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Earl Exeter is in Earldoms of England Alphabetically, Earldoms of England Chronologically, Extant Earldoms of England.
1st: Thomas Cecil 1st Earl Exeter. Died 1623. Son
2nd: William Cecil 2nd Earl Exeter. Died 1640. Nephew.
3rd: David Cecil 3rd Earl Exeter. Died 1643. Son
4th: John Cecil 4th Earl Exeter. Died 1678. Son
5th: John Cecil 5th Earl Exeter. Died 1700. Son
6th: John Cecil 6th Earl Exeter. Died 1721. Son
7th: John Cecil 7th Earl Exeter. Died 1722. Brother.
8th: Brownlow Cecil 8th Earl Exeter. Died 1754. Son
9th: Brownlow Cecil 9th Earl Exeter. Died 1793. Nephew.
10th: Henry Cecil 1st Marquess Exeter. Died 1804. Son
11th: Brownlow Cecil 2nd Marquess Exeter. Died 1867. Son
12th: William Alleyne Cecil 3rd Marquess Exeter. Died 1895. Son
13th: Brownlow Henry George Cecil 4th Marquess Exeter. Died 1898. Son
14th: William Cecil 5th Marquess Exeter. Died 1956. Son
15th: David George Brownlow-Cecil 6th Marquess Exeter. Died 1981. Brother.
16th: William Martin Alleyne Brownlow-Cecil 7th Marquess Exeter. Died 1988. Son
In 1601 Thomas Cecil 1st Earl Exeter (age 58) was created 1st Earl Exeter. Dorothy Neville Countess Exeter (age 53) by marriage Countess Exeter.
In 1610 Thomas Cecil 1st Earl Exeter (age 67) and Frances Brydges Countess Exeter (age 30) were married. She by marriage Countess Exeter. The difference in their ages was 37 years.
On 8th February 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 (age 57) succeeded 2nd Earl Exeter, 3rd Baron Burghley. Elizabeth Drury Countess Exeter (age 45) by marriage Countess Exeter.
On 6th July 1640 William Cecil 2nd Earl Exeter (age 74) died. His nephew David (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 (age 15) succeeded 4th Earl Exeter, 5th Baron Burghley.
Before 1648 John Cecil 4th Earl Exeter (age 19) and Frances Manners Countess Exeter (age 17) were married. She by marriage Countess Exeter. She the daughter of John Manners 8th Earl of Rutland (age 43) and Frances Montagu Countess Rutland (age 33). He the son of David Cecil 3rd Earl Exeter and Elizabeth Egerton Countess Exeter. They were half sixth cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.
On 25th January 1670 John Cecil 4th Earl Exeter (age 42) and Mary Fane Countess Exeter (age 31) were married. She by marriage Countess Exeter. She the daughter of Mildmay Fane 2nd Earl of Westmoreland and Mary Vere Countess of Westmoreland. He the son of David Cecil 3rd Earl Exeter and Elizabeth Egerton Countess Exeter.
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In February 1678 John Cecil 4th Earl Exeter (age 50) died. His son John (age 30) succeeded 5th Earl Exeter, 6th Baron Burghley. Anne Cavendish Countess Exeter (age 29) by marriage Countess Exeter.
On 29th August 1700 John Cecil 5th Earl Exeter (age 52) died. His son John (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 2nd 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 February 1678 John Cecil 4th Earl Exeter died. His son John 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 24th December 1721 John Cecil 6th Earl Exeter (age 47) died. His son John (age 21) succeeded 7th Earl Exeter, 8th Baron Burghley.
In 1722 John Cecil 7th Earl Exeter (age 22) died. His brother Brownlow (age 20) succeeded 8th Earl Exeter, 9th Baron Burghley.
On 3rd November 1754 Brownlow Cecil 8th Earl Exeter (age 53) died. His son Brownlow (age 29) succeeded 9th Earl Exeter, 10th Baron Burghley. Laetitia Townshend Countess Exeter (age 28) by marriage Countess Exeter.
On 23rd April 1770 Brownlow Cecil 9th Earl Exeter (age 44) and Anne Maria Cheatham Countess Exeter (age 20) were married. She by marriage Countess Exeter. The difference in their ages was 24 years. He the son of Brownlow Cecil 8th Earl Exeter.
On 26th December 1793 Brownlow Cecil 9th Earl Exeter (age 68) died. His nephew Henry (age 39) succeeded 10th Earl Exeter, 11th Baron Burghley. Sarah Hoggins Countess Exeter (age 19) by marriage Countess Exeter.
In 1800 Henry Cecil 1st Marquess Exeter (age 45) and Elizabeth Anne Burrell Duchess Hamilton Duchess Brandon (age 42) were married. She by marriage Countess Exeter.
On 1st May 1804 Henry Cecil 1st Marquess Exeter (age 50) died. His son Brownlow (age 8) succeeded 2nd Marquess Exeter, 11th Earl Exeter, 12th Baron Burghley.
On 16th January 1867 Brownlow Cecil 2nd Marquess Exeter (age 71) died. His son William (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 2nd July 1795 he was born to Henry Cecil 1st Marquess Exeter and Sarah Hoggins Countess Exeter. On 1st May 1804 Henry Cecil 1st Marquess Exeter died. His son Brownlow succeeded 2nd Marquess Exeter, 11th Earl Exeter, 12th Baron Burghley. On 12th 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 14th July 1895 William Alleyne Cecil 3rd Marquess Exeter (age 70) died. His son Brownlow (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 20th December 1849 he was born to William Alleyne Cecil 3rd Marquess Exeter and and Georgina Sophia Pakenham Marchioness Exeter. On 7th September 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 9th April 1898 Brownlow Henry George Cecil 4th Marquess Exeter (age 48) died. His son William (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 27th October 1876 he was born to Brownlow Henry George Cecil 4th Marquess Exeter and Isabella Whichcote Marchioness of Exeter. On 16th April 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 succeeded 6th Marquess Exeter, 15th Earl Exeter, 16th Baron Burghley.
In 1956 William Cecil 5th Marquess Exeter (age 79) died. His son David (age 50) succeeded 6th Marquess Exeter, 15th Earl Exeter, 16th Baron Burghley.
On 22nd October 1981 David George Brownlow-Cecil 6th Marquess Exeter (age 76) died. His brother William (age 72) succeeded 7th Marquess Exeter, 16th Earl Exeter, 17th Baron Burghley.
On 12th January 1988 William Martin Alleyne Brownlow-Cecil 7th Marquess Exeter (age 78) died. His son Michael (age 52) succeeded 8th Marquess Exeter, 17th Earl Exeter, 18th Baron Burghley.