Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter Lord Burghley KG

1542 - 1623  (80 years)

• Name	Thomas Cecil
  Suffix	1st Earl of Exeter Lord Burghley KG
  Birth	5 May 1542
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	13297
  Death	8 Feb 1623
  Person ID	I13297	KLD Genealogy
  Last Modified	22 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley KG PC Secretary of State Lord High Treasurer,   b. 13 Sep 1520, Bourne, Lincolnshire, England d. 4 Aug 1598, Cecil House, Westminster, London, England (Age 77 years)
  Relationship	bio
  Mother	Mary Cheke
  Relationship	bio
  Family ID	F7154	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Frances, Countess of Exeter   d. 1663
  Children	1. Georgiana Cecil,   b. 1616  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]
  Family ID	F4949	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jun 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Dorothy Neville, Countess of Exeter,   b. 1548   d. 1609 (Age 61 years)
  Children	1. Mildred Cecil, Lady Reade Lady Trafford   d. 23 Dec 1611  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   2. Mary Cecil, Countess of Norwich  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   3. Dorothy Cecil, Lady Alington Lady Coke  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   4. Thomas Cecil, Esq  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   5. Lucy Cecil, Marchioness of Winchester   d. Oct 1614  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio] + 6. William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Exeter 3rd Lord Burghley KG PC,   b. 1566   d. 6 Jul 1640 (Age 74 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio] + 7. Richard Cecil, Sir,   b. 7 Dec 1570   d. 4 Sep 1633 (Age 62 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   8. Edward Cecil, 1st Viscount Wimbledon,   b. 29 Feb 1572   d. 16 Nov 1638 (Age 66 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio] + 9. Frances Cecil, Lady Countess of Thanet,   b. Abt 28 Feb 1580   d. 21 Jun 1653 (Age 73 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]
  Family ID	F4950	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jun 2026

  
  

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  	Thomas Cecil
  	Westminster Abbey Tomb of Cecil’s Transcription from Latin on the tomb: Thomas Cecil, Earl of Exeter, Baron of Burleigh, Knight of the Garter, Privy Counsellor to King James, with his two dearly beloved wives, Dorothy Neville, daughter and co-heir to the noble Lord Latimer, his first wife, and Frances Brydges of the noble family of the Chandos, his second wife. They rest under…