Marquess of Exeter
Marquess of Exeter is a hereditary British title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom . It has so far been awarded once in the Peerage of England and once in the Peerage of the United Kingdom and is the oldest and therefore first-rate marquessate in the latter nobility.
The title is named after the city of Exeter in Devon .
Awards and subordinate titles
The first award took place on June 18, 1525 in the Peerage of England to Henry Courtenay, 2nd Earl of Devon , a close friend and confidante of King Henry VIII. From his father he had already in 1511 the title created for this in the same year Inherited to the Earl of Devon , who also belonged to the Peerage of England. However, both titles expired in 1538 when the marquess was executed for high treason in the course of the Exeter conspiracy and all of his titles were stripped from him.
The title was created for the second time on February 4, 1801 in the Peerage of the United Kingdom for Henry Cecil, 10th Earl of Exeter . Already in 1793 he inherited the subordinate titles Earl of Exeter and Baron Burghley from his older brother, which were given to an ancestor in the Peerage of England on May 4, 1605 and February 25, 1571, respectively. The name of the latter barony refers to Burghley House in the City of Peterborough , which has been the seat of the Cecil family since 1555. The eldest son of the respective marquess carries the courtesy title of Lord Burghley as the title heir .
List of Barons Burghley, Earls, and Marquesses of Exeter
Marquesses of Exeter, first bestowal (1525)
- Henry Courtenay, 1st Marquess of Exeter (1498–1538) (title forfeited 1538)
Barons Burghley (1571)
- William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley (1521–1598)
- Thomas Cecil, 2nd Baron Burghley (1542–1623) ( elevated to Earl of Exeter in 1605 )
Earls of Exeter (1605)
- Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter (1542–1623)
- William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Exeter (1566-1640)
- David Cecil, 3rd Earl of Exeter (1600–1643)
- John Cecil, 4th Earl of Exeter (1628–1678)
- John Cecil, 5th Earl of Exeter (1648–1700)
- John Cecil, 6th Earl of Exeter (1674-1721)
- John Cecil, 7th Earl of Exeter (1700-1722)
- Brownlow Cecil, 8th Earl of Exeter (1701–1754)
- Brownlow Cecil, 9th Earl of Exeter (1725-1793)
- Henry Cecil, 10th Earl of Exeter (1754–1804) (made Marquess of Exeter in 1801 )
Marquesses of Exeter, second bestowal (1801)
- Henry Cecil, 1st Marquess of Exeter (1754-1804)
- Brownlow Cecil, 2nd Marquess of Exeter (1795–1867)
- William Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Exeter (1825–1895)
- Brownlow Cecil, 4th Marquess of Exeter (1849–1898)
- William Cecil, 5th Marquess of Exeter (1876-1956)
- David Cecil, 6th Marquess of Exeter (1905-1981)
- Martin Cecil, 7th Marquess of Exeter (1909–1988)
- Michael Cecil, 8th Marquess of Exeter (* 1935)
The heir ( Heir apparent ) is the son of the current Marquess, Anthony Cecil, Lord Burghley (* 1970).
Literature and web links
- Charles Kidd: Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage. Debrett's Ltd, London 2014, ISBN 0-9929348-2-6 .
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page