Brief Life History of Elizabeth
When Elizabeth Cavendish, Countess of Lennox was born on 31 March 1555, in Chatsworth, Derbyshire, England, her father, Sir William Cavendish, was 49 and her mother, Elizabeth Hardwick Countess of Shrewsbury, was 27. She married Charles Stuart 5th Earl of Lennox in 1574, in Rufford Abbey, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She died on 16 January 1582, in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, at the age of 26, and was buried in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.
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Sources (4)
- Elizabeth Cavendish Stuart, "Find A Grave Index"
- Richardson (2005). Magna Carta Ancestry (Pinchbeck, Hardwick, and Cavendish families)
- Wikiwand: Bess of Hardwick
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World Events (3)
1558 · Act of Uniformity
The Act of Uniformity was passed by the Parliament of England and required all people to go to church once a week. The consequence of not attending church was a fine of 12 pence, which was a considerable amount for a poor person.
1569 · State Lottery
A State Lottery was recorded in 1569. The tickets were sold at St. Paul's Cathedral in London.
1571 · The Royal Exchange is Organized
The Royal Exchange was organized in January 1571 by Sir Thomas Gresham. Gresham is known as the father of English banking.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from a place in Suffolk named Cavendish, from an Old English byname Cāfna (meaning ‘bold, daring’) + Old English edisc ‘enclosed pasture’. Cavendish is the surname of the Dukes of Devonshire. They are descended from Sir John Cavendish, who served as Chief Justice of the King's Bench (1372–81). Under the Tudors and Stuarts, a succession of shrewd and powerful heads of the family achieved political prominence and became extremely wealthy. William Cavendish, 2nd Earl of Devonshire, was a strong supporter of the ‘Glorious Revolution’ of 1688 and of William of Orange (William III) against James II. In 1694 he was created Duke of Devonshire. The Latin family motto, Cavendo tutus ‘safe through taking care’ is a pun on the surname.
Manx: Anglicized form of Corjeag, a shortened form of Mac Quartag ‘son of Svarteygr’ (from Old Norse, meaning ‘black-eyed’). Folk etymology interpreted Corjeag incorrectly as Manx curjeig ‘alms-dish’ and equally incorrectly supposed that the surname Cavendish was a synonym meaning ‘giving-dish’. Manxmen's familiarity with the English surname presumably led to the substitution.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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