Marquess of Exeter is a title that has been created twice once in the peerage of England and once in the peerage of the United Kingdom The first creation came in the peerage of England in 1525 for Henry Courtenay 2nd Earl of Devon For more information on this creation which was forfeited in 1538 see Earl of Devon Marquessate of ExeterArms Barry of ten Argent and Azure six Escutcheons three two and one Sable each charged with a Lion rampant Argent Crest On a Chapeau Gules turned up Ermine a Garb Or supported by two Lions the dexter Argent and the sinister Azure Supporters On either side a Lion Ermine Creation date4 February 1801CreationSecondCreated byKing George IIIPeeragePeerage of the United KingdomFirst holderHenry Cecil 10th Earl of ExeterPresent holderMichael Cecil 8th Marquess of ExeterHeir apparentAnthony Cecil Baron BurghleyRemainder toThe 1st Marquess s heirs male of the body lawfully begottenSubsidiary titlesEarl of Exeter Baron BurghleySeat s Burghley HouseMottoCor unum via una One heart one way William Cecil 1st Baron BurghleyHistoryThe title is chiefly associated with the Cecil family descended from the courtier Sir Richard Cecil of the parish of Stamford Baron St Martin in Northamptonshire His only son Sir William Cecil was a prominent statesman and served as Secretary of State Lord High Treasurer and Lord Privy Seal In 1571 he was created Baron Burghley in the County of Northampton in the Peerage of England His son from his second marriage to Mildred Cooke Sir Robert Cecil was created Earl of Salisbury in 1605 and is the ancestor of the Marquesses of Salisbury Lord Burghley was succeeded by his son from his first marriage to Mary Cheke Thomas the second Baron He represented Stamford Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire in the House of Commons served as Lord Lieutenant of Yorkshire and as President of the Council of the North and was also a distinguished soldier In 1605 Thomas Cecil was created Earl of Exeter in the Peerage of England on the same day his half brother was created Earl of Salisbury Thomas was succeeded by his eldest son William Cecil the second Earl He served as Lord Lieutenant of Northamptonshire Lord Exeter married as his first wife Elizabeth 16th Baroness de Ros Their son William succeeded his mother in the barony at the age of one However he died childless during his father s lifetime when the barony was inherited by his cousin Francis Manners 6th Earl of Rutland Lord Exeter had no other sons and was succeeded by his nephew the third Earl He was the son of Sir Richard Cecil second son of the first Earl He represented Peterborough in the Short Parliament His son the fourth Earl was Lord Lieutenant of Northamptonshire He was succeeded by his son the fifth Earl He sat as member of parliament for Northamptonshire His son the sixth Earl represented Rutland in Parliament and served as Lord Lieutenant of Rutland His second son the eighth Earl who succeeded his elder brother briefly represented Stamford in the House of Commons His eldest son the ninth Earl was member of parliament for Rutland and also Lord Lieutenant of that county He was childless and was succeeded by his nephew the tenth Earl He was the son of Thomas Chambers Cecil second son of the eighth Earl Creation as Marquess Lord Exeter represented Stamford in Parliament for sixteen years In 1801 he was created Marquess of Exeter in the Peerage of the United Kingdom His son the second Marquess was a Tory politician and notably served as Lord Chamberlain of the Household and Lord Steward of the Household He was succeeded by his son the third Marquess He was a Conservative politician and held office as Vice Chamberlain of the Household and Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms His eldest son the fourth Marquess represented Northamptonshire North in the House of Commons and served briefly as Vice Chamberlain of the Household under his kinsman Lord Salisbury He