During the 1960s, Lord Salisbury continued to be a staunch defender of the white-dominated governments in South Africa and in Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) and was granted the Freedom of the City of Salisbury (which had been named after his grandfather) on a visit in 1956. In fact, its home to some of the richest people in Britain. This will prove to be a conservative valuation of what Nathaniel Rothschild inherits, especially if some of the family's new media investments start to pay off. Theres no motorway and nor will there ever be, which is what keeps it special. Claudia Rothermere, whose Quinlan Terry-designed Ferne Park is in Wiltshire but overlooks Cranborne Chase, says her heart belongs to Dorset. The seventh Earl was a politician and served as Lord Chamberlain of the Household for many years. He knew he had to step up to the plate, and immediately came home to take charge. The writer Jason Goodwin, half-brother of Daisy and son of Jocasta Innes and crop-circle mystic John Michell, lives with his wife and four children in chaotic splendour near Burton Bradstock, as does Billy Bragg, whom the Daily Mail has christened the lefty lord of the manor. His gilded tongue pronounces it Siss-el rather than the usual Sess-il. heir apparent to the Marquessate of Salisbury (born 1970) Ned Gascoyne-Cecil, Viscount Cranborne. Charles Cecil, Viscount Cranborne MP (1619 December 1660),[1] was an English nobleman and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1648. Cranborne was the eldest son of William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Salisbury and his wife Lady Catherine Howard, a daughter of the 1st Earl of Suffolk and bore the courtesy title of Viscount Cranborne. Still, he cant help being social every year they host a dachshund show in the gardens. Theres something magical here., Others have been struck by that feeling of finding Eden. Lord Salisbury writes for The Spectator and the Centre for Policy Studies under the informal name of Robert Salisbury. People used to move to Hampshire because it felt like the countryside and was commutable, says Hal. That was in 2005, following the dreadful murder of his father in the south of France (a disastrous third marriage to an ex-Playboy model led to a fatal brawl with her brother).
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The seventh Earl was a politician and served as Lord Chamberlain of the Household for many years. In 1789, he was created Marquess of Salisbury in the Peerage of Great Britain. But that will have little effect on his inheritance. To stay up to date with news from the neighbourhood, The sunrise over Boveridge Farm was a glorious sig, The team here at Cranborne have been busy creating, Theres been a successful squash harvest at Cran, A Statement from the Marquess of Salisbury - My, Chalk stream project identifies 4 near-threatened species, Creating spaces for rare butterflies on the Dorset-Hampshire border. [21] The younger son, Lord James, has married[22] and fathered one son, Thomas Richard James (born 2009).[23]. Salisbury's cultural pursuits were recognised when he was made a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Arts that year. Cranborne was the eldest son of William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Salisbury and his wife Lady Catherine Howard, a daughter of the 1st Earl of Suffolk and bore [20] The heir is unmarried, though he does have a daughter born in 2001. 1 He was Page of Honour to HM Queen Elizabeth II between 1983 and 1986. He's also been Robert Michael James Gascoyne-Cecil, Baron Cecil of Essendon and Viscount Cranborne. People leave you alone. (This was where Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall rented the original River Cottage on the Slape Manor estate, before he moved west into Devon. Apart from his political career, Salisbury was Chancellor of the University of Liverpool from 1951 until 1971. Cuddly Ned, who has a daughter from a previous relationship, stands to inherit a 335 million fortune, which includes one of Englands largest historic properties, 17thcentury Hatfield House in Hertfordshire, and its 150 million art collection. Wife of the 7th Marquess of Cholmondeley and a close friend of the Prince and Princess of Wales, Rose (ne Hanbury)s son will be one of the Kings Pages of Honour at the coronation, Princess Dianas aunt, the thrice-married Mary Roche, dies aged 88, The Hon. In 1947, King George VI made Salisbury a Knight of the Order of the Garter, and he succeeded his father in the marquessate shortly afterwards. Former Belgravia royal residence with intriguing ties to an exiled Greek princess is on the market for 39.5 million, The Eaton Square property was home to Princess Katherine of Greece, Prince Philips cousin and great-aunt of Crown Prince Pavlos. But precisely because of that its not the countryside at all the pubs and village shops have closed and communities have been broken up by Londoners. Thats when they remembered Dorset. And near to Christchurch is Hinton Admiral, the gorgeous seat these last 150 years of the Tapps-Gervis-Meyrick family. It is not just the hopes of the Royal Family resting on the shoulders of Prince William. