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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. I remember a gentleman once berating me at a public meeting for being an out-of-touch toff, he says. 6 Hon Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 30 Head of family: Marquess of Salisbury Will inherit 200 million. 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. It is likely that he too will become the main beneficiary of the estate at an early age since his father (Viscount Portman) inherited at the age of 11 for tax reasons. Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, Viscount Cranborne. Drax, whose ancestor Sir Reginald was a friend of Ian Fleming (possibly inspiring the name of Bond villain Hugo Drax), is the seventh member of his family to represent the county in Parliament. We went down and I was blown away by it, Polly recalls. In 1789, he was created Marquess of Salisbury in the Peerage of Great Britain . 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. Other academic honorary awards: Doctor of Law: Toronto University, 1949; Birmingham University, 1950; Cambridge, 1954; Manchester University, 1954; London, 1955. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. [citation needed]. Dorset is a place for private pleasures, away from prying eyes or, as one local might have put it, far from the madding crowd. Charlotte Townshend, the twice-married 63-year-old daughter of the late 9th Viscount Galway, is the only woman in England entitled to own swans other than the Queen. 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. However, Mandrake hears that the man behind the Thames River Pageant has gone one step further and is handing over his familys estate to his son and heir, Ned Cecil, Viscount Cranborne. Some of the Hertfordshire land is development land, worth, according to the Inland Revenue, 850,000 per acre. Sweet went to Cambridge, bitterest enemy of Cameron's Oxford. His son, Toby, is 29, unmarried and has a claim to be the most eligible man in Dorset. The double tragedy brought a dramatic end to the world of international glamour the Treichls had welcomed to their corner of Dorset: Emma is well-known in polo circles, and Michael would host elaborate shoots, when helicopters would disgorge exotically dressed Euros and industry titans, who were attended by an army of staff, including a butler and chef. Cranborne predeceased his father at the age of 40 without inheriting the earldom. [6] He was therefore out of the House of Lords when he succeeded his father as the 7th Marquess of Salisbury on 11 July 2003. Something went wrong, please try again later. The fifth Marquess was succeeded by his eldest son, the sixth marquess. 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 represented Weymouth in the House of Commons and also served as Captain of the Honourable Band of Gentlemen Pensioners and as Lord Lieutenant of Hertfordshire and Dorsetshire. A noted gallivanter and explorer, Ned is as likely to be found in a boat off Somalia as he is at home. All the marquesses, except the 6th marquess, have been appointed as Knights Companion of the Order of the Garter. WebRobert Michael James Gascoyne-Cecil, 7th Marquess of Salisbury, Baron Gascoyne-Cecil, KG, KCVO, PC, DL (born 30 September 1946), is a British Conservative politician. Take Nick Ashley-Cooper, 39, who was DJing in New York when he unexpectedly became the 12th Earl of Shaftesbury. Cranborne Chase was a royal hunting ground from at least the time of William the Conqueror until the 17th century. He's also been Robert Michael James Gascoyne-Cecil, Baron Cecil of Essendon and Viscount Cranborne. [citation needed]. 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. The original Manor house was built as a royal hunting lodge for King John in the 12th century. Of more significance could be a legal judgment over ownership of the Sevso hoard of ancient Roman silver which is valued at 40m. Salisbury managed to obtain a compromise with the Labour government of Tony Blair, whereby 92 selected hereditary peers were allowed to remain on an interim basis. All former Leaders of the House of Lords who were hereditary peers accepted life peerages to keep them in the upper house in 1999. The Digby family of Sherborne Castle still hold court at Minterne, the vast manor house on the Cerne they bought in the late 18th century. Robert Michael James Gascoyne-Cecil was born on 30 September 1946, the eldest child and first-born son of Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 6th Marquess of Salisbury. This branch of the Cecil family descends from Sir Robert Cecil, the son of the prominent statesman the 1st Baron Burghley, from his second marriage, to Mildred Cooke. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. The 6th Marquess had holdings of 8,500 acres around Hatfield House, and 1,300 acres at Cranborne Manor, Dorset. 