Background
Salisbury was the son of Charles Cecil, Viscount Cranborne, the son of William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Salisbury. His mother was Lady Diana Maxwell.
Salisbury was the son of Charles Cecil, Viscount Cranborne, the son of William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Salisbury. His mother was Lady Diana Maxwell.
He is said to have attended Street John"s College, Cambridge.
He was invested a Privy Councillor in 1679 and was made a Knight of the Garter a year later, but was expelled from the Council a few months before his death due to his participation in the Rye House Plot. 1648-1660: The Honorary James Cecil
1660-1668: Viscount Cranborne
1668-1679: The Rt Honorary The Third Earl of Salisbury
1679-1680: The Rt Honorary The Third Earl of Salisbury Personal Computer
1680-1683: The Rt Honorary The Third Earl of Salisbury Knight of the Order of the Garter Personal Computer
1683: The Rt Honorary The Third Earl of Salisbury Knight of the Order of the Garter
Lord Salisbury married Lady Margaret Manners, daughter of John Manners, 8th Earl of Rutland, in 1661.