Biography of John Cecil 6th Earl Exeter 1674-1721

Paternal Family Tree: Cecil

Maternal Family Tree: Elizabeth Leybourne Duchess Norfolk 1536-1567

In 1662 Charles Rich and [his mother] Anne Cavendish Countess Exeter (age 13) were married. She the daughter of William Cavendish 3rd Earl Devonshire (age 44) and Elizabeth Cecil Countess Devonshire (age 43). He the son of Henry Rich 1st Earl Holland and Isabel Cope Countess Holland.

On 02 May 1670 [his father] John Cecil 5th Earl Exeter (age 22) and [his mother] Anne Cavendish Countess Exeter (age 21) were married. She the daughter of William Cavendish 3rd Earl Devonshire (age 52) and Elizabeth Cecil Countess Devonshire (age 51). He the son of John Cecil 4th Earl Exeter (age 42) and Frances Manners Countess Exeter. They were half third cousin once removed.

On 15 May 1674 John Cecil 6th Earl Exeter was born to John Cecil 5th Earl Exeter (age 26) and Anne Cavendish Countess Exeter (age 25).

In Feb 1678 [his grandfather] John Cecil 4th Earl Exeter (age 50) died. His son [his father] John Cecil 5th Earl Exeter (age 30) succeeded 5th Earl Exeter, 6th Baron Burghley. [his mother] Anne Cavendish Countess Exeter (age 29) by marriage Countess Exeter.

In 1695 John Cecil 6th Earl Exeter (age 20) was elected MP Rutland.

On 03 Jul 1695 Charles Bennet 1st Earl Tankerville (age 21) and [his future sister-in-law] Mary Grey Baroness Ossulston (age 17) were married. She by marriage Baroness Ossulston of Ossulston in Middlesex. She the daughter of Ford Grey 1st Earl Tankerville (age 39) and Mary Berkeley Countess Tankerville.

In 1697 John Cecil 6th Earl Exeter (age 22) and Anabella Grey were married. She the daughter of Ford Grey 1st Earl Tankerville (age 41) and Mary Berkeley Countess Tankerville. He the son of John Cecil 5th Earl Exeter (age 49) and Anne Cavendish Countess Exeter (age 48).

In Aug 1698 [his wife] Anabella Grey died.

In 1699 John Cecil 6th Earl Exeter (age 24) and Elizabeth Brownlow Countess Exeter (age 18) were married. He the son of John Cecil 5th Earl Exeter (age 51) and Anne Cavendish Countess Exeter (age 50).

Around 1700 [his son] John Cecil 7th Earl Exeter was born to John Cecil 6th Earl Exeter (age 25) and [his wife] Elizabeth Brownlow Countess Exeter (age 19).

On 29 Aug 1700 [his father] John Cecil 5th Earl Exeter (age 52) died. His son John Cecil 6th Earl Exeter (age 26) succeeded 6th Earl Exeter, 7th Baron Burghley. [his wife] 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 [his mother] 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 02 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 Feb 1678 John Cecil 4th Earl Exeter died. His son John Cecil 5th Earl Exeter 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.

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On 04 Aug 1701 [his son] Brownlow Cecil 8th Earl Exeter was born to John Cecil 6th Earl Exeter (age 27) and [his wife] Elizabeth Brownlow Countess Exeter (age 20).

In 1703 Francis North 2nd Baron Guildford (age 29) and [his sister-in-law] Alicia Brownlow Baroness Guildford (age 19) were married. She by marriage Baroness Guildford.

In 1704 [his mother] Anne Cavendish Countess Exeter (age 55) died.

In 1710 [his sister-in-law] Margaret Brownlow (age 23) died of smallpox. Her estate of £40,000 was divided between her four sisters: [his sister-in-law] Jane Brownlow Duchess Ancaster and Kesteven, [his wife] Elizabeth Brownlow Countess Exeter (age 29), [his sister-in-law] Alicia Brownlow Baroness Guildford (age 26) and [his sister-in-law] Eleanor Brownlow Viscountess Tyconnel (age 19).

On 31 May 1710 [his former sister-in-law] Mary Grey Baroness Ossulston (age 32) died.

In 1712 John Brownlow 1st Viscount Tyconnel (age 21) and [his sister-in-law] Eleanor Brownlow Viscountess Tyconnel (age 21) were married. She by marriage Lady Brownlow of Humby in Lincolnshire. They were first cousins.

In 1712 John Cecil 6th Earl Exeter (age 37) was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Rutland.

