Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne

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The Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne was a prominent English ducal title historically associated with the influential Cavendish family and their political and aristocratic power.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ducal title ⓘ
hereditary title ⓘ
nobleman ⓘ
nobleman ⓘ
nobleman ⓘ
peerage title ⓘ
politician ⓘ
writer ⓘ
allegiance Royalists ⓘ
associatedFamily Cavendish family NERFINISHED ⓘ
Holles family NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pelham family NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithMonarch Charles I of England NERFINISHED ⓘ
George II of Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ
William III of England NERFINISHED ⓘ
country Kingdom of England ⓘ
extinctionReason lack of male heirs in the senior line ⓘ
firstCreationDate 1665 ⓘ
firstHolder William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne NERFINISHED ⓘ
heldTitle Baron Ogle NERFINISHED ⓘ
Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne NERFINISHED ⓘ
Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne NERFINISHED ⓘ
Earl of Newcastle-upon-Tyne NERFINISHED ⓘ
higherTitleOf Baron Ogle NERFINISHED ⓘ
Earl of Newcastle-upon-Tyne NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalPeriod Georgian era NERFINISHED ⓘ
Stuart period NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalRole landed magnate ⓘ
political patron ⓘ
laterHolder Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle NERFINISHED ⓘ
namedAfter Newcastle upon Tyne NERFINISHED ⓘ
nobleRank Duke ⓘ
notableFor support of Charles I during the English Civil War ⓘ
peerage Peerage of England NERFINISHED ⓘ
politicalInfluence Whig dominance in 18th-century British politics ⓘ
politicalParty Whig Party NERFINISHED ⓘ
positionHeld Prime Minister of Great Britain ⓘ
region North East England ⓘ
seatAssociated Bolsover Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ
Clumber Park NERFINISHED ⓘ
Welbeck Abbey NERFINISHED ⓘ
secondCreationDate 1694 ⓘ
secondCreationHolder John Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne (second creation) NERFINISHED ⓘ
secondCreationMonarch William III of England NERFINISHED ⓘ
socialClass British aristocracy ⓘ
spouse Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne NERFINISHED ⓘ
William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne NERFINISHED ⓘ
status extinct title ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

House of Cavendish → hasNobleTitle → Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne ⓘ
Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne → predecessorTitle → Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne ⓘ
Siege of York (1644) → commander → Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne ⓘ
this entity surface form: William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle
Marquis of Newcastle → nobleTitle → Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne ⓘ
subject surface form: William Cavendish, 1st Marquess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Claremont House, Surrey → associatedWithTitle → Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne ⓘ
this entity surface form: Duke of Newcastle
Pelham family → hasTitle → Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne ⓘ
this entity surface form: Duke of Newcastle
Pelham → nobleTitle → Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne ⓘ
subject surface form: Thomas Pelham-Holles
this entity surface form: 1st Duke of Newcastle upon Tyne
Charles Cavendish → child → Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne ⓘ
this entity surface form: William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
William Cavendish → nobleTitle → Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne ⓘ
subject surface form: William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne → maleEquivalent → Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne ⓘ
Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne → hasSpousalRelationTo → Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne ⓘ