John Cecil, 5th Earl of Exeter

John Cecil, 5th Earl of Exeter, about 1679

John Cecil, 5th Earl of Exeter ( 1648 - August 29, 1700 ) was an English peer and politician.

Life

Cecil was the only son of John Cecil, 4th Earl of Exeter from his marriage to Frances Manners, daughter of John Manners, 8th Earl of Rutland . He was at the Stamford School and St John's College of Cambridge University trained.

In 1675 he was elected Knight of the Shire for Northamptonshire to the House of Commons . When his father died on March 18, 1678, he followed him as Earl of Exeter and Baron Burghley and rose to the House of Lords .

At the coronation of King James II in 1685, he held the office of Lord High Almoner .

Cecil traveled a lot. Among other things, he was in Italy in 1679, 1681 and 1699. In his house he collected memorabilia from these trips.

Marriages and offspring

Cecil was married to Lady Anne Cavendish, daughter of William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire , from May 4, 1670 . They had eight children:

• John Cecil, 6th Earl of Exeter (1674-1721);
• Hon. William Cecil (before 1682-1715), MP for Stamford 1698-1705;
• Hon. Charles Cecil (c. 1683-1726), MP for Stamford 1705-1722;
• Hon. Edward Cecil († 1723);
• Lady Christian Cecil;
• Lady Ann Cecil;
• Lady Frances Cecil († young);
• Lady Elizabeth Cecil (1687–1708) ⚭ Charles Boyle, 4th Earl of Orrery .

Literature and web links

• John. P. Ferris: CECIL, John, Lord Burghley (c.1648-1700), of Burghley House, Northants. In: BD Henning (Ed.): The History of Parliament. The House of Commons 1660-1690. 1983 ( online ).
• John Cecil, 5th Earl of Exeter on thepeerage.com

Individual evidence

1. ↑ John Cecil, 5th Earl of Exeter . In: John Venn , John Archibald Venn (eds.): Alumni Cantabrigienses . A Biographical List of All Known Students, Graduates and Holders of Office at the University of Cambridge, from the Earliest Times to 1900. 10 volumes, 1922-1958. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge ( venn.lib.cam.ac.uk ).
2. ^ History of Burghley House at www.burghley.co.uk
3. ^ Paula Watson, Eveline Cruickshanks: CECIL, Hon. William (bef.1682-1715), of Snape Hall, Yorks. In: D. Hayton, E. Cruickshanks, S. Handley (Eds.): The History of Parliament. The House of Commons 1690-1715. 2002 ( online ).
4. ↑ Eveline Cruickshanks, Sonya Wynne: CECIL, Hon. Charles (c.1683-1726). In: D. Hayton, E. Cruickshanks, S. Handley (Eds.): The History of Parliament. The House of Commons 1690-1715. 2002 ( online ).

predecessor	Office	successor
John Cecil	Earl of Exeter 1678-1700	John Cecil