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     Elizabeth Keet was born circa 1721.¹ She was the daughter of Edward Keet.¹ She married James Cecil, 6th Earl of Salisbury, son of James Cecil, 5th Earl of Salisbury and Lady Anne Tufton, on 28 January 1744/45.¹ She died on 3 February 1776.¹
     From 28 January 1744/45, her married name became Cecil. After her marriage, Elizabeth Keet was styled as Countess of Salisbury on 28 January 1744/45.

     James Cecil, 1st Marquess of Salisbury was born on 4 September 1748.¹ He was the son of James Cecil, 6th Earl of Salisbury and Elizabeth Keet.¹ He married Lady Emily Mary Hill, daughter of Wills Hill, 1st Marquess of Downshire and Lady Margaretta FitzGerald, on 2 December 1773.¹ He died on 13 June 1823 at age 74.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Hertfordshire between 1771 and 1823.¹ He graduated in 1773 with a Doctor of Civil Law (D.C.L.)¹ He was Coloenl of the Hertfordshire Militia between 1773 and 1815.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Tory) for Great Bedwyn between 1774 and 1780.¹ He held the office of High Steward of Hertford in 1780.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1780.¹ He held the office of Treasurer of the Household between 1780 and 1782.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Tory) for Launceston between 8 September 1780 and 19 September 1780.¹ He succeeded as the 7th Earl of Salisbury [E., 1605] on 19 September 1780.¹ He succeeded as the 7th Viscount Cranborne, co. Dorset [E., 1604] on 19 September 1780.¹ He succeeded as the 7th Baron Cecil of Essendon, co. Rutland [E., 1603] on 19 September 1780.¹ He held the office of Lord Chamberlain between 1783 and 1804.¹ He was appointed Fellow, Society of Antiquaries (F.S.A.) in April 1784.¹ He was appointed Fellow, Royal Society (F.R.S.) in May 1784.¹ He was created 1st Marquess of Salisbury [Great Britain] on 25 August 1789.¹ He was appointed Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) in 1793.¹ He gained the rank of Colonel in 1794.¹ He held the office of Joint Postmaster-General between 1816 and 1823.¹

     Lady Emily Mary Hill was born on 16 August 1750.¹ She was the daughter of Wills Hill, 1st Marquess of Downshire and Lady Margaretta FitzGerald.¹ She married James Cecil, 1st Marquess of Salisbury, son of James Cecil, 6th Earl of Salisbury and Elizabeth Keet, on 2 December 1773.¹ She died on 27 November 1835 at age 85, burnt to death when the West Wing of Hatfield House burnt down.¹
     Her married name became Cecil. After her marriage, Lady Emily Mary Hill was styled as Countess of Salisbury on 19 September 1780. After her marriage, Lady Emily Mary Hill was styled as Marchioness of Salisbury on 25 August 1789.

     Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury was born on 3 February 1830.¹ He was the son of James Brownlow William Gascoyne-Cecil, 2nd Marquess of Salisbury and Frances Mary Gascoyne.¹ He married Georgina Alderson, daughter of Sir Edward Hall Alderson and Georgina Drewe, on 11 July 1857.¹ He died on 22 August 1903 at age 73.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He graduated from Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, in 1850 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He graduated from Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, in 1853 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for Stamford between 1853 and 1868.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1866.¹ He held the office of Secretary of State for India between 1866 and 1867.¹ He succeeded as the 9th Earl of Salisbury [E., 1605] on 12 April 1868.¹ He succeeded as the 3rd Marquess of Salisbury [G.B., 1789] on 12 April 1868.¹ He succeeded as the 9th Viscount Cranborne, co. Dorset [E., 1604] on 12 April 1868.¹ He succeeded as the 9th Baron Cecil of Essendon, co. Rutland [E., 1603] on 12 April 1868.¹ He graduated from Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, in 1869 with a Doctor of Civil Law (D.C.L.)¹ He held the office of Chancellor of Oxford University between 1869 and 1903.¹ He held the office of Secretary of State for India between 1874 and 1878.¹ He was Special Ambassador to the Constantinople Conference between 1876 and 1877.¹ He was appointed Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) in 1878.¹ He held the office of Foreign Secretary between April 1878 and April 1880.¹ He was Joint Ambassador to the Congress of Berlin between June 1878 and July 1878.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Middlesex.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Kent.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Middlesex.¹ He held the office of Foreign Secretary between 1885 and 1886.¹ He held the office of Elder Brother of Trinity House between 1885 and 1903.¹ He held the office of Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury between July 1885 and February 1886.² He held the office of Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury between August 1886 and August 1892.² He held the office of Foreign Secretary between 1887 and 1892.¹ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, in 1888.¹ He held the office of President of the British Academy in 1894.¹ He held the office of Foreign Secretary between 1895 and 1900.¹ He held the office of Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury between June 1895 and July 1902.² He held the office of Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports between 1896 and 1903.¹ He held the office of High Steward of Westminster.¹ He was appointed Fellow, Royal Society (F.R.S.)¹ He gained the rank of Honorary Colonel in the 4th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment and 1st Cinque Ports Rifle Volunteers.¹ He held the office of High Steward of Great Yarmouth.¹ He held the office of Lord Privy Seal between 1900 and 1902.¹ He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.⁴
     

