James Cecil KG PC (1646 - 1683)

Born 1646 in Westminster, London, England

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret (Manners) Cecil — married 1 Oct 1661 in England

Descendants

Died Jun 1683 at about age 37 in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England

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Biography

James Cecil was a member of the aristocracy in England.

James Cecil KG PC is Notable.

James Cecil was born some time before 27 March 1646, the eldest son of Charles Cecil, Viscount Cranborne and his wife, Lady Diana Maxwell. ^[1] His father died in 1660 and James became heir of his grandfather William Cecil 2nd Earl of Salisbury. He supposedly attended St. John's College, Cambridge.^[2][3]

By license dated 25 September 1661 he married Lady Margaret Manners, daughter of John Manners, 8th Earl of Rutland and Hon. Frances Montagu. ^[1]Together they had five sons and five daughters. ^{[2] [4] [1]}

He fought in the Second Dutch War in 1666, aboard H.M.S. Royal Charles.

On 4 April 1668 he was elected as MP for Hertfordshire at a by-election which cost him £1,200.^[1]

On December 3, 1668, he succeeded his grandfather, William Cecil, in the earldom. ^[4]

From 16 February 1676/77 to 1 June 1677 he was imprisoned in the Tower of London for questioning King Charles II's right to prorogue Parliament.

He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) on 3 January 1678/79 ^[1]and was created a Knight of the Garter the following year. He was expelled from the Council a few months before his death due to his participation in the Rye House Plot.^{[2] [4]}

James died in June 1683 ^[1]and was succeeded in his titles by his son James.^[2]

Children of James Cecil, 3rd Earl of Salisbury and Lady Margaret Manners

1. Hon. William Cecil
2. Hon. Charles Cecil
3. Hon. George Cecil
4. Lady Catherine Cecil d. 13 Aug 1688
5. Lady Frances Cecil d. 1698
6. Lady Mary Cecil d. 29 Mar 1740
7. Lady Mildred Cecil d. 18 Jan 1726/27
8. James Cecil, 4th Earl of Salisbury b. 25 Sep 1666, d. 24 Oct 1694
9. Hon. Robert Cecil b. a 1667, d. Feb 1715/16
10. Lady Margaret Cecil b. 16 Apr 1672, d. 21 Feb 1727/28

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5} History of Parliament online: CECIL, James, Visct. Cranborne (1646-83), of Hatfield, Herts
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} Wikipedia: James Cecil, 3rd Earl of Salisbury
3. ↑ Cambridge Alumni: James Cecil Venn-279|Venn]] and Venn
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} Thepeerage.com: James Cecil, 3rd Earl of Salisbury Cites: Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003

See also

• The Royal Compendium Page 126
• Oxford Dictionary of National Biography: Cecil, James, third earl of Salisbury (d. 1683) Victor Stater

Acknowledgments

• Thank you to Margaret Bell for creating WikiTree profile Cecil-567 through the import of Bell Salerno Family Tree.ged on May 18, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Margaret and others.