Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne

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The Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne is a noble title in the English peerage historically associated with prominent aristocratic families, including the Cavendishes, and notably borne by the 17th-century writer and philosopher Margaret Cavendish.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf hereditary title
noble title
peerage title
associatedWith British aristocracy
surface form: British nobility

English Civil War royalist circles
English aristocracy
Restoration court society
associatedWithFamily Cavendish family
Holles family
Pelham family
associatedWithLocation Northumberland County
surface form: County of Northumberland

Newcastle upon Tyne
associatedWithMonarchy British monarchy
associatedWithPeriod 17th century
18th century
category Duchesses in the Peerage of England
Noble titles created in the 17th century
ceremonialRole participation in court and state ceremonies
country Kingdom of England
genderOfTitle female
governingLaw English peerage law
hasNotableAspect association with powerful Whig families
connection to literary history through Margaret Cavendish
connection to political history of Stuart England
hasSpousalRelationTo Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
historicalRank duchess
historicalSignificance illustrates evolution of English ducal titles
languageOfTitle English
linkedTo Dukedom of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
maleEquivalent Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
namedAfter Newcastle upon Tyne
notableTitleHolder Frances Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Henrietta Cavendish Holles
surface form: Henrietta Cavendish-Holles, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
partOf Peerage of England
precedence ranks below Princess Royal and above Marchioness
socialStatus high aristocracy
symbolicAssociation landed power in northern England
territorialDesignation Newcastle upon Tyne
surface form: Newcastle-upon-Tyne
titleHeldByMarriage yes
titleHeldInOwnRightPossible yes
titleStyle Her Grace
titleType substantive or courtesy title
usedBy female holders of the dukedom when applicable
wives of Dukes of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
usedIn formal styles of address

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