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| − | Son of [[family::Charles Cecil]], styled [[personal Title::Viscount Cranborne]] (bap. 1619, d. 1660), and his wife, [[family::Lady Diana Maxwell]] (c.[[date of Birth::1623]]–[[date of | + | Son of [[family::Charles Cecil]], styled [[personal Title::Viscount Cranborne]] (bap. 1619, d. 1660), and his wife, [[family::Lady Diana Maxwell]] (c.[[date of Birth::1623]]–[[date of death::1675]]) |
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| − | Catalogue of ca 1900 books at [[location::Salisbury House]] ([[location::The Strand]]) in 1637, in [[format::manuscript|manuscripts]] at [[location::Hatfield]]; books were also held in other family houses. The library now at [[present Repository::Hatfield House]] (moved from London in the early 18th century) was largely formed initially by James' great-grandfather [[family::Robert Cecil]] and great-great-grandfather, [[family::William Cecil|William]], and added to by the successive generations of the family. A number of [[format::manuscript|manuscripts]] originally owned by Burghley, which descended to [[subsequent Owner::Robert Bruce]], [[personal Title::1st Earl of Ailesbury]] ([[date of Birth::1626]]-[[date of | + | Catalogue of ca 1900 books at [[location::Salisbury House]] ([[location::The Strand]]) in 1637, in [[format::manuscript|manuscripts]] at [[location::Hatfield]]; books were also held in other family houses. The library now at [[present Repository::Hatfield House]] (moved from London in the early 18th century) was largely formed initially by James' great-grandfather [[family::Robert Cecil]] and great-great-grandfather, [[family::William Cecil|William]], and added to by the successive generations of the family. A number of [[format::manuscript|manuscripts]] originally owned by Burghley, which descended to [[subsequent Owner::Robert Bruce]], [[personal Title::1st Earl of Ailesbury]] ([[date of Birth::1626]]-[[date of death::1685|85]]) were [[auction::auctioned]] in [[location of Auction::London]], [[date of Auction::21.11.1687]]. |
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Revision as of 07:11, 11 May 2020
James CECIL, 3rd Earl of Salisbury d.1683
Biographical Note
Son of Charles Cecil, styled Viscount Cranborne (bap. 1619, d. 1660), and his wife, Lady Diana Maxwell (c.1623–1675)
Books
Catalogue of ca 1900 books at Salisbury House (The Strand) in 1637, in manuscripts at Hatfield; books were also held in other family houses. The library now at Hatfield House (moved from London in the early 18th century) was largely formed initially by James' great-grandfather Robert Cecil and great-great-grandfather, William, and added to by the successive generations of the family. A number of manuscripts originally owned by Burghley, which descended to Robert Bruce, 1st Earl of Ailesbury (1626-85) were auctioned in London, 21.11.1687.
Sources
- British Armorial Bindings.
- Alston, R. C. Inventory of sale catalogues 1676-1800. St Philip, 2010.
- Beadle, R. Medieval English manuscripts at auction, 1676-c.1700, The Book Collector 53 (2004), 46-63.
- Cecil, D. The Cecils of Hatfield House, London, 1973.
- Hoare, P. (gen.ed.), The Cambridge history of libraries in Britain and Ireland. 3 vols. Cambridge, 2006, I 501, 510-13.
- Jayne, S. Library catalogues of the English renaissance. Godalming, 1983, 168.
- Stater, Victor. "Cecil, James, third earl of Salisbury (d. 1683), politician." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
- The Marquis of Salisbury, The library at Hatfield House, The Library 5th ser 18 (1963), 83-87.