Henry Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Newcastle upon Tyne,, styled Lord Henry Cavendish until 1659 and Viscount Mansfield from 1659 to 1676, was an English politician. He sat in the House of Commons from 1660
Portrait attributed to Mary Beale
Frances Pierrepont, Duchess of Newcastle, by Mary Beale
Welbeck Abbey, Nottinghamshire, in the 17th century
John Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle was an English peer and politician. He was styled Lord Houghton from 1666 until he became Earl of Clare in 1689. He was created Duke of Newcastle in 1694 in recognit
Henry Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Newcastle
…heir, and thus the dukedom became extinct. Welbeck Abbey and other East Midlands estates passed to his favourite daughter Margaret, who had married John Holles, for whom the dukedom was recreated in 1694. The bequest was unsuccessfully contested by Cavendish's other daughters. The department of Manuscripts and…
Holles, Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Tankard with the arms, supporters, coronet, and motto of Holles
Detail of the monument to Holles in Westminster Abbey