| Entry Type | Person |
| Surname | Cavendish |
| Forenames | William |
| Title | Sir |
| Dates | c.1505-1557 |
| Biography | Sir William Cavendish came from Cavendish in Suffolk, and prospered during the 16th century as one of King Henry VIII's commissioners for the dissolution of the monasteries. When he married Bess in 1547 she persuaded him to sell the former monastic lands he had amassed and move to her home county. |
| Authorised Form of Name | Cavendish; William (c.1505-1557); Sir |
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