Margaret Holles, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Margaret Holles | |
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| Duchess consort of Newcastle-upon-Tyne | |
| Tenure | 1694–1711 |
| Born | Margaret Cavendish 22 October 1661 |
| Died | 24 December 1715/16 London, England |
| Buried | Bolsover Castle |
| Noble family | Cavendish |
| Spouse(s) | John Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle |
| Issue | Henrietta Harley, Countess of Oxford and Countess Mortimer |
| Father | Henry Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Newcastle |
| Mother | Frances Pierrepoint |
Margaret Holles, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne (née Cavendish; 22 October 1661 – 24 December 1715/16, London) was an English noblewoman.
Margaret was born the third daughter and fourth of six children of
Henry Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne and his wife, Frances Pierrepoint.[1]
On 1 March 1690, she married
Lady Henrietta Cavendish Holles (1694–1755), who married the 2nd Earl of Oxford and Mortimer and was mother to Margaret Bentinck, Duchess of Portland.[1]
She died in 1715/16 and was buried at Bolsover Castle.[2]
Sources
- ^ a b Burke, John (1831). A Heneral and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerages of England, Ireland, and Scotland, Extinct, Dormant, and in Abeyance. London: H. Colburn and R. Bentley. pp. 270–272. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
- ^ Chester, Joseph Lemuel (1876). The Marriage, Baptismal, and Burial Registers of the Collegiate Church Or Abbey of St. Peter, Westminster. Harleian Society. p. 272. Retrieved 9 October 2017.