was succeeded by his son the fifth Marquess He was a Colonel in the Royal Field Artillery and served as Lord Lieutenant of Northamptonshire Burghley House the ancestral seat of the Marquesses of Exeter His eldest son the sixth Marquess was a Conservative politician and prominent athlete and sports official He won the 400 metre hurdles at the 1928 Summer Olympics and was later President of the International Amateur Athletic Federation and vice president of the International Olympic Committee Lord Exeter also represented Peterborough in the House of Commons and served as Governor of Bermuda He died without surviving male issue and was succeeded by his younger brother the seventh Marquess He was proprietor of a cattle ranch at 100 Mile House British Columbia in Canada In 1954 he became head of the Emissaries of Divine Light an obscure religious group As of 2013 update the titles are held by his only son the eighth Marquess who succeeded in 1988 He operates the ranch from 1988 to 1996 he also headed the Emissaries of Divine Light Another member of the Cecil family was the naval commander Edward Cecil 1st Viscount Wimbledon a title which became extinct on his death in 1638 He was the third son of the first Earl of Exeter Also Lord William Cecil third son of the third Marquess married Mary 2nd Baroness Amherst of Hackney Their grandson William succeeded in the barony in 1919 Another member of this branch of the family is Vice Admiral Sir Nigel Cecil The champion racehorse trainer Sir Henry Cecil was the son of Henry Cecil a younger brother of the third Baron Lord John Joicey Cecil fourth son of the third Marquess was Conservative Member of Parliament for Stamford The marquessate of Exeter is the senior marquessate in the Peerage of the United Kingdom The Marquesses also hold the title of hereditary Grand Almoner and Lord Paramount of Peterborough The ancestral home of the Marquesses of Exeter is Burghley House near Stamford Lincolnshire it is now run by a trust founded by the family Former properties include Cecil House in London and Exeter House Derby The traditional burial place of the Cecils of Burghley House and the Marquesses of Exeter is the Burghley Chapel in St Martin s Church Stamford Marquess of Exeter first creation 1525 Arms of Henry Courtenay 1st Marquess of Exeter first creation Quarterly 1st Royal arms of Edward IV within a bordure counter changed 2nd amp 3rd Or three torteaux gules Courtenay 4th Or a lion rampant azure Redvers Henry Courtenay 1st Marquess of Exeter 2nd Earl of Devon attainted 1538 executed 1539 for his family see Earl of Devon Barons Burghley 1571 William Cecil 1st Baron Burghley 1521 1598 Thomas Cecil 2nd Baron Burghley 1542 1623 created Earl of Exeter in 1605 Earls of Exeter 1605 Other titles 1st Earl onwards Baron Burghley Eng 1571 Thomas Cecil 1st Earl of Exeter 1542 1623 William Cecil 2nd Earl of Exeter 1566 1640 David Cecil 3rd Earl of Exeter c 1600 1643 John Cecil 4th Earl of Exeter 1628 1678 John Cecil 5th Earl of Exeter c 1648 1700 John Cecil 6th Earl of Exeter 1674 1721 John Cecil 7th Earl of Exeter c 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 created Marquess of Exeter in 1801 Marquesses of Exeter second creation 1801 Other titles 1st Marquess onwards Baron Burghley Eng 1571 Earl of Exeter Eng 1605 Henry Cecil 1st Marquess of Exeter 1754 1804 Brownlow Cecil 2nd Marquess of Exeter 1795 1867 William Alleyne Cecil 3rd Marquess of Exeter 1825 1895 Brownlow Henry George Cecil 4th Marquess of Exeter 1849 1898 William Thomas Brownlow Cecil 5th Marquess of Exeter 1876 1956 David George Brownlow Cecil 6th Marquess of Exeter 1905 1981 William Martin Alleyne Cecil 7th Marquess of Exeter 1909 1988 William Michael Anthony Cecil 8th Marquess of Exeter b 1935 Notes The heir apparent is the present holder s son Anthony John Cecil Lord Burghley b 1970 The heir apparent s heir presumptive is his fourth cousin Hugh William Amherst Cecil 5th Baron