Marquesses of Exeter

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The Marquesses of Exeter are a prominent English noble family historically associated with high-ranking court offices and significant political influence.

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Label Occurrences
Earls of Exeter 1
Marquesses of Exeter canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English noble title
marquessate in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
associatedWith Exeter
coatOfArms Arms of Cecil family
country United Kingdom
familyName Cecil
hasCulturalAssociation Burghley Horse Trials (through Burghley estate and family)
hasEstate Burghley House, near Stamford, Lincolnshire
linked to: Burghley House
hasFamilySeat Burghley House
hasRoleInHistory British parliamentary politics
English court politics
hasSubsidiaryTitle Baron Burghley
linked to: Lord Burghley

Earl of Exeter
hasTitle Marquess of Exeter
hasTraditionalInfluenceArea Lincolnshire
Northamptonshire
Rutland
historicallyHeldOffice Lord High Treasurer of England
linked to: Lord High Treasurer

Lord Lieutenant of Northamptonshire
Lord Lieutenant of Rutland
Secretary of State to Elizabeth I
knownFor ownership of Burghley House
political influence in Tudor and later periods
service in high court offices
language English
nobleFamily Cecil family
notableMember Brownlow Cecil, 2nd Marquess of Exeter
Brownlow Cecil, 8th Earl of Exeter
David Cecil, 6th Marquess of Exeter
Henry Cecil, 1st Marquess of Exeter
William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley
linked to: Lord Burghley
peerage Peerage of the United Kingdom
politicalAlignment Conservative Party (historically, various members)
precedenceOver earl (in British peerage hierarchy)
region England
religion Church of England (traditional family affiliation)
linked to: Church of England
socialStatus high-ranking aristocracy
succeededBy heirs male of the body of the first marquess
titleRank marquess

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Lord Great Chamberlain historicalHolder Marquesses of Exeter
Cecil family hasDynasticBranch Earls of Exeter
linked to: Marquesses of Exeter