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Elizabeth Basset. Henry Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Newcastle upon Tyne, KG, PC (24 June 1630 – 26 July 1691), 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 until 1676, when he inherited the dukedom.
Henry Cavendish, II duque de Newcastle-upon-Tyne (24 de junio de 1630 – 26 de julio de 1691), referido vizconde de Mansfield hasta 1676, fue un miembro de la Cámara de los Comunes entre 1660 y 1676. Era el único hijo William Cavendish, I duque de Necastle y su primera esposa, Elizabeth Basset, hija de William Basset y Judith Austen, hija ...
The Cavendish (or de Cavendish) family ( / ˈkævəndɪʃ / KAV-ən-dish) is a British noble family, of Anglo-Norman origins (though with an Anglo-Saxon name, originally from a place-name in Suffolk). They rose to their highest prominence as Duke of Devonshire and Duke of Newcastle .
2nd Duke of Newcastle. 2nd Duke of Newcastle may refer to: Henry Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Newcastle (1630–1691), English politician. Henry Pelham-Clinton, 2nd Duke of Newcastle (1720–1794), British nobleman. Category: Disambiguation pages.
He also was granted the title of Earl of Ogle as a subsidiary title for the dukedom, to be used as a courtesy title by his heir apparent. Upon his death in 1676, he was succeeded by his son, the second Duke, who was a politician. However, the second Duke's only son and heir apparent (Henry Cavendish, Earl of Ogle) predeceased him.
Cavendish es especialmente conocido por sus investigaciones en la química del agua y del aire, y por el cálculo de la densidad de la Tierra. Su trabajo científico es de una precisión, exactitud y minuciosidad admirables.
Henry Cavendish (1663-1680), known as Lord Mansfield until 1676 and then Earl of Ogle. He took the surname Percy on his marriage in 1679 to Elizabeth, daughter and heir of the 5th Earl of Northumberland (1667-1722)
