Cecil (family)

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Ancestral coat of arms of the Cecil family

The Cecil family (originally also spelled Sitsilt , Syssell , Seisyll or Seisill ) is an English noble family of Welsh origin.

Two lines of the family are particularly prominent, namely the Cecil of Exeter and Cecil of Salisbury lines . The lines come from the two sons of William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley from († 1598), who under Queen I. Elisabeth Lord High Treasurer was.

His eldest son, Thomas , was made Earl of Exeter in 1605 , and his descendant, the 10th Earl , was made Marquess of Exeter in 1801 . The family seat of this line is Burghley House in Northamptonshire , which was built under the 1st Baron Burghley.

The younger son, Robert , was made Earl of Salisbury in 1605 and acquired Hatfield House in Hertfordshire as a family seat; his descendant, the 7th Earl , was made Marquess of Salisbury in 1789 and his descendants, who added the family name to "Gascoyne-Cecil" in 1821, played leading political roles in the British Conservative Party in the 19th and 20th .

Master list (extract)

  1. David Cecil (around 1460–1540)
    1. Richard Cecil († 1553)
      1. William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley (1521–1598)
        1. Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter (1542–1623)
          1. William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Exeter (1566-1640)
            1. William Cecil, 16th Baron de Ros (1590-1618)
          2. Hon. Sir Richard Cecil of Wakerley (around 1570–1633)
            1. David Cecil, 3rd Earl of Exeter (1600–1643)
              1. John Cecil, 4th Earl of Exeter (1628–1678)
                1. John Cecil, 5th Earl of Exeter (1648–1700)
                  1. John Cecil, 6th Earl of Exeter (1674-1721)
                    1. John Cecil, 7th Earl of Exeter (1700-1722)
                    2. Brownlow Cecil, 8th Earl of Exeter (1701–1754)
                      1. Brownlow Cecil, 9th Earl of Exeter (1725-1793)
                      2. Hon. Thomas Cecil (1728–1773)
                        1. Henry Cecil, 1st Marquess of Exeter (1754-1804)
                          1. Brownlow Cecil, 2nd Marquess of Exeter (1795–1867)
                            1. William Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Exeter (1825–1895)
                              1. Brownlow Cecil, 4th Marquess of Exeter (1849–1898)
                                1. William Cecil, 5th Marquess of Exeter (1876-1956)
                                  1. David Cecil, 6th Marquess of Exeter (1905-1981)
                                  2. Martin Cecil, 7th Marquess of Exeter (1909–1988)
                                    1. Michael Cecil, 8th Marquess of Exeter (* 1935)
                                      1. Anthony Cecil, Lord Burghley (* 1970)
                              2. Lord William Cecil (1854–1943) ⚭ Mary Thyssen-Amherst, 2nd Baroness Amherst of Hackney
                                1. Hon. William Cecil (1886–1914)
                                  1. William Cecil, 3rd Baron Amherst of Hackney (1912–1980)
                                    1. William Cecil, 4th Baron Amherst of Hackney (1940-2009)
                                      1. Hugh Cecil, 5th Baron Amherst of Hackney (* 1968)
                                        1. Hon. Jack Cecil (* 2001)
          3. Edward Cecil, 1st Viscount Wimbledon (1572-1638)
        2. Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury (1563-1612)
          1. William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Salisbury (1591–1668)
            1. Charles Cecil, Viscount Cranborne (1619-1659)
              1. James Cecil, 3rd Earl of Salisbury (1646–1683)
                1. James Cecil, 4th Earl of Salisbury (1666-1694)
                  1. James Cecil, 5th Earl of Salisbury (1691-1728)
                    1. James Cecil, 6th Earl of Salisbury (1713–1780)
                      1. James Cecil, 1st Marquess of Salisbury (1748–1823)
                        1. James Gascoyne-Cecil, 2nd Marquess of Salisbury (1791–1868)
                          1. Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury (1830-1903)
                            1. James Gascoyne-Cecil, 4th Marquess of Salisbury (1861-1947)
                              1. Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 5th Marquess of Salisbury (1893–1972)
                                1. Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 6th Marquess of Salisbury (1916-2003)
                                  1. Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 7th Marquess of Salisbury (* 1946)
                                    1. Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, Viscount Cranborne (* 1970)
                            2. Lord William Gascoyne-Cecil (1863–1936), Anglican Bishop of Exeter
                          2. Lord Eustace Gascoyne-Cecil (1834-1921)
                            1. Evelyn Cecil, 1st Baron Rockley (1865–1941)
                              1. Robert Cecil, 2nd Baron Rockley (1901–1976)
                                1. James Cecil, 3rd Baron Rockley (1934-2011)
                                  1. Anthony Cecil, 4th Baron Rockley (born 1961)
                                    1. Hon. William Evelyn Cecil (* 1996)
                  2. Lord David Cecil (1902-1986)
                    1. Jonathan Cecil (1939-2011)
                2. Robert Cecil, 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood (1864-1958)
                3. Hugh Cecil, 1st Baron Quickswood (1869-1956)

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