Family / house

Cecil

Family / cadet branch

Cecil of Burghley; senior Exeter line; Canadian succession of the Marquessate of Exeter

Armiger / bearer

William Michael Anthony Cecil, 8th Marquess of Exeter

Entity type

cadet_branch

Social rank / class

peer

Heraldic authority

College of Arms

Record basis

recording

Issued / first recorded

1988-01-12

Historical period

Late twentieth century and contemporary period

Grant / record reference

Inherited marquessate achievement on succession to the 1801 creation

Blazon

Barry of ten Argent and Azure, over all six escutcheons Sable, three, two and one, each charged with a lion rampant Argent. Crest: On a chapeau Gules turned up Ermine, a garb Or supported by two lions, the dexter Argent and the sinister Azure. Supporters: On either side a lion Ermine. Motto: COR UNUM VIA UNA.

Plain-English description

The 8th Marquess inherited the established Exeter achievement: ten silver-and-blue horizontal bands, six black escutcheons each bearing a silver rampant lion, the garb-and-lions crest, ermine lion supporters and the family motto.

Tinctures

Argent; Azure; Sable; Gules; Ermine; Or

Charges / ordinaries

Six escutcheons; Six rampant lions; Garb

Crest

On a chapeau Gules turned up Ermine, a garb Or supported by two lions, the dexter Argent and the sinister Azure.

Motto

COR UNUM VIA UNA

Exterior ornaments

Two ermine lion supporters; marquessate coronet where displayed.

Difference / variant

Continuation of the 1801 Marquess of Exeter achievement into the present holder; the registry context covers the 7th Marquess but not the 8th.

Source reference

British Museum biographical record

Source

Open source

Genealogical context

Father

William Martin Alleyne Cecil, 7th Marquess of Exeter

Mother

Edith Csanady de Telegd

Spouse(s)

Joan Mary Schofield

Children / next generation

Anthony John Cecil, styled Lord Burghley; Lady Georgina Cecil

Documented depiction

Open depiction source

Notes / sources