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. From 1979 to 1987 he represented South Dorset in the House of Commons, and in the 1990s he was Leader of the House of Lords under his courtesy title of Viscount Cranborne. Everyone charges down to Devon and Cornwall, says Hal Cazalet, but there are some incredible empty beaches here. One of the best white sandy beaches in England stretches for miles past Bournemouth, and is good for surfing. Who is the Marchioness of Cholmondeley, mother of Lord Oliver Cholmondeley? A noted gallivanter and explorer, Ned is as likely to be found in a boat off Somalia as he is at home. 1 Hon Luke Oliver Berkeley Portman, 16 Head of family: Viscount Portman Will inherit 850 million. Shock horror, most of the houses round here are actually lived in year round, says Hal Cazalet, a great-grandson of PG Wodehouse, who lives with his wife and three children between Dorchester and Blandford (full name Blandford Forum, but no local calls it that). Normal bucket-and-spade people go to Bournemouth beach, because its sandy, whispers a local. Others, such as interior designer Robert Kime, who helped decorate Parnham, believe foul play was committed, possibly by Russian moneylenders. The family stake in the Grainger Trust is valued at 12m, while their art treasures are valued in excess of 30m. But it will be comforting to his son Oliver Henry Rufus, whose mother is the author Candia McWilliam, that there is plenty of money where the Hamilton and Tolstoy funds came from. Based on the latest research, by London Residential Research Ltd, the value of each square foot of this holding (at 400 per square foot it runs to 4.3m sq ft) is 1.7bn. And John Lennon bought his Aunt Mimi a house there, in gratitude for the guitar she bought him. Of more significance could be a legal judgment over ownership of the Sevso hoard of ancient Roman silver which is valued at 40m. For the British prime minister, see, Sorted by (historical) entity at time of grant, Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, Edward Gascoyne-Cecil, Viscount Cranborne, Captain of the Honourable Band of Gentlemen Pensioners, Robert Cecil, 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood, James Brownlow William Gascoyne-Cecil, 2nd Marquess of Salisbury, Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, James Edward Hubert Gascoyne-Cecil, 4th Marquess of Salisbury, Robert Arthur James Gascoyne-Cecil, 5th Marquess of Salisbury, Robert Edward Peter Cecil Gascoyne-Cecil, 6th Marquess of Salisbury, Robert Michael James Gascoyne-Cecil, 7th Marquess of Salisbury, "Prime Ministers in the House of Lords - History of government", http://www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk/salisbury1789.htm, Extant marquessates in the peerages of Britain and Ireland, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Marquess_of_Salisbury&oldid=1148419164, Marquessates in the Peerage of Great Britain, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0. Sources include: Inland Revenue Valuation Office Property Market Report autumn 1999, Great Landowners of Great Britain by Bateman, Vacher's Parliamentary Guide, The Treasure Houses of Great Britain, London Residential Research Ltd and Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage 2000. Lord Salisbury died in February 1972, at 78, and was succeeded by his eldest and only surviving son, Robert , who became the 6th Marquess. Im all in favour of wealthy people coming to Dorset and spending money, he says. In 1789, he was created Marquess of Salisbury in the Peerage of Great Britain . 