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William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle.
English polymath and aristocrat (1592-1676)
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About William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle
William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle upon Tyne, was an English courtier and supporter of the arts. He was a renowned horse breeder, as well as being patron of the playwright Ben Jonson and the intellectual group known as the Welbeck Circle.
Everything about William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle →- Occupation
- politician, poet, soldier, writer
- Position held
- Member of Parliament in the Parliament of England, Member of the 1614 Parliament, Lord Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire, Lord Lieutenant of Northumberland
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of England
- Born
- December 6, 1592
- Died
- December 25, 1676