Amherst of Hackney b 1968 who is descended from the third son of the third Marquess His heir is his only son Jack William Cecil b 2001 Family treevede Redvers amp Courtenay Family Tree including Earls of Devon Creations of 1141 1485 1511 amp 1553 Courtenay Barons 1299 Marquess of Exeter 1525 Viscount Courtenay 1762 1644 Richard de Redvers d 1107 Earl of Devon 1st creation probably in early 1141Baldwin de Redvers c 1095 1155 Created 1141 1st Earl of DevonRichard de Redvers d 1162 2nd Earl of DevonWilliam de Redvers aka de Vernon d 1217 5th Earl of DevonRenaud de Courtenay d 1194 Baldwin de Redvers d 1188 3rd Earl of DevonRichard de Redvers fl c 1066 d 1234 4th Earl of DevonBaldwin de Redvers d 1216 Mary de VernonRobert de Courtenay d 1242 Baldwin de Redvers 1217 1245 6th Earl of DevonJohn de Courtenay d 1274 Baldwin de Redvers 1236 1262 7th Earl of DevonIsabel de Redvers 1237 1293 suo jure 8th Countess of DevonHugh Courtenay 1249 1292 Baron Courtenay 1299 Earl of Devon 2nd creation or continuation of 1st creation 1335Hugh de Courtenay 1276 1340 1st Baron Courtenay 1st 9th Earl of DevonHugh de Courtenay 1303 1377 2nd Baron Courtenay 2nd 10th Earl of DevonHugh Courtenay 1327 1348 Edward Courtenay of Godlington c 1331 1368 1371 William Courtenay c 1342 1396 Archbishop of CanterburyPhilip Courtenay c 1355 1406 Hugh Courtenay c 1345 1374 3rd Baron CourtenayEdward de Courtenay 1357 1419 4th Baron Courtenay 3rd 11th Earl of DevonHugh CourtenayJohn Courtenay d before 1415 Edward de Courtenay c 1385 1418 Styled Lord CourtenayHugh de Courtenay 1389 1422 5th Baron Courtenay 4th 12th Earl of DevonHugh Courtenay d 1471 Philip Courtenay 1404 1463 Thomas de Courtenay 1414 1458 6th Baron Courtenay 5th 13th Earl of DevonEdward Courtenay d 1509 Created 1485 1st Earl of Devon Forfeit at his death by his son s attainder 1504William Courtenay d 1485 Thomas Courtenay 1432 1461 7th Baron Courtenay 6th 14th Earl of DevonJohn Courtenay 1435 1471 Attaider of 1461 reversed Title restored 1470 7th 15th Earl of Devon Title in Abeyance 1471 1485 Attainder of 1461 re invoked 1485 title forfeitWilliam Courtenay d 1511 Attainted 1504 Restored and Created 1511 1st Earl of DevonWilliam Courtenay d 1512 Earldom of Devon and Barony of Courtenay forfeit 1461Earldom of Devon forfeit 1485Marquess of Exeter 1525Henry Courtenay 1498 1538 2nd Earl of Devon Created 1525 1st Marquess of Exeter Attainted 1538 Titles forfeitWilliam Courtenay 1477 1535 Marquessate of Exeter and Earldom of Devon forfeit 1538Earl of Devon 2nd creation 1553Edward Courtenay 1527 1556 Created 1553 1st Earl of Devon Title granted with remainder to heirs male whatsoever Title Dormant until 1831George CourtenayWilliam Courtenay 1529 1557 de jure 2nd Earl of DevonWilliam Courtenay 1543 1630 de jure 3rd Earl of DevonWilliam Courtenay d 1605 Francis Courtenay de jure 4th Earl of Devon c 1576 1638 William Courtenay 1628 1702 Created 1644 1st Baronet of Powderham Castle de jure 5th Earl of DevonFrancis Courtenay 1650 1699 William Courtenay 1675 6 1735 2nd Baronet of Powderham Castle de jure 6th Earl of DevonWilliam Courtenay 1709 1762 3rd Baronet of Powderham Castle Created 1762 1st Viscount Courtenay de jure 7th Earl of DevonHenry Reginald Courtenay 1714 1763 William Courtenay 1742 1788 2nd Viscount Courtenay de jure 8th Earl of DevonWilliam Courtenay 1738 1783 Henry Reginald Courtenay 1741 1803 Bishop of ExeterWilliam Courtenay 1768 1835 3rd Viscount Courtenay Claim established 1831 to Earldom 9th Earl of Devon Viscountcy ExtinctWilliam Courtenay 1777 1859 10th Earl of DevonWilliam Reginald Courtenay 1807 1888 11th Earl of DevonHenry Hugh Courtenay 1811 1904 13th Earl of DevonThomas Peregrine Courtenay 1782 1841 Edward Baldwin Courtenay 1836 1891 12th Earl of DevonHenry Reginald Courtenay 1850 1897 Styled Lord CourtenayCharles Pepys Courtenay 1870 1927 14th Earl of DevonHenry Hugh Courtenay 1872 1935 15th Earl of DevonFrederick Leslie Courtenay 1875 1935 