Individual Details
William "3rd Earl of Devonshire" Cavendish
(10 Oct 1617 - 23 Nov 1684)
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==Biography==William Cavendish, 3rd Earl of Devonshire was born on 10 October 1617.He was the son of William Cavendish, 2nd Earl of Devonshire and Hon. Christian Bruce. He married Lady Elizabeth Cecil, daughter of William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Salisbury and Lady Catherine Howard, circa 4 March 1638/39. He died on 23 November 1684 at age 67.He succeeded his father as the 3rd Earl of Devonshire on 20 June 1628.http://thepeerage.com/p1099.htm#i10989
== William Cavendish, 3rd Earl of Devonshire ==
* Lord Lieutenant of co. Derby, 1638-1642, 1660-1684;
* Commissioner of trade, 1668/1669;
* Knight of the Bath, 1625/1626;
* original [F.R.S.] Fellow of the Royal Society, 1663
===Family===
: m. 1638 Elizabeth Cecil (1520-89). Children:
#Lady Anne Cavendish (1649-1703)#William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire+1 b. 25 Jan 1640/41, d. 18 Aug 1707
===Descendants===
* Queen Elizabeth II's 8-Great Grandfather.
===Occupation===
: active supporter of the King; was with the King in York, 1642. For opposing the attainder of Lord Strafford he was expelled the House and left England 1642 and returned 1645.
===Will===
* proved 10 Apr 1685 and 3 Jul 1708.
===Links===
* [[Wikipedia: William Cavendish, 3rd Earl of Devonshire]]
=== Sources ===
* The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct, or Dormant (1910), Cokayne, George Edward (main author) and Vicary Gibbs, vol. 4 p. 341.
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== William Cavendish, 3rd Earl of Devonshire ==
* Lord Lieutenant of co. Derby, 1638-1642, 1660-1684;
* Commissioner of trade, 1668/1669;
* Knight of the Bath, 1625/1626;
* original [F.R.S.] Fellow of the Royal Society, 1663
===Family===
: m. 1638 Elizabeth Cecil (1520-89). Issue: 2
* William (1640-1707)
* Anne (1649-1703)
===Descendants===
* Queen Elizabeth II's 8-Great Grandfather.
===Occupation===
: active supporter of the King; was with the King in York, 1642. For opposing the attainder of Lord Strafford he was expelled the House and left England 1642 and returned 1645.
===Will===
* proved 10 Apr 1685 and 3 Jul 1708.
===Links===
* [[Wikipedia: William Cavendish, 3rd Earl of Devonshire]]
=== Sources ===
: The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct, or Dormant (1910), Cokayne, George Edward (main author) and Vicary Gibbs, vol. 4 p. 341.
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==Biography==William Cavendish, 3rd Earl of Devonshire was born on 10 October 1617.He was the son of William Cavendish, 2nd Earl of Devonshire and Hon. Christian Bruce. He married Lady Elizabeth Cecil, daughter of William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Salisbury and Lady Catherine Howard, circa 4 March 1638/39. He died on 23 November 1684 at age 67.He succeeded his father as the 3rd Earl of Devonshire on 20 June 1628.http://thepeerage.com/p1099.htm#i10989
== William Cavendish, 3rd Earl of Devonshire ==
* Lord Lieutenant of co. Derby, 1638-1642, 1660-1684;
* Commissioner of trade, 1668/1669;
* Knight of the Bath, 1625/1626;
* original [F.R.S.] Fellow of the Royal Society, 1663
===Family===
: m. 1638 Elizabeth Cecil (1520-89). Children:
#Lady Anne Cavendish (1649-1703)#William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire+1 b. 25 Jan 1640/41, d. 18 Aug 1707
===Descendants===
* Queen Elizabeth II's 8-Great Grandfather.
===Occupation===
: active supporter of the King; was with the King in York, 1642. For opposing the attainder of Lord Strafford he was expelled the House and left England 1642 and returned 1645.
===Will===
* proved 10 Apr 1685 and 3 Jul 1708.
===Links===
* [[Wikipedia: William Cavendish, 3rd Earl of Devonshire]]
=== Sources ===
: The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct, or Dormant (1910), Cokayne, George Edward (main author) and Vicary Gibbs, vol. 4 p. 341.
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==Biography==William Cavendish, 3rd Earl of Devonshire was born on 10 October 1617.He was the son of William Cavendish, 2nd Earl of Devonshire and Hon. Christian Bruce. He married Lady Elizabeth Cecil, daughter of William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Salisbury and Lady Catherine Howard, circa 4 March 1638/39. He died on 23 November 1684 at age 67.He succeeded his father as the 3rd Earl of Devonshire on 20 June 1628.http://thepeerage.com/p1099.htm#i10989
== William Cavendish, 3rd Earl of Devonshire ==
* Lord Lieutenant of co. Derby, 1638-1642, 1660-1684;
* Commissioner of trade, 1668/1669;
* Knight of the Bath, 1625/1626;
* original [F.R.S.] Fellow of the Royal Society, 1663
===Family===
: m. 1638 Elizabeth Cecil (1520-89). Children:
#Lady Anne Cavendish (1649-1703)#William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire+1 b. 25 Jan 1640/41, d. 18 Aug 1707
===Descendants===
* Queen Elizabeth II's 8-Great Grandfather.
