| The Most Honourable The Marquess of Exeter KG CMG TD | |
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| File:File:Shield of Arms of William Cecil, 5th Marquess of Exeter, KG, CMG, TD.png | |
| Garter-encircled shield of arms of William Cecil, 5th Marquess of Exeter, KG, as displayed on his Order of the Garter stall plate in St. George's Chapel. | |
| Monarch | Queen Victoria |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 October 1876 |
| Died | 1956 (aged 79–80) |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse(s) | Hon. Myra Orde-Powlett (m. 1901) |
| Children | Letitia Hotham, Baroness Hotham David Cecil, 6th Marquess of Exeter William Cecil, 7th Marquess of Exeter Lady Romayne Brassey |
| Parents | Brownlow Cecil, 4th Marquess of Exeter Isabella Whichcote |
| Alma mater | Eton Magdalene College, Cambridge |
William Thomas Brownlow Cecil, 5th Marquess of Exeter, KG CMG TD (27 October 1876 – 1956), known as Lord Burghley from 1895 to 1898, was a British peer.
Exeter was the son of Brownlow Cecil, 4th Marquess of Exeter, and his wife, the former Isabella Whichcote. He was educated at Eton and Magdalene College, Cambridge.[1] In 1899 he acted temporarily as aide-de-camp to Major-General John Edward Boyes, with the 7th Brigade at Aldershot.[2]
Family[]
Lord Exeter married Hon. Myra Orde-Powlett, daughter of William Orde-Powlett, 4th Baron Bolton, on 16 April 1901.
They had four children:
- Lady Letitia Sibell Winifred Brownlow-Cecil (b. 20 November 1903- d. 21 July 1992 Dalton Holme, Yorkshire, ENG), married Henry Hotham, 7th Baron Hotham and had issue.
- David George Brownlow Cecil, 6th Marquess of Exeter (1905–1981)
- William Martin Alleyne Brownlowe Cecil, 7th Marquess of Exeter (1909–1988)
- Lady Romayne Elizabeth Algitha Brownlow-Cecil (22 March 1915– d. 27 June 2001 Stamford, Lincolnshire, ENG), married Major Hon. Peter Brassey, son of Henry Brassey, 1st Baron Brassey and had issue.
See also[]
- Burghley House
- Brownlow Cecil, 4th Marquess of Exeter
References[]
- ↑ "Cecil, William Thomas Brownlow, Lord Burghley (CCL896WT)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge. http://venn.lib.cam.ac.uk/cgi-bin/search.pl?sur=&suro=c&fir=&firo=c&cit=&cito=c&c=all&tex=%22CCL896WT%22&sye=&eye=&col=all&maxcount=50.
- ↑ "Error: no
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External links[]
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Marquess of Exeter
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