16th Earl of DevonCharles Christopher Courtenay 1916 1998 17th Earl of DevonHugh Rupert Courtenay 1942 2015 18th Earl of DevonCharles Peregrine Courtenay b 1975 19th Earl of DevonJack Haydon Langer Courtenay b 2009 Styled Lord Courtenay Heir ApparentveCecil family tree including earls of Exeter and Salisbury 1605 and marquesses of Exeter 1801 and SalisburyDavid Cecil c 1460 c 1540Richard Cecil c 1495 1553Baron Burghley 1571William Cecil 1520 1598 1st Baron BurghleyMildred Cooke 1526 1589Earl of Exeter 1605Baron Cecil 1603 Viscount Cranborne 1604 Earl of Salisbury 5th creation 1605Thomas Cecil 1542 1623 1st Earl of Exeter 2nd Baron BurghleyRobert Cecil 1563 1612 1st Earl of Salisbury Viscount Cranborne and Baron Cecil of EssendonViscount Wimbledon and Baron Cecil of Putney 1625William Cecil 1566 1600 2nd Earl of Exeter 3rd Baron BurghleyRichard Cecil 1570 1633Edward Cecil 1572 1638 1st Viscount Wimbledon and Baron Cecil of PutneyThomas Howard 1st Earl of Suffolk 1561 1626 1st Earl of SuffolkBarony Cecil of Putney and viscounty Wimbledon extinct 1638David Cecil c 1600 1643 3rd Earl of Exeter 4th Baron BurghleyWilliam Cecil 1591 1668 2nd Earl of Salisbury Viscount Cranborne and Baron Cecil of EssendonCatherine c 1590 1673John Cecil 1628 1678 4th Earl of Exeter 5th Baron BurghleyCharles Cecil 1619 1660 styled Viscount CranborneJohn Manners 1604 1679 8th Earl of RutlandJohn Cecil c 1648 1700 5th Earl of Exeter 6th Baron BurghleyJames Cecil 1648 1683 3rd Earl of Salisbury Viscount Cranborne and Baron Cecil of EssendonMargaret d c 1682John Cecil 1674 1721 6th Earl of Exeter 7th Baron BurghleyJames Cecil 1666 1694 4th Earl of Salisbury Viscount Cranborne and Baron Cecil of EssendonThomas Tufton 1644 1729 6th Earl of ThanetJohn Cecil c 1700 1722 7th Earl of Exeter 8th Baron BurghleyBrownlow Cecil 1701 1754 8th Earl of Exeter 9th Baron BurghleyJames Cecil 1691 1728 5th Earl of Salisbury Viscount Cranborne and Baron Cecil of EssendonAnne 1693 1757Brownlow Cecil 1725 1793 9th Earl of Exeter 10th Baron BurghleyJames Cecil 1713 1780 6th Earl of Salisbury Viscount Cranborne and Baron Cecil of EssendonWills Hill 1718 1793 1st Marquess of DownshireMarquess of Exeter 2nd creation 1801Marquess of Salisbury 1789Henry Cecil 1725 1793 1st Marquess of Exeter 10th Earl of Exeter 11th Baron BurghleyJames Cecil 1743 1823 1st Marquess of Salisbury 7th Earl of Salisbury Viscount Cranborne and Baron Cecil of EssendonEmily 1750 1835Brownlow Cecil 1795 1867 2nd Marquess of Exeter 11th Earl of Exeter 12th Baron BurghleyJames Brownlow William Gascoyne Cecil 1791 1868 2nd Marquess of Salisbury 8th Earl of Salisbury Viscount Cranborne and Baron Cecil of EssendonWilliam Allen Cecil 1825 1895 3rd Marquess of Exeter 12th Earl of Exeter 13th Baron BurghleyJames Emilius William Evelyn Gascoyne Cecil 1821 1865 styled Viscount CranborneRobert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne Cecil 1830 1903 3rd Marquess of Salisbury 9th Earl of Salisbury Viscount Cranborne and Baron Cecil of EssendonViscount Cecil of Chelwood 1923Brownlow Henry George Cecil 1849 1898 4th Marquess of Exeter 13th Earl of Exeter 14th Baron BurghleyMary Rothes Margaret Cecil 1857 1919 2nd Baroness Amherst of HackneyWilliam Cecil 1854 1943James Edward Hubert Gascoyne Cecil 1861 1947 4th Marquess of Salisbury 10th Earl of Salisbury Viscount Cranborne and Baron Cecil of EssendonEdgar Algernon Robert Gascoyne Cecil 1864 1958 1st Viscount Cecil of ChelwoodViscounty Cecil of Chelwood extinct 1958William Thomas Brownlow Cecil 1876 1956 5th Marquess of Exeter 14th Earl of Exeter 15th Baron BurghleyWilliam Amherst Cecil 1886 1914Robert Arthur James Gascoyne Cecil 1893 1972 5th Marquess of Salisbury 11th Earl of Salisbury Viscount Cranborne and Baron Cecil of EssendonDavid George Brownlow Cecil 1905 1981 6th Marquess of Exeter 15th Earl of Exeter 16th Baron BurghleyWilliam Martin Alleyne Cecil 1909 1988 7th Marquess of Exeter 16th Earl of Exeter 