===Occupation===
: active supporter of the King; was with the King in York, 1642. For opposing the attainder of Lord Strafford he was expelled the House and left England 1642 and returned 1645.
===Will===
* proved 10 Apr 1685 and 3 Jul 1708.
===Links===
* [[Wikipedia: William Cavendish, 3rd Earl of Devonshire]]
=== Sources ===
: The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct, or Dormant (1910), Cokayne, George Edward (main author) and Vicary Gibbs, vol. 4 p. 341.
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==Biography==William Cavendish, 3rd Earl of Devonshire was born on 10 October 1617.He was the son of William Cavendish, 2nd Earl of Devonshire and Hon. Christian Bruce. He married Lady Elizabeth Cecil, daughter of William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Salisbury and Lady Catherine Howard, circa 4 March 1638/39. He died on 23 November 1684 at age 67.He succeeded his father as the 3rd Earl of Devonshire on 20 June 1628.http://thepeerage.com/p1099.htm#i10989
== William Cavendish, 3rd Earl of Devonshire ==
* Lord Lieutenant of co. Derby, 1638-1642, 1660-1684;
* Commissioner of trade, 1668/1669;
* Knight of the Bath, 1625/1626;
* original [F.R.S.] Fellow of the Royal Society, 1663
===Family===
: m. 1638 Elizabeth Cecil (1520-89). Children:
#Lady Anne Cavendish (1649-1703)#William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire+1 b. 25 Jan 1640/41, d. 18 Aug 1707
===Descendants===
* Queen Elizabeth II's 8-Great Grandfather.
===Occupation===
: active supporter of the King; was with the King in York, 1642. For opposing the attainder of Lord Strafford he was expelled the House and left England 1642 and returned 1645.
===Will===
* proved 10 Apr 1685 and 3 Jul 1708.
===Links===
* [[Wikipedia: William Cavendish, 3rd Earl of Devonshire]]
=== Sources ===
: The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct, or Dormant (1910), Cokayne, George Edward (main author) and Vicary Gibbs, vol. 4 p. 341.
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}
}
==Biography==William Cavendish, 3rd Earl of Devonshire was born on 10 October 1617.He was the son of William Cavendish, 2nd Earl of Devonshire and Hon. Christian Bruce. He married Lady Elizabeth Cecil, daughter of William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Salisbury and Lady Catherine Howard, circa 4 March 1638/39. He died on 23 November 1684 at age 67.He succeeded his father as the 3rd Earl of Devonshire on 20 June 1628.http://thepeerage.com/p1099.htm#i10989
== William Cavendish, 3rd Earl of Devonshire ==
* Lord Lieutenant of co. Derby, 1638-1642, 1660-1684;
* Commissioner of trade, 1668/1669;
* Knight of the Bath, 1625/1626;
* original [F.R.S.] Fellow of the Royal Society, 1663
===Family===
: m. 1638 Elizabeth Cecil (1520-89). Children:
#Lady Anne Cavendish (1649-1703)#William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire+1 b. 25 Jan 1640/41, d. 18 Aug 1707
===Descendants===
* Queen Elizabeth II's 8-Great Grandfather.
===Occupation===
: active supporter of the King; was with the King in York, 1642. For opposing the attainder of Lord Strafford he was expelled the House and left England 1642 and returned 1645.
===Will===
* proved 10 Apr 1685 and 3 Jul 1708.
===Links===
* [[Wikipedia: William Cavendish, 3rd Earl of Devonshire]]
=== Sources ===
* The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct, or Dormant (1910), Cokayne, George Edward (main author) and Vicary Gibbs, vol. 4 p. 341.
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== William Cavendish, 3rd Earl of Devonshire ==
* Lord Lieutenant of co. Derby, 1638-1642, 1660-1684;
* Commissioner of trade, 1668/1669;
* Knight of the Bath, 1625/1626;
* original [F.R.S.] Fellow of the Royal Society, 1663
===Family===
: m. 1638 Elizabeth Cecil (1520-89). Issue: 2
* William (1640-1707)
* Anne (1649-1703)
===Descendants===
* Queen Elizabeth II's 8-Great Grandfather.
===Occupation===
: active supporter of the King; was with the King in York, 1642. For opposing the attainder of Lord Strafford he was expelled the House and left England 1642 and returned 1645.
===Will===
* proved 10 Apr 1685 and 3 Jul 1708.
===Links===
* [[Wikipedia: William Cavendish, 3rd Earl of Devonshire]]
=== Sources ===
: The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct, or Dormant (1910), Cokayne, George Edward (main author) and Vicary Gibbs, vol. 4 p. 341.
