Baron Burghley
Baron Burghley is in Baronies of England Alphabetically, Baronies of England Chronologically, Extant Baronies of England.
1st: William Cecil 1st Baron Burghley. Died 1598. Son.
2nd: Thomas Cecil 1st Earl Exeter. Died 1623. Son.
3rd: William Cecil 2nd Earl Exeter. Died 1640. Nephew.
4th: David Cecil 3rd Earl Exeter. Died 1643. Son.
5th: John Cecil 4th Earl Exeter. Died 1678. Son.
6th: John Cecil 5th Earl Exeter. Died 1700. Son.
7th: John Cecil 6th Earl Exeter. Died 1721. Son.
8th: John Cecil 7th Earl Exeter. Died 1722. Brother.
9th: Brownlow Cecil 8th Earl Exeter. Died 1754. Son.
10th: Brownlow Cecil 9th Earl Exeter. Died 1793. Nephew.
11th: Henry Cecil 1st Marquess Exeter. Died 1804. Son.
12th: Brownlow Cecil 2nd Marquess Exeter. Died 1867. Son.
13th: William Alleyne Cecil 3rd Marquess Exeter. Died 1895. Son.
14th: Brownlow Henry George Cecil 4th Marquess Exeter. Died 1898. Son.
15th: William Cecil 5th Marquess Exeter. Died 1956. Son.
16th: David George Brownlow-Cecil 6th Marquess Exeter. Died 1981. Brother.
17th: William Martin Alleyne Brownlow-Cecil 7th Marquess Exeter. Died 1988. Son.
On 25 Feb 1571 William Cecil 1st Baron Burghley (age 50) was created 1st Baron Burghley. Mildred Cooke Baroness Burghley (age 45) by marriage Baroness Burghley.
On 04 Aug 1598 William Cecil 1st Baron Burghley (age 77) died. His son Thomas Cecil 1st Earl Exeter (age 56) succeeded 2nd Baron Burghley. He was buried at St Martin's Church, Stamford [Map] with a large free-standing Elizabethan Period monument under the north chapel arch, in coloured marbles with a figure on tomb chest under an arched canopy supported on paired columns. Attributed to Cornelius Cure. The emblem of the Knights of the Garter on William's left shoulder. Leg Garter. In his right-hand he is holding the Lord Treasurer Staff of Office; originally white.
The inscription one the monument is on contained within three panels: two on the south (Chancel) side, and one on the north (Chapel) side.
Sacred to God most good and great, and to memory. The most honourable and far renowned Lord William Cecil, Baron of Burghley, Lord High Treasurer of England, President of the Court of Wards, knight of the most noble order of the Garter, Privy Counsellor to the most serene Elizabeth, Queen of England, &c., and Chancellor of the University of Cambridge, under this tomb awaits the second coming of Christ: Who for the excellent endowments of the mind, was first made Privy Counsellor to Edward the sixth, King of England; afterwards to Queen Elizabeth: under whom being intrusted with the greatest and most weighty affairs of this kingdom, and above all others approved, in promoting the true religion, and providing for the safety and honour of the commonwealth; by his prudence, honesty, integrity, and great services to the nation, he obtained the highest honours: and when he had long enough to nature, long enough for glory, but not long enough to his country, quietly fell asleep in Christ. He had two wives: Mary, sister of Sir John Cheeke, knight, of whom ie begat one son, Thomas (age 56), now Baron of Burghley; and Mildred, daughter of Sir Anthony Cooke, knight, who bore to him Sir Robert Cecil (age 35), knight, Privy Counsellor to Queen Elizabeth and President of the Court of Wards; Anne, married to Edward, Earl of Oxford (age 48); and Elizabeth (age 34) to William Wentworth, eldest son of Baron Wentworth.
Mary Cheke: she was born to Peter Cheke. In 1541 William Cecil 1st Baron Burghley and she were married. In Feb 1543 Mary Cheke died.
Elizabeth Cecil: On 01 Jul 1564 she was born to William Cecil 1st Baron Burghley and Mildred Cooke Baroness Burghley. On 26 Feb 1582 William Wentworth and she were married.
