2597569 William Cavendish (engraving) by Turner, Charles (1773-1857); Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK; (add.info.: William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle upon Tyne KG KB PC (6 December 1592 ??25 December 1676) was an English polymath and aristocrat, having been a poet, equestrian, playwright, swordsman, politician, architect, diplomat and soldier. Born into the very wealthy Cavendish family at Handsworth in the West Riding of Yorkshire, William\'s family had a good relationship with the ruling Stuart monarchy and began to gather prominence after he was invested as a Knight of the Bath and soon inherited his father\'s Northern England estates.); 穢 Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums; English, out of copyright.