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}
}
}
==Biography==William Cavendish, 3rd Earl of Devonshire was born on 10 October 1617.He was the son of William Cavendish, 2nd Earl of Devonshire and Hon. Christian Bruce. He married Lady Elizabeth Cecil, daughter of William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Salisbury and Lady Catherine Howard, circa 4 March 1638/39. He died on 23 November 1684 at age 67.He succeeded his father as the 3rd Earl of Devonshire on 20 June 1628.http://thepeerage.com/p1099.htm#i10989
== William Cavendish, 3rd Earl of Devonshire ==
* Lord Lieutenant of co. Derby, 1638-1642, 1660-1684;
* Commissioner of trade, 1668/1669;
* Knight of the Bath, 1625/1626;
* original [F.R.S.] Fellow of the Royal Society, 1663
===Family===
: m. 1638 Elizabeth Cecil (1520-89). Children:
#Lady Anne Cavendish (1649-1703)#William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire+1 b. 25 Jan 1640/41, d. 18 Aug 1707
===Descendants===
* Queen Elizabeth II's 8-Great Grandfather.
===Occupation===
: active supporter of the King; was with the King in York, 1642. For opposing the attainder of Lord Strafford he was expelled the House and left England 1642 and returned 1645.
===Will===
* proved 10 Apr 1685 and 3 Jul 1708.
===Links===
* [[Wikipedia: William Cavendish, 3rd Earl of Devonshire]]
=== Sources ===
: The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct, or Dormant (1910), Cokayne, George Edward (main author) and Vicary Gibbs, vol. 4 p. 341.
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==Biography==William Cavendish, 3rd Earl of Devonshire was born on 10 October 1617.He was the son of William Cavendish, 2nd Earl of Devonshire and Hon. Christian Bruce. He married Lady Elizabeth Cecil, daughter of William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Salisbury and Lady Catherine Howard, circa 4 March 1638/39. He died on 23 November 1684 at age 67.He succeeded his father as the 3rd Earl of Devonshire on 20 June 1628.http://thepeerage.com/p1099.htm#i10989
== William Cavendish, 3rd Earl of Devonshire ==
* Lord Lieutenant of co. Derby, 1638-1642, 1660-1684;
* Commissioner of trade, 1668/1669;
* Knight of the Bath, 1625/1626;
* original [F.R.S.] Fellow of the Royal Society, 1663
===Family===
: m. 1638 Elizabeth Cecil (1520-89). Children:
#Lady Anne Cavendish (1649-1703)#William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire+1 b. 25 Jan 1640/41, d. 18 Aug 1707
===Descendants===
* Queen Elizabeth II's 8-Great Grandfather.
===Occupation===
: active supporter of the King; was with the King in York, 1642. For opposing the attainder of Lord Strafford he was expelled the House and left England 1642 and returned 1645.
===Will===
* proved 10 Apr 1685 and 3 Jul 1708.
===Links===
* [[Wikipedia: William Cavendish, 3rd Earl of Devonshire]]
=== Sources ===
: The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct, or Dormant (1910), Cokayne, George Edward (main author) and Vicary Gibbs, vol. 4 p. 341.
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}
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==Biography==William Cavendish, 3rd Earl of Devonshire was born on 10 October 1617.He was the son of William Cavendish, 2nd Earl of Devonshire and Hon. Christian Bruce. He married Lady Elizabeth Cecil, daughter of William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Salisbury and Lady Catherine Howard, circa 4 March 1638/39. He died on 23 November 1684 at age 67.He succeeded his father as the 3rd Earl of Devonshire on 20 June 1628.http://thepeerage.com/p1099.htm#i10989
== William Cavendish, 3rd Earl of Devonshire ==
* Lord Lieutenant of co. Derby, 1638-1642, 1660-1684;
* Commissioner of trade, 1668/1669;
* Knight of the Bath, 1625/1626;
* original [F.R.S.] Fellow of the Royal Society, 1663
===Family===
: m. 1638 Elizabeth Cecil (1520-89). Children:
#Lady Anne Cavendish (1649-1703)#William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire+1 b. 25 Jan 1640/41, d. 18 Aug 1707
===Descendants===
* Queen Elizabeth II's 8-Great Grandfather.
===Occupation===
: active supporter of the King; was with the King in York, 1642. For opposing the attainder of Lord Strafford he was expelled the House and left England 1642 and returned 1645.
===Will===
* proved 10 Apr 1685 and 3 Jul 1708.
===Links===
* [[Wikipedia: William Cavendish, 3rd Earl of Devonshire]]
=== Sources ===
: The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct, or Dormant (1910), Cokayne, George Edward (main author) and Vicary Gibbs, vol. 4 p. 341.
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Events
| Birth | 10 Oct 1617 | London, England | |||
| Marriage | 4 Mar 1638 | London, England - Elizabeth Cecil | |||
| Death | 23 Nov 1684 | Roehampton, Putney, Wandsworth, Surrey, England | |||
| Death | 23 Nov 1684 | Roehampton, Surrey, England | |||
| Alt name | William Cavendish KB | ||||
| Reference No | 5431089 | ||||
| Reference No | 5579816 | ||||
| Reference No | 60 |
Families
| Spouse | Elizabeth Cecil (1619 - 1689) |
| Child | William Cavendish KG (1640 - 1707) |
| Father | William "2nd Earl of Devonshire" Cavendish (1590 - 1628) |
| Mother | Christian Bruce (1595 - 1674) |