kˈævəndˌɪʃ wʌz ˈɛdʒuːkˌeɪɾᵻd ɐbɹˈɔːd, tɹˈævəlɪŋ θɹuː ˈɔːstɹiə, dʒˈɜːməni, ænd ðə lˈoʊ kˈʌntɹiz, ænd ɐtˈɛndɪŋ ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv pˈæduːə ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti wˈʌn.
Cavendish was educated abroad, traveling through Austria, Germany, and the Low Countries, and attending the University of Padua in 1691.