On 08 Feb 1623 Thomas Cecil 1st Earl Exeter (age 80) died. He was buried at Chapel of St John the Baptist, Westminster Abbey [Map]. His son William Cecil 2nd Earl Exeter (age 57) succeeded 2nd Earl Exeter, 3rd Baron Burghley. Elizabeth Drury Countess Exeter (age 45) by marriage Countess Exeter.
On 06 Jul 1640 William Cecil 2nd Earl Exeter (age 74) died. His nephew David Cecil 3rd Earl Exeter (age 40) succeeded 3rd Earl Exeter, 4th Baron Burghley. Elizabeth Egerton Countess Exeter by marriage Countess Exeter.
In 1643 David Cecil 3rd Earl Exeter (age 43) died. In 1643 His son John Cecil 4th Earl Exeter (age 15) succeeded 4th Earl Exeter, 5th Baron Burghley.
In Feb 1678 John Cecil 4th Earl Exeter (age 50) died. His son John Cecil 5th Earl Exeter (age 30) succeeded 5th Earl Exeter, 6th Baron Burghley. Anne Cavendish Countess Exeter (age 29) by marriage Countess Exeter.
On 29 Aug 1700 John Cecil 5th Earl Exeter (age 52) died. His son John Cecil 6th Earl Exeter (age 26) succeeded 6th Earl Exeter, 7th Baron Burghley. Elizabeth Brownlow Countess Exeter (age 19) by marriage Countess Exeter.
He was buried at St Martin's Church, Stamford [Map]. Monument to John Cecil and his wife Anne Cavendish Countess Exeter (age 51) sculpted by the French sculptor Pierre Etienne Monnot (age 43) who was working in Rome. Neo-classical statuary group. One of the finest tombs of its day in the country, displaying strong antique tendencies as befits its Roman creation.
John Cecil 5th Earl Exeter:
Around 1648 he was born to John Cecil 4th Earl Exeter and Frances Manners Countess Exeter.
On 02 May 1670 John Cecil 5th Earl Exeter and Anne Cavendish Countess Exeter were married. She the daughter of William Cavendish 3rd Earl Devonshire and Elizabeth Cecil Countess Devonshire. He the son of John Cecil 4th Earl Exeter and Frances Manners Countess Exeter. They were half third cousin once removed.
In Feb 1678 John Cecil 4th Earl Exeter died. His son John Cecil 5th Earl Exeter succeeded 5th Earl Exeter, 6th Baron Burghley. Anne Cavendish Countess Exeter by marriage Countess Exeter.
Elizabeth Brownlow Countess Exeter:
In 1681 she was born to John Brownlow 3rd Baronet and Alice Sherard Baroness Brownlow.
In 1699 John Cecil 6th Earl Exeter and she were married. He the son of John Cecil 5th Earl Exeter and Anne Cavendish Countess Exeter.
In 1710 Margaret Brownlow died of smallpox. Her estate of £40,000 was divided between her four sisters: Jane Brownlow Duchess Ancaster and Kesteven, Elizabeth Brownlow Countess Exeter, Alicia Brownlow Baroness Guildford and Eleanor Brownlow Viscountess Tyconnel.
In 1723 Elizabeth Brownlow Countess Exeter died.
On 24 Dec 1721 John Cecil 6th Earl Exeter (age 47) died. His son John Cecil 7th Earl Exeter (age 21) succeeded 7th Earl Exeter, 8th Baron Burghley.
In 1722 John Cecil 7th Earl Exeter (age 22) died. His brother Brownlow Cecil 8th Earl Exeter (age 20) succeeded 8th Earl Exeter, 9th Baron Burghley.
On 03 Nov 1754 Brownlow Cecil 8th Earl Exeter (age 53) died. His son Brownlow Cecil 9th Earl Exeter (age 29) succeeded 9th Earl Exeter, 10th Baron Burghley. Laetitia Townshend Countess Exeter (age 28) by marriage Countess Exeter.
On 26 Dec 1793 Brownlow Cecil 9th Earl Exeter (age 68) died. His nephew Henry Cecil 1st Marquess Exeter (age 39) succeeded 10th Earl Exeter, 11th Baron Burghley. Sarah Hoggins Countess Exeter (age 19) by marriage Countess Exeter.