1970) - Viscount Cranborne - is son of Robert Michael James Gascoyne-Cecil, 7th Marquess of Salisbury (born 30 September 1946), is a British Conservative politician Sorry for my poor english translation. He was an opponent of attempts to reform the House of Lords but was forced to see the Parliament Act 1949 even further limit the power of the House of Lords. But when he is there, he is a generous host, staging the mother of all afterparties for his annual Wimborne summer cricket match. Samos Investments, a private-equity firm that counts the Marquess of Salisburys heir Ned Cecil, Viscount Cranborne, as one of its partners, has made a colossal windfall from its stake in online gambling company Betfair. [7] These artistic credentials were enhanced as a Trustee of the National Gallery from 1960 to 1966. When the war ended, he worked at the Westminster Bank. Samos Investments, a private-equity firm that counts the Marquess of Salisburys heir Ned Cecil, Viscount Cranborne, as one of its partners, has made a colossal windfall from its stake in online gambling company Betfair. He was also a fierce opponent of liberal-left attempts to reform the House of Lords, but he created what is known as the Salisbury Convention, under which the House of Lords will not oppose the second or third reading of any government legislation promised in its election manifesto. by . Cuddly Ned, who has a daughter from a previous relationship, stands to inherit a 335 million fortune, which includes one of Englands largest historic properties, 17thcentury Hatfield House in Hertfordshire, and its 150 million art collection. [16][17] He is the Chairman of Reaction. The book was privately published as a contribution to the Roxburghe Club, and it is illustrated by a set of sketches by Simpson now owned by Lord Salisbury.[19]. 'He brings a wealth of contacts,' says a spokesman for NMI, who adds that the Rothschilds definitely 'intend to increase their exposure in this area'. Mystery still surrounds the fire last year that devastated Parnham House, the Tudor manor that burned to a crisp as a 10 million restoration was coming to a close. To dress him in the wing collar and tails favoured by Cameron as a Bullingdon Boy is a cruel blow. He was Secretary of State for the Colonies in FebruaryNovember 1942, Lord Privy Seal between 1942 and 1943, Leader of the House of Lords between 1942 and 1945 and again Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs between 1943 and 1945. In January 1957, Eden resigned as prime minister. He was recognised as one of the few members of the Cabinet who were personally loyal to Major, but continued to lead the Conservative Peers after Labour won the 1997 general election. The Queen took advice from Winston Churchill (who backed Macmillan), Edward Heath (who, as Chief Whip, was aware of backbench opinion), and Salisbury, who interviewed the Cabinet one by one and with his famous speech impediment, asked each one whether he was for "Wab or Hawold" (it is thought that only between one and three were for "Wab"). The Cecil family (pronounced like 'thistle', not 'vessel') has been a venerable Tory institution for centuries - during Queen Victoria's reign, one ancestor was three times a prime minister. Lord Salisbury married Elizabeth Vere Cavendish, daughter of Lord Richard Cavendish (grandson of the 7th Duke of Devonshire) and his wife Lady Moyra de Vere Beauclerk (a daughter of The 10th Duke of St Albans),[citation needed] on 8 December 1915. The link with New Media Investors came via a mutual friend - at a point when the company was expanding. The family fortune consists of 3,000 acres in Dorset valued at 9m, 10,000 acres in Hertfordshire worth a further 28.6m plus an unknown quantity of land in London. If just one per cent of the estate is development land (fetching 175,000 in the region), the value shoots up by a further 70m - and the head of the family is well known for the number of planning applications he submits. The coast is Dorsets secret weapon, giving it an edge over counties such as Wiltshire or Somerset. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge lived at the estate while Prince William was stationed in Anglesey and Lady Meyrick became a mother figure to the pair. Child of Robert Edward Gascoyne-Cecil, Viscount Cranborne and Camilla Mary Davidson Iris Sarah Gascoyne-Cecil 1 b. Inland, everyone flocks to Brassica on the square in Beaminster for London-grade fare in its light and airy dining room.
[21] The younger son, Lord James, has married[22] and fathered one son, Thomas Richard James (born 2009).[23]. Salisbury's cultural pursuits were recognised when he was made a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Arts that year. Cranborne was the eldest son of William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Salisbury and his wife Lady Catherine Howard, a daughter of the 1st Earl of Suffolk and bore [20] The heir is unmarried, though he does have a daughter born in 2001. 