The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700

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Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne (1617 - 15 Dec 1673)

Philosopher, poet and playwright, virtuoso, fiction-writer. Born Margaret Lucas, she became an attendant of Queen Henrietta Maria and traveled with her into exile in France. She became the second wife of William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne in 1645. Dictionary of National Biography entry: https://doi-org.cyber.usask.ca/10.1093/ref:odnb/4940 Other biography: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Cavendish,_Duchess_of_Newcastle-upon-Tyne#Other_works Relevant locations: Title (royalty or holy order) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
 Relationships: Margaret Cavendish was a wife of William Cavendish (6 Dec 1592-25 Dec 1676)

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