William Cecil 2nd Earl Exeter 1566-1640

In or before 1566 [his father] Thomas Cecil 1st Earl Exeter [aged 23] and [his mother] Dorothy Neville Countess Exeter [aged 17] were married.

In 1566 William Cecil 2nd Earl Exeter was born to Thomas Cecil 1st Earl Exeter [aged 23] and Dorothy Neville Countess Exeter [aged 18].

Around 1580 William Cecil 2nd Earl Exeter [aged 14] educated Trinity College.

Around 1586 William Cecil 2nd Earl Exeter [aged 20] educated Gray's Inn.

On 28th February 1587 [his brother-in-law] William Paulet 4th Marquess Winchester [aged 28] and [his sister] Lucy Cecil Marchioness Winchester were married at St Martin in the Fields Church [Map]. She the daughter of [his father] Thomas Cecil 1st Earl Exeter [aged 44] and [his mother] Dorothy Neville Countess Exeter [aged 39]. He the son of William Paulet 3rd Marquess Winchester [aged 55] and Agnes Howard Marchioness Winchester [aged 52]. They were half fourth cousins.

In January 1589 William Cecil 2nd Earl Exeter [aged 23] and Elizabeth Manners 15th Baroness Ros of Helmsley [aged 14] were married at Newark Castle, Nottinghamshire [Map]. She the daughter of Edward Manners 3rd Earl of Rutland and Isabel Holcroft Countess Rutland [aged 39]. He the son of Thomas Cecil 1st Earl Exeter [aged 46] and Dorothy Neville Countess Exeter [aged 41]. They were fifth cousins.

In May 1590 [his son] William Cecil 16th Baron Ros Helmsley was born to William Cecil 2nd Earl Exeter [aged 24] and [his wife] Elizabeth Manners 15th Baroness Ros of Helmsley [aged 15] at Newark Castle, Nottinghamshire [Map]. He married 12th February 1615 Anne Lake Baroness Ros of Helmsley.

After 1591 William Cecil 2nd Earl Exeter [aged 25] and Elizabeth Drury Countess Exeter [aged 12] were married. He the son of Thomas Cecil 1st Earl Exeter [aged 48] and Dorothy Neville Countess Exeter [aged 43]. They were third cousin once removed.

On 19th May 1591 [his wife] Elizabeth Manners 15th Baroness Ros of Helmsley [aged 16] died in childbirth at Tower Street, All Hallows [Map]. Her son William [aged 1] succeeded 16th Baron Ros Helmsley.

Around 1596 [his daughter] Anne Cecil Countess Stamford was born to William Cecil 2nd Earl Exeter [aged 30] and [his wife] Elizabeth Drury Countess Exeter [aged 17]. She married 19th July 1620 her fourth cousin Henry Grey 1st Earl Stamford and had issue.

In 1596 [his daughter] Elizabeth Cecil Countess Berkshire was born to William Cecil 2nd Earl Exeter [aged 30] and [his wife] Elizabeth Drury Countess Exeter [aged 17]. She married 1614 her fourth cousin Thomas Howard 1st Earl Berkshire, son of Thomas Howard 1st Earl Suffolk and Catherine Knyvet Countess Suffolk, and had issue.

Around 1596 [his daughter] Diana Cecil Countess of Oxford and Elgin was born to William Cecil 2nd Earl Exeter [aged 30] and [his wife] Elizabeth Drury Countess Exeter [aged 17]. She married 1. 1st January 1624 her fifth cousin once removed Henry de Vere 18th Earl of Oxford, son of Edward de Vere 17th Earl of Oxford and Elizabeth TrenthamCountess of Oxford 2. 12th November 1629 Thomas Bruce 1st Earl Elgin.

In 1601 [his brother] Edward Cecil 1st Viscount Wimbledon [aged 28] and [his sister-in-law] Theodosia Noel [aged 16] were married. He the son of [his father] Thomas Cecil 1st Earl Exeter [aged 58] and [his mother] Dorothy Neville Countess Exeter [aged 53].

Before 3rd September 1602 [his brother-in-law] Nicholas Tufton 1st Earl of Thanet [aged 24] and [his sister] Frances Cecil Countess Isle Thanet [aged 21] were married. She the daughter of [his father] Thomas Cecil 1st Earl Exeter [aged 60] and [his mother] Dorothy Neville Countess Exeter [aged 54]. They were fourth cousin once removed.

In 1609 [his mother] Dorothy Neville Countess Exeter [aged 61] died.

In 1610 [his father] Thomas Cecil 1st Earl Exeter [aged 67] and [his step-mother] Frances Brydges Countess Exeter [aged 30] were married. She by marriage Countess Exeter. The difference in their ages was 37 years.

Before 1614 [his brother-in-law] Edward Denny 1st Earl Norwich [aged 44] and [his sister] Mary Cecil Countess Norwich were married. She the daughter of [his father] Thomas Cecil 1st Earl Exeter [aged 71] and [his mother] Dorothy Neville Countess Exeter. They were half second cousin once removed.

