal grandparents were William Basset and Judith Austen, daughter of Thomas Austen.

In 1652, Henry married Frances Pierrepont (b. 1 September 1630 in Thoresby, Nottinghamshire, England, d. 23 September 1695 in London, England) and they had six children:

• Lady Elizabeth Cavendish (1654–1734), known as the 'Mad Duchess', who married firstly Christopher Monck, 2nd Duke of Albemarle; no issue. She married secondly Ralph Montagu, 1st Duke of Montagu; no issue.
• Henry Cavendish, Earl of Ogle (1659 – 1 November 1680), who married Elizabeth Seymour, Duchess of Somerset on 27 March 1679; no issue.
• Lady Frances Cavendish (25 June 1660 – 4 February 1690), who married John Campbell, 2nd Earl of Breadalbane and Holland (19 November 1662 – 23 February 1752) before 1690; no issue.
• Lady Margaret Cavendish (22 October 1661 – 24 December 1716), who married John Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne on 1 March 1690 and had issue. (This being the second creation of the dukedom in 1694 after the first became extinct in 1691).
• Lady Catherine Cavendish (14 January 1665 – 20 April 1712), who married Thomas Tufton, 6th Earl of Thanet on 14 August 1684 and had issue.
• Lady Arabella Cavendish (19 August 1673 – 4 June 1698), who married Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland on 12 January 1695 and had issue.

Before his accession to his father's dukedom, he served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Derbyshire and Northumberland.

The department of Manuscripts and Special Collections, The University of Nottingham holds a number of papers relating to the 2nd Duke of Newcastle: the Cavendish Papers (Pw 1), part of the Portland (Welbeck) Collection, includes some of his personal papers; and the Newcastle (Clumber) Collection (Ne) includes estate papers and family settlements from the time of the 2nd Duke.

Styles from birth to death

Welbeck Abbey in the 17th century

• Viscount Mansfield (1630–1660)
• Viscount Mansfield, MP (1660–1676)
• His Grace The Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne (1676–1677)
• His Grace The Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, KG (1677–1679)
• His Grace The Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, KG, PC (1679–1691)

External links

• Biography of Henry Cavendish, with links to online catalogues

Parliament of England
Preceded by Unknown	Member of Parliament for Derbyshire with John Ferrers 1660–1661	Succeeded by Lord Cavendish John Frescheville
Preceded by Sir William Fenwick, Bt Ralph Delaval	Member of Parliament for Northumberland with Sir William Fenwick, Bt 1661–1676	Succeeded by Sir Ralph Delaval, Bt Sir John Fenwick, Bt
Court offices
Preceded by Unknown	Master of the Robes 1660–1662	Succeeded by Hon. Laurence Hyde
Military offices
Preceded by The Lord Widdrington	Governor of Berwick-upon-Tweed 1675–1686	Succeeded by The Lord Widdrington
Honorary titles
Preceded by The Earl of Northumberland	Lord Lieutenant of Northumberland jointly with The Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1670–1676 1670–1689	Succeeded by The Earl of Scarbrough
Preceded by The Lord Widdrington	Custos Rotulorum of Northumberland 1675–1688
Preceded by The Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne	Custos Rotulorum of Derbyshire 1677–1689	Succeeded by The Earl of Devonshire
	Lord Lieutenant and Custos Rotulorum of Nottinghamshire 1677–1689	Succeeded by The Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull
Preceded by The Earl of Mulgrave	Lord Lieutenant of the East Riding of Yorkshire 1688–1689
Preceded by The Viscount Fairfax of Emley	Lord Lieutenant of the North Riding of Yorkshire 1688–1689	Succeeded by The Earl Fauconberg
Preceded by Lord Thomas Howard	Lord Lieutenant of the West Riding of Yorkshire 1688–1689	Succeeded by The Marquess of Carmarthen
Legal offices
Preceded by The Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne	Justice in Eyre north of the Trent 1677–1689	Succeeded by The Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull
Peerage of England
Preceded by William Cavendish	Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1676–1691	Extinct