1 He was Page of Honour to HM Queen Elizabeth II between 1983 and 1986. He's also been Robert Michael James Gascoyne-Cecil, Baron Cecil of Essendon and Viscount Cranborne. People leave you alone. (This was where Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall rented the original River Cottage on the Slape Manor estate, before he moved west into Devon. Apart from his political career, Salisbury was Chancellor of the University of Liverpool from 1951 until 1971. Cuddly Ned, who has a daughter from a previous relationship, stands to inherit a 335 million fortune, which includes one of Englands largest historic properties, 17thcentury Hatfield House in Hertfordshire, and its 150 million art collection. Wife of the 7th Marquess of Cholmondeley and a close friend of the Prince and Princess of Wales, Rose (ne Hanbury)s son will be one of the Kings Pages of Honour at the coronation, Princess Dianas aunt, the thrice-married Mary Roche, dies aged 88, The Hon. In 1947, King George VI made Salisbury a Knight of the Order of the Garter, and he succeeded his father in the marquessate shortly afterwards. Former Belgravia royal residence with intriguing ties to an exiled Greek princess is on the market for 39.5 million, The Eaton Square property was home to Princess Katherine of Greece, Prince Philips cousin and great-aunt of Crown Prince Pavlos. But precisely because of that its not the countryside at all the pubs and village shops have closed and communities have been broken up by Londoners. Thats when they remembered Dorset. And near to Christchurch is Hinton Admiral, the gorgeous seat these last 150 years of the Tapps-Gervis-Meyrick family. It is not just the hopes of the Royal Family resting on the shoulders of Prince William. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. From 1979 to 1987 he represented South Dorset in the House of Commons, and in the 1990s he was Leader of the House of Lords under his courtesy title of Viscount Cranborne. Everyone charges down to Devon and Cornwall, says Hal Cazalet, but there are some incredible empty beaches here. One of the best white sandy beaches in England stretches for miles past Bournemouth, and is good for surfing. Who is the Marchioness of Cholmondeley, mother of Lord Oliver Cholmondeley? A noted gallivanter and explorer, Ned is as likely to be found in a boat off Somalia as he is at home. 1 Hon Luke Oliver Berkeley Portman, 16 Head of family: Viscount Portman Will inherit 850 million. Shock horror, most of the houses round here are actually lived in year round, says Hal Cazalet, a great-grandson of PG Wodehouse, who lives with his wife and three children between Dorchester and Blandford (full name Blandford Forum, but no local calls it that). Normal bucket-and-spade people go to Bournemouth beach, because its sandy, whispers a local. Others, such as interior designer Robert Kime, who helped decorate Parnham, believe foul play was committed, possibly by Russian moneylenders. The family stake in the Grainger Trust is valued at 12m, while their art treasures are valued in excess of 30m. But it will be comforting to his son Oliver Henry Rufus, whose mother is the author Candia McWilliam, that there is plenty of money where the Hamilton and Tolstoy funds came from. Based on the latest research, by London Residential Research Ltd, the value of each square foot of this holding (at 400 per square foot it runs to 4.3m sq ft) is 1.7bn. And John Lennon bought his Aunt Mimi a house there, in gratitude for the guitar she bought him. Of more significance could be a legal judgment over ownership of the Sevso hoard of ancient Roman silver which is valued at 40m. For the British prime minister, see, Sorted by (historical) entity at time of grant, Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, Edward Gascoyne-Cecil, Viscount Cranborne, Captain of the Honourable Band of Gentlemen Pensioners, Robert Cecil, 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood, James Brownlow William Gascoyne-Cecil, 2nd Marquess of Salisbury, Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, James Edward Hubert Gascoyne-Cecil, 4th Marquess of Salisbury, Robert Arthur James Gascoyne-Cecil, 5th Marquess of Salisbury, Robert Edward Peter Cecil Gascoyne-Cecil, 6th Marquess of Salisbury, Robert Michael James Gascoyne-Cecil, 7th Marquess of Salisbury, "Prime Ministers in the House of Lords - History of government", http://www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk/salisbury1789.htm, Extant marquessates in the peerages of Britain and Ireland, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Marquess_of_Salisbury&oldid=1148419164, Marquessates in the Peerage of Great Britain, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0. 
