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Henry Cecil, 1st Marquess of Exeter (14 March 1754 – 1 May 1804), known as Henry Cecil from 1754 to 1793 and as The Earl of Exeter from 1793 to 1801, was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1774 and 1790 and succeeded to the peerage as Earl of Exeter in 1793.
- Marquess of Exeter
Marquess of Exeter is a title that has been created twice,...
- Henry Courtenay, 1st Marquess of Exeter
Henry VIII sent the new Marquess of Exeter to secure an...
- Marquess of Exeter
The Cecil family was established at Bourne and Stamford (Lincolnshire) by the early 16th century. Extensive estates in Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire (including the Soke of Peterborough) and...
Lord Burghley was undoubtedly the greatest and most powerful councillor of the first Elizabethan era. Born in the parish of Bourne, the son of a minor courtier for Henry VIII, William Cecil had an astonishingly successful career.
The Family Now. William Cecil, the first Lord Burghley, had a strong sense of family and I am proud to carry his legacy forward into the 21st Century. Michael, 8th Marquess of Exeter. Burghley House, the Cecil family’s home for over sixteen generations, continues to be the centrepiece for this sense of shared legacy.
Marquess of Exeter is a title that has been created twice, once in the peerage of England and once in the peerage of the United Kingdom. The first creation came in the peerage of England in 1525 for Henry Courtenay, 2nd Earl of Devon. For more information on this creation, which was forfeited in 1538, see Earl of Devon. Contents. History.
