William Cavendish 2nd Duke of Devonshire
William was born in 1673 in
Hardwick, Derbyshire, England
. William's father was
William Cavendish 1st Duke of Devonshire
and his mother was
Mary Butler dau of James Butler, Duke of Ormonde
. His maternal grandparents were
James Butler 13th Earl, 1st Duke of Ormonde, Viscount Thurles
and
Elizabeth 'Baroness Dingwall' Preston dau of Sir Richard Preston, Lord Dingwall
. He was an only child. He died at the age of 56 on January 4th, 1729 in
London, Middlesex, England, Great Britain
.
Ancestor Pedigree Chart
William Cavendish 1st Duke of Devonshire
- b.25 Jan 1641 d.18 Aug 1707
William Cavendish 2nd Duke of Devonshire
- b.1673 in Hardwick, Derbyshire, England d.04 Jan 1729 in London, Middlesex, England, Great Britain
Thomas Butler Viscount Thurles (dvp 15.12.1619)
- b.1585 d.15 Dec 1619
James Butler 13th Earl, 1st Duke of Ormonde, Viscount Thurles
- b.19 Oct 1610 d.21 Jul 1688
Sir Nicholas Poyntz of Iron Acton, Sheriff of Gloucestershire
*
- b.1535 d.01 Sep 1585 in Iron Acton
Sir John Poyntz of Iron Acton, Sheriff of Gloucestershire
- b.1560 d.29 Nov 1633
Anne Verney dau of Sir Ralph Verney of Penley
- d.1575
Elizabeth Poyntz dau of Sir John Poyntz of Acton
- b.1588 d.08 May 1673
Elizabeth Sydenham dau of Alexander Sydenham of Luxborough
- d.07 Dec 1595
Mary Butler dau of James Butler, Duke of Ormonde
- b.1642 d.31 Jul 1710
Elizabeth 'Baroness Dingwall' Preston dau of Sir Richard Preston, Lord Dingwall
- b.25 Jul 1615 d.21 Jul 1684
*
There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
Sources/Citations
royal_lineage.ged, June 2006
,
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=remme1007&id=I200675
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