17th Baron BurghleyWilliam Alexander Evering Cecil 1912 1980 3rd Baron Amherst of HackneyRobert Edward Peter Gascoyne Cecil 1916 2003 6th Marquess of Salisbury 12th Earl of Salisbury Viscount Cranborne and Baron Cecil of EssendonWilliam Michael Anthony Cecil b 1935 8th Marquess of Exeter 17th Earl of Exeter 18th Baron BurghleyWilliam Hugh Amherst Cecil 1940 2009 4th Baron Amherst of HackneyRobert Edward Peter Gascoyne Cecil b 1946 7th Marquess of Salisbury 13th Earl of Salisbury Viscount Cranborne and Baron Cecil of EssendonAnthony Cecil b 1970 styled Lord Burghley Exeter heir apparentHugh William Amherst Cecil b 1968 5th Baron Amherst of Hackney 2nd in line to ExeterRobert Edward Ned William Gascoyne Cecil b 1970 styled Viscount Cranborne Salisbury heir apparentJames Richard Gascoyne Cecil b 1976 2nd in line to SalisburyLine of successionLine of succession simplified William Cecil 3rd Marquess of Exeter 1825 1895 Brownlow Cecil 4th Marquess of Exeter 1849 1898 William Cecil 5th Marquess of Exeter 1876 1956 William Martin Cecil 7th Marquess of Exeter 1909 1988 William Michael Cecil 8th Marquess of Exeter born 1935 1 Anthony John Cecil Lord Burghley born 1970 Lord William Cecil 1854 1943 m Mary Cecil 2nd Baroness Amherst of Hackney 1857 1919 William Amherst Cecil 1886 1914 William Cecil 3rd Baron Amherst of Hackney 1912 1980 William Cecil 4th Baron Amherst of Hackney 1940 2009 2 1 Hugh William Cecil 5th Baron Amherst of Hackney born 1968 3 2 Jack William Amherst Cecil born 2001 4 3 Anthony Henry Amherst Cecil born 1947 5 4 Henry Edward Amherst Cecil born 1976 6 5 George William Amherst Cecil born 2009 7 6 Thomas Anthony Amherst Cecil born 1981 Henry Kerr Auchmuty Cecil 1914 1942 male issue and descendants in remainder Alexander James Amherst Burnett of Leys b 1973 male issue in remainder Henry Richard Amherst Cecil 1943 2013 male issue and descendants in remainder David Henry Amherst Cecil 1943 2000 male issue and descendants in remainder Thomas James Amherst Cecil 1887 1955 Barclay James Amherst Cecil 1913 1987 male issue and descendants in remainder John Francis Amherst Cecil 1890 1954 George Henry Vanderbilt Cecil 1925 2020 male issue and descendants in remainder William Amherst Vanderbilt Cecil 1928 2017 male issue and descendants in remainder Henry Mitford Amherst Cecil 1893 1962 Sir Oswald Nigel Amherst Cecil 1925 2017 male issue and descendants in remainder Lord John Pakenham Joicey Cecil 1867 1942 Edward Wilfred George Joicey Cecil 1912 1985 male issue and descendants in remainderSee alsoViscount Wimbledon Marquess of Salisbury Baron de Ros Baron Rockley Viscount Cecil of Chelwood Baron Quickswood Baron Amherst of HackneyNotesThis article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Marquess of Exeter news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2019 Learn how and when to remove this message No 15324 The London Gazette 3 January 1801 p 10 Mosley Charles ed 1999 Amherst of Hackney Burke s Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage Baronetage and Knightage Vol 1 106th ed Crans Switzerland Burke s Peerage Genealogical Books Ltd pp 67 68 ISBN 2 940085 02 1 Morris Susan Bosberry Scott Wendy Belfield Gervase eds 2019 Amherst of Hackney Baron Debrett s Peerage and Baronetage Vol 1 150th ed London Debrett s Ltd pp 330 334 ISBN 978 1 999767 0 5 1 ReferencesHesilrige Arthur G M 1921 Debrett s Peerage and Titles of courtesy London Dean amp Son p 357 Kidd Charles Williamson David editors Debrett s Peerage and Baronetage 1990 edition New York St Martin s Press 1990 page needed self published source better source needed, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library, article, read, download, free, free download, mp3, video, mp4, 3gp, jpg, jpeg, gif, png, picture, music, song, movie, book, game, games, mobile, phone, android, ios, apple, mobile phone, samsung, iphone, xiomi, xiaomi, redmi, honor, oppo, nokia, sonya, mi, pc, web, computer