Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter

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The Earl of Exeter
Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter
Tenure	4 May 1605 – 8 February 1623
Predecessor	William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley
Successor	William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Exeter
Other titles	2nd Baron Burghley
Born	Thomas Cecil 5 May 1542 St Mary the Great, Cambridge, England
Died	8 February 1623 Westminster Abbey, London, England
Nationality	English
Residence	Exeter House Burghley House Wimbledon Palace Wothorpe Towers
Spouse(s)	Dorothy Neville Frances Brydges
Issue	William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Exeter Lucy Cecil, Marchioness of Winchester Mildred Cecil-Trafford Sir Richard Cecil Edward Cecil, 1st Viscount Wimbledon Mary Cecil, Countess of Norwich Dorothy Cecil, Lady Alington Elizabeth Cecil, Lady Hatton Thomas Cecil Frances Cecil, Countess of Thanet
Parents	William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley Mary Cheke

Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter, KG (5 May 1542 – 8 February 1623), known as Lord Burghley from 1598 to 1605, was an English politician, courtier and soldier.^[1]