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Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne (née Lucas; 1623 – 16 December 1673) was a prolific English philosopher, poet, scientist, fiction writer and playwright. She produced more than 12 original literary works, many of which became well known due to her high social status, which allowed Margaret to meet and converse with some of ...
English: Portrait of Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne (1617-1673), wife of William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle (1592-1676) Français : Portrait de Margaret Cavendish, duchesse de Newcastle, peint en 1665 par Peter Lely pour célébrer l'octroi du titre ducal à son mari par le roi Charles II.
English: Monument to William Cavendish, Duke of Newcastle (1593-1676) & Margaret Cavendish, (c. 1623-1673) in the north transept of Westminster Abbey, London. Monument is in black & white marble and sculpted by Grinling Gibbons
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Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne (1623–1673) (née Margaret Lucas), English aristocrat, writer and scientist, 2nd wife of William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle Frances Pierrepoint (1630–1695), wife of Henry Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Newcastle
The Convent of Pleasure is a comedic play first published by Margaret Cavendish in 1668. It tells the story of Lady Happy, a noblewoman who chooses to reject marriage in favor of creating a community - the titular “convent” - in which she and other women of noble birth can live free from the constraints of patriarchy.
Margaret Holles, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne (née Cavendish; 22 October 1661 – 24 December 1715/16, London) was an English noblewoman. Margaret was born the third daughter and fourth of six children of Henry Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne and his wife, Frances Pierrepoint. [1] On 1 March 1690, she married John Holles, Earl of ...