     Georgina Alderson was born in 1827. She was the daughter of Sir Edward Hall Alderson and Georgina Drewe.¹ She married Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, son of James Brownlow William Gascoyne-Cecil, 2nd Marquess of Salisbury and Frances Mary Gascoyne, on 11 July 1857.¹ She died on 20 November 1899.¹
     Her married name became Gascoyne-Cecil. After her marriage, Georgina Alderson was styled as Marchioness of Salisbury on 12 April 1868. She was appointed Lady, Royal Order of Victoria and Albert (V.A.)¹ She was awarded the Imperial Order of the Crown of India (C.I.)¹

     Lady Mary Fane was born in 1639 at Mereworth, Kent, England^G.³ She was the daughter of Mildmay Fane, 2nd Earl of Westmorland and Hon. Mary de Vere.¹ She married, firstly, Francis Palmes, son of Sir Brian Palmes, before 1670.¹ She married, secondly, John Cecil, 4th Earl of Exeter, son of David Cecil, 3rd Earl of Exeter and Lady Elizabeth Egerton, on 24 January 1669/70.¹ She died on 16 October 1681.¹
     From before 1670, her married name became Palmes.¹ Her married name became Cecil.

     Lady Elizabeth Keith was the daughter of William Keith, 6th Earl Marischal and Lady Elizabeth Seton.¹ A contract for the marriage of Lady Elizabeth Keith and Robert Arbuthnott, 2nd Viscount of Arbuthnott was signed on 25 March 1658.¹ She died in February 1664.¹
     From 25 March 1658, her married name became Arbuthnott.¹ After her marriage, Lady Elizabeth Keith was styled as Viscountess of Arbuthnott after 25 March 1658.

     Lady Frances Cecil was born in 1593. She was the daughter of Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury and Hon. Elizabeth Brooke.^1,2 She married Henry Clifford, 5th Earl of Cumberland, son of Francis Clifford, 4th Earl of Cumberland and Grisold Hughes, on 25 July 1610.³ She died on 14 February 1643/44.³
     Her married name became Clifford.

     Henry Clifford, 5th Earl of Cumberland was born on 28 February 1591/92.² He was the son of Francis Clifford, 4th Earl of Cumberland and Grisold Hughes.³ He married Lady Frances Cecil, daughter of Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury and Hon. Elizabeth Brooke, on 25 July 1610.² He died on 11 December 1643 at age 51, without surviving male issue.⁴
     He graduated from Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, in 1608/9 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)² He was appointed Knight, Order of the Bath (K.B.) in 1610.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Westmorland in 1614.² He held the office of Councillor of the North in 1619.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Westmorland from 1621 to 1622.² He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Westmorland between 1626 and 1641, jointly.² He was created 1st Lord Clifford [England by writ] on 17 February 1627/28, issued in error, in the mistaken belief that his father held the Lordship de Clifford.⁵ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Westmorland from 1641 to 1642.² He succeeded as the 5th Earl of Cumberland [E., 1525] on 21 January 1640/41.² He gained the rank of General in 1642 in the Royalist forces in the north of England.² He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Yorkshire in July 1642.² On his death, his earldom became extinct.² He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.⁶
     

     Dorothy Neville was born circa 1546.³ She was the daughter of John Neville, 4th Lord Latymer and Lady Lucy Somerset.^1,4 She married Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter, son of William Cecil, 1st Baron of Burghley and Mary Cheke, on 27 November 1564.¹ She died on 23 March 1608.¹
     Her married name became Cecil.