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Mary Cecil
Mary Cecil may refer to: * Emily Cecil, Marchioness of Salisbury (1750-1835), full name Mary Amelia Cecil * Mary Cecil, 2nd Baroness Amherst of Hackney (1857-1919) * Mary Cecil (actress), appeared in '' Persuasive Peggy'' (1917) {{hndis, Cecil, Mary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emily Cecil, Marchioness Of Salisbury
Mary Amelia Cecil, Marchioness of Salisbury (16 August 1750 – 22 November 1835), known as Emily Mary Cecil, was an English aristocrat, Tory political hostess and sportswoman. The marchioness's eccentricity was frequently remarked upon, in particular her style of dress; her clothes were often of her own design. Early life Emily Cecil was born in Dublin as Mary Amelia Hill, the daughter of Wills Hill, 2nd Viscount Hillsborough (later the first Marquess of Downshire), and his first wife, Margaretta Fitzgerald (1729–1766), sister of James FitzGerald, 1st Duke of Leinster. Her father was the Secretary of State for the Colonies under Lord North from 1768 to 1772, a critical period leading toward the American War of Independence. Life Emily married James Cecil, Viscount Cranborne, the heir of James Cecil, 6th Earl of Salisbury, on 2 December 1773. After marriage, she became a prominent political hostess of the Tory party. Unusually for a woman at the time, she not only took ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Cecil, 2nd Baroness Amherst Of Hackney
Mary Rothes Margaret Cecil, 2nd Baroness Amherst of Hackney, (''née'' Mary Rothes Margaret Tyssen-Amherst; 25 April 1857 – 21 December 1919) was a British hereditary peer, charity worker, amateur archaeologist and ornithologist. Thirty-two of the Tombs of the Nobles at Aswan were uncovered in her excavations and for many years were known as the "Cecil Tombs". She was one of the few English women to have held a peerage in her own right. The black crowned crane, ''balearica pavonia ceciliae'' was named in her honour. Early life Mary Rothes Margaret Tyssen-Amherst, known as "May" to her family, was born on 25 April 1857 in Didlington Hall near Swaffham in west Norfolk, England to Margaret Susan (née Mitford) and William Amhurst Tyssen-Amhurst (1835–1909) (which was changed to the surname Tyssen-Amherst in 1877). Descending of wealthy Flemish traders, the Tyssen family acquired estates in Hackney and Norfolk, leading to a wide circle of friends and monetary influence. Her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Cecil (actress)
Mary Cecil may refer to: * Emily Cecil, Marchioness of Salisbury (1750-1835), full name Mary Amelia Cecil * Mary Cecil, 2nd Baroness Amherst of Hackney (1857-1919) * Mary Cecil (actress), appeared in '' Persuasive Peggy'' (1917) {{hndis, Cecil, Mary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