Sources include: Inland Revenue Valuation Office Property Market Report autumn 1999, Great Landowners of Great Britain by Bateman, Vacher's Parliamentary Guide, The Treasure Houses of Great Britain, London Residential Research Ltd and Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage 2000. Lord Salisbury died in February 1972, at 78, and was succeeded by his eldest and only surviving son, Robert , who became the 6th Marquess. Im all in favour of wealthy people coming to Dorset and spending money, he says. In 1789, he was created Marquess of Salisbury in the Peerage of Great Britain . 1970) - Viscount Cranborne - is son of Robert Michael James Gascoyne-Cecil, 7th Marquess of Salisbury (born 30 September 1946), is a British Conservative politician Sorry for my poor english translation. He was an opponent of attempts to reform the House of Lords but was forced to see the Parliament Act 1949 even further limit the power of the House of Lords. But when he is there, he is a generous host, staging the mother of all afterparties for his annual Wimborne summer cricket match. Samos Investments, a private-equity firm that counts the Marquess of Salisburys heir Ned Cecil, Viscount Cranborne, as one of its partners, has made a colossal windfall from its stake in online gambling company Betfair. [7] These artistic credentials were enhanced as a Trustee of the National Gallery from 1960 to 1966. When the war ended, he worked at the Westminster Bank. Samos Investments, a private-equity firm that counts the Marquess of Salisburys heir Ned Cecil, Viscount Cranborne, as one of its partners, has made a colossal windfall from its stake in online gambling company Betfair. He was also a fierce opponent of liberal-left attempts to reform the House of Lords, but he created what is known as the Salisbury Convention, under which the House of Lords will not oppose the second or third reading of any government legislation promised in its election manifesto. by . Cuddly Ned, who has a daughter from a previous relationship, stands to inherit a 335 million fortune, which includes one of Englands largest historic properties, 17thcentury Hatfield House in Hertfordshire, and its 150 million art collection. [16][17] He is the Chairman of Reaction. The book was privately published as a contribution to the Roxburghe Club, and it is illustrated by a set of sketches by Simpson now owned by Lord Salisbury.[19]. 'He brings a wealth of contacts,' says a spokesman for NMI, who adds that the Rothschilds definitely 'intend to increase their exposure in this area'. Mystery still surrounds the fire last year that devastated Parnham House, the Tudor manor that burned to a crisp as a 10 million restoration was coming to a close. To dress him in the wing collar and tails favoured by Cameron as a Bullingdon Boy is a cruel blow. He was Secretary of State for the Colonies in FebruaryNovember 1942, Lord Privy Seal between 1942 and 1943, Leader of the House of Lords between 1942 and 1945 and again Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs between 1943 and 1945. In January 1957, Eden resigned as prime minister. He was recognised as one of the few members of the Cabinet who were personally loyal to Major, but continued to lead the Conservative Peers after Labour won the 1997 general election. The Queen took advice from Winston Churchill (who backed Macmillan), Edward Heath (who, as Chief Whip, was aware of backbench opinion), and Salisbury, who interviewed the Cabinet one by one and with his famous speech impediment, asked each one whether he was for "Wab or Hawold" (it is thought that only between one and three were for "Wab"). The Cecil family (pronounced like 'thistle', not 'vessel') has been a venerable Tory institution for centuries - during Queen Victoria's reign, one ancestor was three times a prime minister. Lord Salisbury married Elizabeth Vere Cavendish, daughter of Lord Richard Cavendish (grandson of the 7th Duke of Devonshire) and his wife Lady Moyra de Vere Beauclerk (a daughter of The 10th Duke of St Albans),[citation needed] on 8 December 1915. The link with New Media Investors came via a mutual friend - at a point when the company was expanding. The family fortune consists of 3,000 acres in Dorset valued at 9m, 10,000 acres in Hertfordshire worth a further 28.6m plus an unknown quantity of land in London. If just one per cent of the estate is development land (fetching 175,000 in the region), the value shoots up by a further 70m - and the head of the family is well known for the number of planning applications he submits. The coast is Dorsets secret weapon, giving it an edge over counties such as Wiltshire or Somerset. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge lived at the estate while Prince William was stationed in Anglesey and Lady Meyrick became a mother figure to the pair. Child of Robert Edward Gascoyne-Cecil, Viscount Cranborne and Camilla Mary Davidson Iris Sarah Gascoyne-Cecil 1 b. Inland, everyone flocks to Brassica on the square in Beaminster for London-grade fare in its light and airy dining room.