On 24 Dec 1721 John Cecil 6th Earl Exeter (age 47) died. His son [his son] John Cecil 7th Earl Exeter (age 21) succeeded 7th Earl Exeter, 8th Baron Burghley.

In 1723 [his former wife] Elizabeth Brownlow Countess Exeter (age 42) died.

[his daughter] Elizabeth Cecil was born to John Cecil 6th Earl Exeter and Elizabeth Brownlow Countess Exeter.

Ancestors of John Cecil 6th Earl Exeter 1674-1721

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Cecil 1st Baron Burghley

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Cecil 1st Earl Exeter

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Cheke

Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Cecil 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Neville 4th Baron Latimer of Snape 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Dorothy Neville Countess Exeter 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Lucy Somerset Baroness Latimer Snape 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: David Cecil 3rd Earl Exeter 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Cope

Great x 3 Grandfather: Anthony Cope 1st Baronet 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Mohun 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Cope 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Rowland Lytton of Knebworth in Hertfordshire

Great x 3 Grandmother: Frances Lytton 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Carleton 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

GrandFather: John Cecil 4th Earl Exeter 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Egerton

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Egerton 1st Viscount Brackley

Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Sparkes of Bickerton

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Egerton 1st Earl Bridgewater

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Ravenscroft of Bretton

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Ravenscroft

Great x 4 Grandmother: Katherine Grosvenor

Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Egerton Countess Exeter 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Stanley 4th Earl of Derby 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Ferdinando Stanley 5th Earl of Derby 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Clifford Countess Derby Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 2 Grandmother: Frances Stanley Countess Bridgewater 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Spencer

Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Spencer Countess Derby

Great x 4 Grandmother: Katherine Kitson

Father: John Cecil 5th Earl Exeter 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Manners 1st Earl of Rutland 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Manners 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Paston Countess Rutland

Great x 2 Grandfather: George Manners 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Vernon "King of the Peak" 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Dorothy Vernon 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Tailboys 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Manners 8th Earl of Rutland 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Pierrepont 9 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Pierrepont 10 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Winifred Thwaites

Great x 2 Grandmother: Grace Pierrepont 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Cavendish 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Frances Cavendish 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Bess of Hardwick Countess Shrewsbury and Waterford 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

GrandMother: Frances Manners Countess Exeter 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Montagu 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Montagu 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Helen Roper

Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Montagu 1st Baron Montagu 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: James Harrington

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Harrington

Great x 4 Grandmother: Lucy Sidney

Great x 1 Grandmother: Frances Montagu Countess Rutland 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Cotton

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Cotton

Great x 2 Grandmother: Frances Cotton 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Shirley 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Shirley 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothy Giffard

John Cecil 6th Earl Exeter 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Cavendish 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Cavendish 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Smith

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Cavendish 1st Earl Devonshire 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Hardwick 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Bess of Hardwick Countess Shrewsbury and Waterford 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Leeke

Great x 1 Grandfather: William Cavendish 2nd Earl Devonshire 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Keighley

Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Keighley

GrandFather: William Cavendish 3rd Earl Devonshire 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Bruce

Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Bruce 1st Lord Kinloss

Great x 1 Grandmother: Christian Bruce Countess Devonshire

Mother: Anne Cavendish Countess Exeter 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Cecil

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Cecil 1st Baron Burghley

Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Heckington

Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Cecil 1st Earl Salisbury 12 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Anthony Cooke

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mildred Cooke Baroness Burghley 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Fitzwilliam 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: William Cecil 2nd Earl Salisbury 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Brooke 9th Baron Cobham 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Brooke 10th Baron Cobham 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Braye Baroness Cobham 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Brooke 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Frances Newton Baroness Cobham

GrandMother: Elizabeth Cecil Countess Devonshire 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Howard 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Howard 4th Duke of Norfolk 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Vere Countess of Surrey 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Howard 1st Earl Suffolk 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Audley 1st Baron Audley Walden

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Audley Duchess Norfolk 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Grey Baroness Audley 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Catherine Howard Countess Salisbury 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Dacre 3rd Baron Dacre Gilsland 7th Baron Greystoke 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Dacre 4th Baron Dacre Gilsland 8th Baron Greystoke 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Talbot Baroness Dacre Gilsland 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Dacre 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: James Leybourne

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Leybourne Duchess Norfolk

Royal Ancestors of John Cecil 6th Earl Exeter 1674-1721

Ancestors of John Cecil 6th Earl Exeter 1674-1721