The Cecils of Hatfield House : an English ruling family /

History of the Cecil family of England between the late 1400s and 1973. The family held peerage titles of the Marquess of Salisbury and earlier the Earl of Salisbury. Even earlier (in the 1500s), for one generation, a Cecil was the first Earl of Exeter. The family was related by intermarriage to the...

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Main Author: Cecil, David, 1902-1986
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1973.
Edition:[1st U.S. ed. ].
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Summary:History of the Cecil family of England between the late 1400s and 1973. The family held peerage titles of the Marquess of Salisbury and earlier the Earl of Salisbury. Even earlier (in the 1500s), for one generation, a Cecil was the first Earl of Exeter. The family was related by intermarriage to the Duke of Devonshire, the Marquess of Westmeath, and the Earls of Kinnoull, Oxford and Selborne.
Physical Description:320 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (page 312).
ISBN:0395171202
9780395171202