European Heraldry

House of Cavendish
Incorporating the families of Holles and Pierrepont

Sir John Cavendish of Cavendish (c. 1346–1381), Chief Justice of the King's Bench, founder of the Cavendish family.
Sir William Cavendish (1505– 1557), great-grandson of Sir John Cavendish and 2nd husband of Bess of Hardwick.
Children:

• Henry Cavendish, the ancestor of Barons Waterpark.
• William Cavendish, 1st Earl of Devonshire, the ancestor of the Dukes of Devonshire.
• Sir Charles Cavendish, the ancestor of and Dukes of Portland.
• Elizabeth Cavendish married Charles Stuart, 1st Earl of Lennox.
• Mary Cavendish married Gilbert Talbot, 7th Earl of Shrewsbury, the ancestors of the Dukes of Norfolk, Earls of Pembroke and Earls of Kent.
• Frances Cavendish married Sir Henry Pierrepont, the ancestors of the Dukes of Kingston-upon-Hull, Earls Manvers, Earls of Kellie and Dukes of Rutland.

Baron Cavendish of Hardwick (1605)
Earls of Devonshire (1618)
Dukes of Devonshire (1694)
Barons Clifford (1628, from 1754-1858 into abeyance )

• William Cavendish, (1552–1626) 1st Earl of Devonshire, 1st Baron Cavendish of Hardwick.
• William Cavendish, (1591–1628) 2nd Earl of Devonshire
• William Cavendish, (1617–1684) 3rd Earl of Devonshire
• William Cavendish, (1640–1707) 1st Duke of Devonshire, Marquess of Hartington, 4th Earl of Devonshire KG.
• William Cavendish, (1673–1729) 2nd Duke of Devonshire KG.
• William Cavendish, (1698–1755) 3rd Duke of Devonshire KG.
• William Cavendish, (1720–1764) 4th Duke of Devonshire KG.
• William Cavendish, (1748–1811) 5th Duke of Devonshire, 7th Baron Clifford KG.
• William George Spencer Cavendish, (1790–1858) 6th Duke of Devonshire, 8th Baron Clifford, KG.
• William Cavendish, (1808–1891) 7th Duke of Devonshire, 2nd Earl of Burlington KG.
• Spencer Compton Cavendish, (1833–1908) 8th Duke of Devonshire KG.
• Victor Christian William Cavendish, (1868–1938) 9th Duke of Devonshire KG.
• Edward William Spencer Cavendish, (1895–1950) 10th Duke of Devonshire KG.
• Andrew Robert Buxton Cavendish, (1920–2004) 11th Duke of Devonshire KG.
• Peregrine Andrew Mornay Cavendish, (b. 1944) 12th Duke of Devonshire

Earls of Burlington, (1831)

• George Augustus Henry Cavendish, (- 1834) 1st Earl of Burlington, Baron Cavendish of Keighley, third son of the 4th Duke of Devonshire and the former Lady Charlotte Boyle, a daughter of the 3rd Earl of Burlington.
• William Cavendish, (1808–1891) 2nd Earl of Burlington later 7th Duke of Devonshire

Barons Chesham (1858)

• Charles Compton Cavendish, (1793–1863) 1st Baron Chesham, fourth son of George Cavendish, 1st Earl of Burlington, third son of William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire.
• William George Cavendish, (1815–1882) 2nd Baron Chesham
• Charles Compton William Cavendish, (1850–1907) 3rd Baron Chesham
• John Compton Cavendish, (1894–1952) 4th Baron Chesham
• John Charles Compton Cavendish, (1916–1989) 5th Baron Chesham
• Nicholas Charles Cavendish, (1941-2009) 6th Baron Chesham
• Charles Grey Compton Cavendish, (b.1974) 7th Baron Chesham

Barons Clifford (1628, into abeyance 1858)

• Henry Clifford (1591–1643) 1st Baron Clifford, 5th Earl of Cumberland
• summoned to parliament as Lord Clifford in 1628, succeeded as earl in 1641
• Elizabeth Boyle nee Clifford, (1613–1691) Countess of Burlington, 2nd Baroness Clifford
• Charles Boyle, (1639–1694) 3rd Viscount Dungarvan, 3rd Baron Clifford
• Charles Boyle,(1660–1704) 4th Baron Clifford, 2nd Earl of Burlington, 3rd Earl of Cork
• Richard Boyle, (1694–1753) 5th Baron Clifford, 3rd Earl of Burlington, 4th Earl of Cork
• Charlotte Elizabeth Cavendish nee Boyle, (1731–1754) 6th Baroness Clifford
• William Cavendish, (1748–1811) 7th Baron Clifford, 5th Duke of Devonshire see above.