On 01 May 1804 Henry Cecil 1st Marquess Exeter (age 50) died. His son Brownlow Cecil 2nd Marquess Exeter (age 8) succeeded 2nd Marquess Exeter, 11th Earl Exeter, 12th Baron Burghley.
On 16 Jan 1867 Brownlow Cecil 2nd Marquess Exeter (age 71) died. His son William Alleyne Cecil 3rd Marquess Exeter (age 41) succeeded 3rd Marquess Exeter, 12th Earl Exeter, 13th Baron Burghley. Georgina Sophia Pakenham Marchioness Exeter (age 39) by marriage Marchioness Exeter.
He was buried at St Martin's Church, Stamford [Map].
Brownlow Cecil 2nd Marquess Exeter: On 02 Jul 1795 he was born to Henry Cecil 1st Marquess Exeter and Sarah Hoggins Countess Exeter. On 01 May 1804 Henry Cecil 1st Marquess Exeter died. His son Brownlow Cecil 2nd Marquess Exeter succeeded 2nd Marquess Exeter, 11th Earl Exeter, 12th Baron Burghley. On 12 May 1824 Brownlow Cecil 2nd Marquess Exeter and Frances Isabella Selina Poyntz Marchioness of Exeter were married. She by marriage Marchioness Exeter. He the son of Henry Cecil 1st Marquess Exeter and Sarah Hoggins Countess Exeter. In 1827 he was appointed 664th Knight of the Garter by King George IV of Great Britain and Ireland.
On 14 Jul 1895 William Alleyne Cecil 3rd Marquess Exeter (age 70) died. His son Brownlow Henry George Cecil 4th Marquess Exeter (age 45) succeeded 4th Marquess Exeter, 13th Earl Exeter, 14th Baron Burghley. Monument in the Church of St John the Baptist, Barnack [Map].
Brownlow Henry George Cecil 4th Marquess Exeter: On 20 Dec 1849 he was born to William Alleyne Cecil 3rd Marquess Exeter and and Georgina Sophia Pakenham Marchioness Exeter. On 07 Sep 1875 Brownlow Henry George Cecil 4th Marquess Exeter and Isabella Whichcote Marchioness of Exeter were married at St Denys' Church, Aswarby. He the son of William Alleyne Cecil 3rd Marquess Exeter.
On 09 Apr 1898 Brownlow Henry George Cecil 4th Marquess Exeter (age 48) died. His son William Cecil 5th Marquess Exeter (age 21) succeeded 5th Marquess Exeter, 14th Earl Exeter, 15th Baron Burghley. Monument in the Church of St John the Baptist, Barnack [Map].
William Cecil 5th Marquess Exeter: On 27 Oct 1876 he was born to Brownlow Henry George Cecil 4th Marquess Exeter and Isabella Whichcote Marchioness of Exeter. On 16 Apr 1901 William Cecil 5th Marquess Exeter and Myra Rowena Sibell Orde-Powlett Marchioness of Exeter were married. She by marriage Marchioness Exeter. He the son of Brownlow Henry George Cecil 4th Marquess Exeter and Isabella Whichcote Marchioness of Exeter. In 1937 he was appointed 885th Knight of the Garter by King George VI of the United Kingdom. In 1956 William Cecil 5th Marquess Exeter died. His son David George Brownlow-Cecil 6th Marquess Exeter succeeded 6th Marquess Exeter, 15th Earl Exeter, 16th Baron Burghley.
In 1956 William Cecil 5th Marquess Exeter (age 79) died. His son David George Brownlow-Cecil 6th Marquess Exeter (age 50) succeeded 6th Marquess Exeter, 15th Earl Exeter, 16th Baron Burghley.
On 22 Oct 1981 David George Brownlow-Cecil 6th Marquess Exeter (age 76) died. His brother William Martin Alleyne Brownlow-Cecil 7th Marquess Exeter (age 72) succeeded 7th Marquess Exeter, 16th Earl Exeter, 17th Baron Burghley.
On 12 Jan 1988 William Martin Alleyne Brownlow-Cecil 7th Marquess Exeter (age 78) died. His son Michael Cecil 8th Marquess of Exeter (age 52) succeeded 8th Marquess Exeter, 17th Earl Exeter, 18th Baron Burghley.
