Historical records matching William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Exeter, PC, KG
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About William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Exeter, PC, KG
a possible birth date is 23 October 1559
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Cecil,_2nd_Earl_of_Exeter
http://thepeerage.com/p1295.htm
William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Exeter was born in January 1565/66.1 He was the son of Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter and Dorothy Neville.1 He married, secondly, Elizabeth Drury, daughter of Sir William Drury and Elizabeth Stafford.2 He married, firstly, Elizabeth Manners, Baroness de Ros of Helmsley, daughter of Edward Manners, 3rd Earl of Rutland and Isabel Holcroft, on 13 January 1588/89.1,3 He died on 6 July 1640 at age 74
He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Stamford from 1586 to 1587. He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Stamford from 1588 to 1589. He was appointed Knight in 1603. He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Northamptonshire between 1623 and 1640. He succeeded as the 3rd Baron of Burghley, co. Northampton [E., 1571] on 8 February 1622/23.1 He succeeded as the 2nd Earl of Exeter [E., 1605] on 8 February 1622/23.1 He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1626.1 He was appointed Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) in 1630.
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William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Exeter, PC, KG's Timeline
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January 1565
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Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
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May 1590
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Newark Castle, Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire, England
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1595
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Exeter, Devonshire, England
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1596
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Exeter, Devon, England
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1596
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Exeter, Devonshire, England
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July 6, 1640
Age 75
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Exeter House, St. James, Clerkenwell, England, United Kingdom
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Westminster Abbey, London, England, United Kingdom
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