Author: William Cavendish Devonshire

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2016-10-25

Total Pages: 482

ISBN-13: 9781334056925

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Excerpt from Catalogue of the Library at Chatsworth, Vol. 1: A to C Three sons and several daughters survived him. William, the second son, was distinguished for his eminent abilities. He took his seat in Parliament for Newport in the 3ist year of Queen Elizabeth, and in 1605 was raised to the peerage as Baron Cavendish of Hardwick by James I. On the death of his elder brother Henry in 1616, he succeeded to the Chatsworth estates, and soon afterwards, in 1618, was created Earl of Devonshire. The third son, Charles, was father to William, Duke of Newcastle, who distinguished himself as a Cavalier General during the Civil Wars and as author of a splendid work on horsemanship.' Collins: Memoirs of the noble Family of Cavendish, p. I 38. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book Catalogue of the Library at Chatsworth, Vol. 1 written by William Cavendish Devonshire and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-10-25 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Catalogue of the Library at Chatsworth, Vol. 1: A to C Three sons and several daughters survived him. William, the second son, was distinguished for his eminent abilities. He took his seat in Parliament for Newport in the 3ist year of Queen Elizabeth, and in 1605 was raised to the peerage as Baron Cavendish of Hardwick by James I. On the death of his elder brother Henry in 1616, he succeeded to the Chatsworth estates, and soon afterwards, in 1618, was created Earl of Devonshire. The third son, Charles, was father to William, Duke of Newcastle, who distinguished himself as a Cavalier General during the Civil Wars and as author of a splendid work on horsemanship.' Collins: Memoirs of the noble Family of Cavendish, p. I 38. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.