Background
Exeter was the son of John Cecil, 4th Earl of Exeter, (1628–1678) and Lady Frances Manners.
Exeter was the son of John Cecil, 4th Earl of Exeter, (1628–1678) and Lady Frances Manners.
He was educated at Stamford School and Street John"s College, Cambridge.
He was also known as the Travelling Earl. He was elected to the House of Commons for Northamptonshire in 1675, a seat he held until 1678 when he succeeded his father in the earldom and entered the House of Lords. He was a notable Grand Tourist and filled his family home, Burghley House, with treasures purchased on his travels in Italy.
Lord Exeter married Lady Anne, daughter of William Cavendish, 3rd Earl of Devonshire, in circa 1670, they had nine children.
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