SIR WILLIAM CAVENDISH 1557- lOI 



eight children, the eldest nine years of age, the youngest six 

 months, after a short married life of ten years. 

 From " Marhyn's Diary," Camden Society: — 



A.D. 1557. The XXX. day of October was bered Sir Wylliam Candyshe, 

 knight, with ij. whytt branchys, and xij. stayff torches, iij. grett tapurs, 

 and skochyons (or Escutcheons) at Saint BotulfF with-out Alther-gatt. 



When Sir William Cavendish came into Derbyshire he sold 

 his monastic property and bought Chatsworth. Francis Leche, 

 who had married Alice Leake, the youngest sister of Lady 

 Cavendish, had lived there. Sir William Cavendish was build- 

 ing a mansion at Chatsworth at the time of his death. It was 

 completed by Lady Cavendish at a cost, it is said, of ;^8o,ooo. 

 But that is not the present building. Chatsworth House, almost 

 in its present stateliness, was built by the fourth Earl and first 

 Duke of Devonshire about the year 1687. He had left the 

 King's Council on account of the arbitrary measures of the 

 King. He was dismissed from the Lord Lieutenancy of the 

 county as others were. He spent the vacant time in the country 

 by rebuilding Chatsworth; and he was the king-maker — 

 contributing largely by his influence to set the Prince of Orange 

 on the throne of England, by the title of William III., in the 

 place of his father-in-law, King James II. 



Of the children of Sir WiUiam and Lady Cavendish — 

 (i) The eldest son, Henry Cavendish, married the Lady 

 Grace Talbot, and left no issue. 



(2) William Cavendish was created Baron Cavendish of Hard- 

 wick and Earl of Devonshire ; and the Dukes of Devonshire are 

 descended from him. 



(3) From Charles Cavendish, of Welbeck, were descended 

 the loyal Duke of Newcastle, and the Dukes of Portland, in the 

 female line. 



(i) The eldest daughter, Frances Cavendish, was married to 

 Sir Henry Pierpoint, and from this marriage were descended 

 the two Dukes of Kingston and their representatives in the 

 female line, the Earls Manvers, 



