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Earl of Salisbury
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Earl of Salisbury is a title that has been created several times in English and British history. It has a complex history and is now a subsidiary title to the marquessate of Salisbury.
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Quick Facts Earldom of Salisburysubsidiary ofMarquessate of Salisbury since 1789, Creation date ...
Earldom of Salisbury subsidiary of Marquessate of Salisbury since 1789 | |
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![]() ![]() Arms of Cecil-Gascogne, Marquess and Earl of Salisbury: Quarterly, 1st and 4th, Barry of ten Argent and Azure over all six Escutcheons Sable three two and one each charged with a Lion rampant of the First a Crescent for difference (Cecil); 2nd and 3rd, Argent on a Pale Sable a Conger's Head erased and erect Or charged with an Ermine Spot (Gascoyne) | |
Creation date | 1149 (first creation) 1337 (second creation) 1472 (third creation) 1478 (fourth creation) 1512 (restoration) 1605 (sixth creation) |
Created by | Empress Matilda (first creation) Edward III (second creation) Edward IV (third and fourth creation) Henry VIII (restoration) James I (fifth creation) |
Peerage | Peerage of England |
First holder | Patrick of Salisbury, 1st Earl of Salisbury |
Present holder | Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 7th Marquess of Salisbury |
Heir apparent | Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, Viscount Cranborne |
Remainder to | Heirs male of the first earl's body lawfully begotten |
Extinction date | 1322 (first creation) 1471 (second creation) 1478 (third creation) 1484 (fourth creation) 1539 (fifth creation) |
Seat(s) | Hatfield House, Cranborne Manor |
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