William Cavendish, 3rd Earl of Devonshire [SEP] date of birth
William Cavendish, 3rd Earl of Devonshire
William Cavendish, 3rd Earl of Devonshire KB FRS (c. 10 October 161723 November 1684) was an English nobleman and politician, known as a royalist supporter.
Life.
The eldest son of William Cavendish, 2nd Earl of Devonshire and his wife Christian Cavendish, Countess of Devonshire, he was educated by his mother with his father's old tutor Thomas Hobbes. Hobbes's translation of Thucydides is dedicated to Cavendish, and from 1634 to 1637 he travelled abroad with the philosopher.
1st Earl of Devonshire (1563–1606)
List of Earls of Devonshire Earls of Devonshire, second creation (1618).
- William Cavendish, 1st Earl of Devonshire (1552–1626)
- William Cavendish, 2nd Earl of Devonshire (1591–1628)
- William Cavendish, 3rd Earl of Devonshire (1617–1684)
- William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire, 4th Earl of Devonshire (1640–1707)
- William Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Devonshire, 5th Earl of Devonshire (1673–1729)
- William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of