Viscount Mansfield (1620-1691)
Earl of Newcastle-upon-Tyne (1621-1691)
Baron Ogle (1461 from 1629-1691 in abeyance)
Dukes of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, First creation (1665-1691)

• William Cavendish, (1592–1676) 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Earl of Ogle, 1st Earl of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 1st Viscount Mansfield and Baron Cavendish of Bolsover, 9th Baron Ogle KG.
• Henry Cavendish, (1630–1691) 2nd Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 10th Baron Ogle KG.

Barons Haughton (1616-1711)Earls of Clare (1624-1711)
Dukes of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Second Creation (1694-1711)

• John Holles, (1564–1637) 1st Earl of Clare,1st Baron Haughton.
• John Holles, (1595–1666) 2nd Earl of Clare.
• Gilbert Holles, ( 1633– 1689) 3rd Earl of Clare.
• John Holles, (1662–1711) 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 4th Earl of Clare KG. married Lady Margaret Cavendish, a daughter of the 2nd Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne.They had one child, Lady Henrietta Cavendish Holles (1694–1755), who married the and was mother to Margaret Bentinck, Duchess of Portland.

For further Dukes of Newcastle see House of Pelham and Dukes of Portland see House of Bentinck.



Holles of Winterborne, Baronets (1660-1694)
Barons Holles of Ifield (1661-1694)

• Denzil Holles, (1599–1680) 1st Baron Holles, second son of the 1st Earl of Clare.
• Francis Holles, (1627–1690) 2nd Baron Holles, 1st Baronet.
• Denzil Holles, (1675 – 1694) 3rd Baron Holles, 2nd Baronet.

Earls of Kingston-upon-Hull (1628-1773)
Marquesses of Dorchester (1645-1680)
Marquesses of Dorchester (1705-1773)
Dukes of Kingston-upon-Hull (1715-1773)

• Robert Pierrepont, (1584–1643) 1st Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull, Viscount Newark and Baron Pierrepont, son of Frances Cavendish who married Sir Henry Pierrepont.
• Henry Pierrepont, (1607–1680) 1st Marquess of Dorchester, 2nd Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull.
• Robert Pierrepont, (c. 1660–1682) 3rd Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull.
• William Pierrepont, (c. 1662–1690) 4th Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull.
• Evelyn Pierrepont, (1665–1726) 1st Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull, 1st Marquess of Dorchester KG.
• Evelyn Pierrepont, (1711–1773) 2nd Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull KG.

Viscount Newark (1796-1955)
Earls Manvers (1806-1955)

• Charles Pierrepont, (1737–1816) 1st Earl Manvers, and Baron Pierrepont, born Charles Medows, the second son of Philip Medows and Lady Frances, daughter of Evelyn Pierrepont, 1st Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull. In 1788 Medows adopted the surname of Pierrepont upon inheriting the estates.
• Charles Herbert Pierrepont, (1778–1860) 2nd Earl Manvers.
• Sydney William Herbert Pierrepont, (1825–1900) 3rd Earl Manvers.
• Charles William Sydney Pierrepont, (1854–1926) 4th Earl Manvers.
• Evelyn Robert Pierrepont, (1888–1940) 5th Earl Manvers.
• Gervas Evelyn Pierrepont, (1881–1955) 6th Earl Manvers.

Cavendish of Doveridge Hall , Baronets (1755)
Barons Waterpark (1792)

• Sir Henry Cavendish, 1st Baronet (1707–1776), (1707–1776), descended from Henry Cavendish, illegitimate son of Henry Cavendish, of Tutbury Priory, the eldest son of Sir William Cavendish by his wife Bess of Hardwick.
• Sir Henry Cavendish, 2nd Baronet (1732–1804)
• Sarah Cavendish nee Bradshaw, (1740–1807) 1st Baroness Waterpark, in honour of her husband Sir Henry Cavendish, 2nd Baronet.
• Richard Cavendish, (1765–1830) 2nd Baron Waterpark and 3rd Baronet
• Henry Manners Cavendish, (1793–1863) 3rd Baron Waterpark
• Henry Anson Cavendish, (1839–1912) 4th Baron Waterpark
• Charles Frederick Cavendish, (1883–1932) 5th Baron Waterpark
• Henry Sheppard Hart Cavendish, (1876–1948) 6th Baron Waterpark
• Frederick Caryll Phillip Cavendish, (b. 1926) 7th Baron Waterpark

Clifford of the Navy, Baronets (1838-1895)

• Sir Augustus William James Clifford, 1st Baronet (1788-1877), illegitimate son of William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire and Lady Elizabeth Foster (1759–1824).
• Sir William John Cavendish Clifford, 2nd Baronet (1814-1882)
• Sir Robert Cavendish Spencer Clifford, 3rd Baronet (1815-1892)
• Sir Charles Cavendish Clifford, 4th Baronet (1821-1895)