William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Salisbury
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William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Salisbury KG (28 March 1591–3 December 1668), known as Viscount Cranborne from 1605 to 1612, was an English peer and politician.
Salisbury was the son of the 1st Earl of Salisbury and Elizabeth (née Brooke). He was Member of Parliament for Weymouth from 1610 to 1611, when he succeeded his father in the earldom and entered the House of Lords, and later served as Captain of the Honourable Band of Gentlemen Pensioners from 1635 to 1643. He was also Lord Lieutenant of Hertfordshire and Dorsetshire. In 1624 he was made a Knight of the Garter.
Lord Salisbury married Lady Catherine Howard, a daughter of the 1st Earl of Suffolk, on 1 December 1608. They had twelve children, including:
- James Cecil, Viscount Cranborne (b. & d. 1616)
- Charles Cecil, Viscount Cranborne (1619–1660), father of the 3rd Earl of Salisbury.
- Lady Anne Cecil (d. 1637), married the 10th Earl of Northumberland and had issue.
- Lady Diana Cecil (1622–1633), died young.
- Lady Catherine Cecil (d. 1652), married the 3rd Earl of Leicester and had issue.
- Lady Elizabeth Cecil (d. 1689), married the 3rd Earl of Devonshire and had issue.
- Algernon Cecil (d. 1676)
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| Honorary Titles | ||
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| Preceded by Sir Julius Caesar |
Custos Rotulorum of Hertfordshire 1619 – aft. 1636 |
Succeeded by Sir John Boteler |
| Preceded by The Earl of Suffolk |
Captain of the Gentlemen Pensioners 1635–1643 |
Succeeded by The Lord Dunsmore |
| Preceded by The Lord Cottington |
Lord Lieutenant of Dorset 1641–1646 |
Succeeded by Interregnum |
| Preceded by The Earl of Salisbury |
Lord Lieutenant of Hertfordshire jointly with Viscount Cranborne 1640–1646 1612–1646 |
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| Peerage of England | ||
| Preceded by Robert Cecil |
Earl of Salisbury 1612–1668 |
Succeeded by James Cecil |
