William Cecil, 5th Marquess of Exeter

The Marquess of Exeter
MonarchQueen Victoria
Personal details
Born27 October 1876 (1876-10-27)
Died6 August 1956(1956-08-06) (aged 79)
Spouse
Hon. Myra Orde-Powlett
(m. 1901)
ChildrenLetitia Hotham, Baroness Hotham
David Cecil, 6th Marquess of Exeter
William Cecil, 7th Marquess of Exeter
Lady Romayne Brassey
Parent(s)Brownlow Cecil, 4th Marquess of Exeter
Isabella Whichcote
Alma materEton
Magdalene College, Cambridge
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William Thomas Brownlow Cecil, 5th Marquess of Exeter (27 October 1876 – 6 August 1956), known as Lord Burghley from 1895 to 1898, was a British peer.

Exeter was the son of Brownlow Cecil, 4th Marquess of Exeter, and his wife, the former Isabella Whichcote. He was educated at Eton and Magdalene College, Cambridge. He succeeded as 5th Marquess on the death of his father on 9 April 1898.