Cavendish

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English aristocratic family English natural philosopher English statesman English writer Prime Minister of Great Britain chemist philosopher physicist

Cavendish is a prominent English aristocratic family historically influential in politics, science, and society, associated with figures such as scientists Henry and William Cavendish and the Dukes of Devonshire.

Aliases (5)

Cavendish family ×36
Henry Cavendish ×9
Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne ×4
William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire ×3
William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire ×3

Statements (55)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	English aristocratic family → English natural philosopher → English statesman → English writer → Prime Minister of Great Britain → chemist → philosopher → physicist →
associatedTitle	Baron Cavendish → Duke of Devonshire → Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne →
coatOfArms	Sable, three bucks’ heads caboshed argent →
country	Kingdom of England → United Kingdom →
ethnicGroup	English people →
familySeat	Bolsover Castle → Chatsworth House → Hardwick Hall →
fieldOfActivity	British politics → landownership → scientific patronage →
fieldOfWork	chemistry → experimental physics →
hasAncestralHome	Chatsworth House →
hasMotto	Cavendo tutus →
influenced	British parliamentary history → development of Whig politics →
knownFor	Cavendish experiment → discovery of hydrogen → early work in natural philosophy → measurement of gravitational constant → role in the Glorious Revolution →
memberOf	British peerage → Cavendish family → Cavendish family → Cavendish family → Cavendish family →
notableFor	landed wealth → patronage of science → political influence in England →
notableMember	Charles Cavendish → Henry Cavendish → Lord Frederick Cavendish → Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne → Spencer Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire → William Cavendish → William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire → William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire → William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire → William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire →
officeHeld	Prime Minister of Great Britain →
originatesFrom	Suffolk NERFINISHED →
politicalAffiliation	Liberal Party (UK) → Whig Party →
region	Derbyshire NERFINISHED →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Dukedom of Devonshire → Henry Cavendish → Lord Charles Cavendish → William Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Devonshire → William Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington →	familyName
Cavendish family → House of Cavendish →	hasFamilyName
Marchioness of Hartington →	titleHolderFamilyName