In 1614 [his son-in-law] Thomas Howard 1st Earl Berkshire [aged 26] and Elizabeth Cecil Countess Berkshire [aged 18] were married. She the daughter of William Cecil 2nd Earl Exeter [aged 48] and Elizabeth Drury Countess Exeter [aged 35]. He the son of Thomas Howard 1st Earl Suffolk [aged 52] and Catherine Knyvet Countess Suffolk [aged 50]. They were fourth cousins.

On 12th February 1615 William Cecil 16th Baron Ros Helmsley [aged 24] and Anne Lake Baroness Ros of Helmsley [aged 15] were married. She by marriage Baroness Ros Helmsley. See Diary of Anne Clifford. He the son of William Cecil 2nd Earl Exeter [aged 49] and Elizabeth Manners 15th Baroness Ros of Helmsley.

In February 1618 [his brother] Edward Cecil 1st Viscount Wimbledon [aged 45] and [his sister-in-law] Diana Drury Viscountess Wimbledon were married. He the son of [his father] Thomas Cecil 1st Earl Exeter [aged 75] and [his mother] Dorothy Neville Countess Exeter. They were third cousin once removed.

On 27th June 1618 [his son] William Cecil 16th Baron Ros Helmsley [aged 28] died. His first cousin once removed Francis [aged 40] succeeded 17th Baron Ros Helmsley. Cecily Tufton Countess Rutland by marriage Baroness Ros Helmsley.

On 19th July 1620 [his son-in-law] Henry Grey 1st Earl Stamford [aged 21] and Anne Cecil [aged 24] were married. She by marriage Baroness Grey of Groby. She the daughter of William Cecil 2nd Earl Exeter [aged 54] and Elizabeth Drury Countess Exeter [aged 42]. They were fourth cousins.

On 18th December 1622 [his nephew] John Paulet 5th Marquess Winchester [aged 24] and Jane Savage Marchioness Winchester were married. She the daughter of Thomas Savage 1st Viscount Savage [aged 36] and Elizabeth Darcy 1st Countess Rivers [aged 41]. He the son of [his former brother-in-law] William Paulet 4th Marquess Winchester [aged 63] and [his sister] Lucy Cecil Marchioness Winchester. They were fourth cousins.

On 8th February 1623 [his father] Thomas Cecil 1st Earl Exeter [aged 80] died. He was buried at Chapel of St John the Baptist, Westminster Abbey [Map]. His son William [aged 57] succeeded 2nd Earl Exeter, 3rd Baron Burghley. [his wife] Elizabeth Drury Countess Exeter [aged 45] by marriage Countess Exeter.

On 1st January 1624 [his son-in-law] Henry de Vere 18th Earl of Oxford [aged 30] and Diana Cecil Countess of Oxford and Elgin [aged 28] were married. She by marriage Countess of Oxford. She the daughter of William Cecil 2nd Earl Exeter [aged 58] and Elizabeth Drury Countess Exeter [aged 45]. He the son of Edward de Vere 17th Earl of Oxford and Elizabeth TrenthamCountess of Oxford. They were fifth cousin once removed.

On 21st April 1629 [his nephew] John Tufton 2nd Earl of Thanet [aged 20] and Margaret Sackville Countess Isle Thanet [aged 14] were married. She the daughter of Richard Sackville 3rd Earl Dorset and Anne Clifford Countess Dorset and Pembroke [aged 39]. He the son of [his brother-in-law] Nicholas Tufton 1st Earl of Thanet [aged 51] and [his sister] Frances Cecil Countess Isle Thanet [aged 48]. They were fifth cousin once removed.

On 12th November 1629 [his son-in-law] Thomas Bruce 1st Earl Elgin [aged 30] and Diana Cecil Countess of Oxford and Elgin [aged 33] were married. She the daughter of William Cecil 2nd Earl Exeter [aged 63] and Elizabeth Drury Countess Exeter [aged 51].

On 4th October 1633 [his nephew] John Paulet 5th Marquess Winchester [aged 35] and Honora Burke Marchioness Winchester [aged 28] were married. She by marriage Marchioness Winchester. She the daughter of Richard Burke 4th Earl Clanricarde 1st Earl St Albans [aged 61] and Frances Walsingham Countess Essex. He the son of [his former brother-in-law] William Paulet 4th Marquess Winchester and [his sister] Lucy Cecil Marchioness Winchester.

In 1635 [his brother] Edward Cecil 1st Viscount Wimbledon [aged 62] and [his sister-in-law] Sophia Zouche [aged 17] were married. The difference in their ages was 45 years. He the son of [his father] Thomas Cecil 1st Earl Exeter and [his mother] Dorothy Neville Countess Exeter. They were half fourth cousin twice removed.

On 6th July 1640 William Cecil 2nd Earl Exeter [aged 74] died. His nephew David [aged 40] succeeded 3rd Earl Exeter, 4th Baron Burghley. Elizabeth Egerton Countess Exeter by marriage Countess Exeter.

On 26th February 1658 [his former wife] Elizabeth Drury Countess Exeter [aged 80] died.