William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle

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United Kingdom, Poet
December 6, 1592December, 25, 1676.

William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle upon Tyne KG KB PC was an English polymath and aristocrat, having been a poet, equestrian, playwright, swordsman, politician, architect, diplomat and soldier. He was born into the wealthy Cavendish family at Handsworth in the West Riding of Yorkshire; it had a good relationship with the ruling Stuart monarchy and began to gain prominence after he was invested as a Knight of the Bath, and then inherited his father's Northern England estates.

Also known as Polymath, Playwright, Politician, Architect, Soldier

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