Name John 5th | Siblings Lady Frances Cecil | |
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Died August 29, 1700, Paris, France Children John Cecil, 6th Earl of Exeter Parents John Cecil, 4th Earl of Exeter, Lady Frances Manners Cousins Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury | ||
John Cecil, 5th Earl of Exeter (c. 1648 – 29 August 1700), known as Lord Burghley until 1678, was a British peer and Member of Parliament. He was also known as the Travelling Earl.
Life
Exeter was the son of John Cecil, 4th Earl of Exeter, (1628–1678) and Lady Frances Manners. He was educated at Stamford School and St John's College, Cambridge. 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. He died in August 1700 and was succeeded in his titles by his son John Cecil, 6th Earl of Exeter.