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. by . The original Manor house was built as a royal hunting lodge for King John in the 12th century. In his maiden speech, he urged Ian Smith, prime minister of Rhodesia, to stand aside in favour of Abel Muzorewa. Tales of wild parties, friends linked to drugs and possible liaisons with everyone from Britney Spears to a string of debutantes, have kept the media happy. 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. 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 those terms life has come unstuck for the family since the collapse of the Vestey empire and the liquidation of the Dewhurst butchers' chain in 1995. He's also been Robert Michael James Gascoyne-Cecil, Baron Cecil of Essendon and Viscount Cranborne. Cranborne Manor in Dorset, the seat of Robert Edward Ned William Gascoyne-Cecil, Viscount Cranborne Cranborne Manor that dates back to the 13th century as a hunting lodge is the Grade I listed country home that has been cast as the exterior of Manderley, with its beautifully framed drive-way and red brick gate house that 1970). Other glamorous figures include Flora Starkey, the florist friend of Kate Moss who works for everyone from McQueen to the Queen (the royal florist commissioned her to decorate the London Gate at the Chelsea Flower Show in honour of the Queens 90th birthday). 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Based on his previous sales for development, we calculate that five per cent of the estate has development potential, fetching 143m, while the remaining 2,850 acres are worth 8m. Its in the farms and manors, up mile-long drives, where the gilded youth congregate behind closed doors, deep in the real countryside. As of 2012 the titles are held by the sixth marquess' eldest son, the seventh Marquess, who succeeded in 2003. The experience of his father suggests that the son could have a long wait. Lord Salisbury is also remembered as an adherent of the policy of "splendid isolation", the desire to keep Great Britain out of European affairs and alliances. There are those like Nathaniel Rothschild who is investing in new media and building a new branch of the family empire originally founded on banking. Then theres Richard Drax, MP for south Dorset, who lives in the staggering Charborough House, surrounded by 7,000 acres. Who is Nicholas Barclay, page of honour at the coronation? Cranborne gained a general reputation as a right-winger, especially on matters affecting the Church of England, but confounded this reputation when he co-wrote a pamphlet in 1981 which said that the fight against unemployment ought to be given more priority than the fight against inflation. The last two titles were also in the Peerage of England. 1970) - Viscount Cranborne - is son of Robert Michael James Gascoyne-Cecil, 7th Marquess of Salisbury (born 30 September 1946), is a British Conservative politician. 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. Charles Mosley, 107th edn., (London 2003), vol.III. He was made Paymaster-General by Winston Churchill in May 1940 for the duration of the Battle of Britain but was appointed Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs from 1940 to 1942. Listen instead to Annabel Elliot, sister of the Duchess of Cornwall, and herself known to many as the Queen of Dorset: I always feel a tremendous sense of relief when I drive back to Dorset from the Cotswolds or somewhere smart, and see a grotty old tractor in a field, she declares. 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. Once proclaimed the fourth most expensive property in the world (by a publicity-savvy estate agent) it remains the priciest coastal location in the UK and so fascinated Piers Morgan that he made a TV series about it. At the time of his obituary he owned property around Leicester and Leicester Square, London, held by Gascoyne Holdings.[7]. These talks prompted speculation that the Conservatives were attempting to create a pan-unionist front to limit Sinn Fin and the Social Democratic and Labour Party at the general election of 2010. The family stake in the Grainger Trust is valued at 12m, while their art treasures are valued in excess of 30m. ), Like anywhere truly fashionable, Dorset is not without scandal. Robert Michael James Gascoyne-Cecil, 7th Marquess of Salisbury, Baron Gascoyne-Cecil, KG, KCVO, PC, DL (born 30 September 1946), is a British Conservative politician. In 1603 he was raised to the Peerage of England as Baron Cecil, of Essendon in the County of Rutland, and the following year he was created Viscount Cranborne. His younger brother was the journalist Lord Richard Cecil, who was killed covering the conflict in Rhodesia in 1978. Get email updates with the day's biggest stories. In stark contrast to Vestey (who was Page of Honour to the Queen from 1995 to 1998 - which means he stood around and looked pretty), Mark Brown, his anarchist cousin, and the grandson of Sir Derek Vestey, was charged with masterminding the anti-capitalism march that turned violent in the City of London on June 18 last year. [6] He held the post until his death in 1972. Lord Salisbury married as his first wife Frances Mary Gascoyne, daughter of Bamber Gascoyne, in 1821. However, Mandrake hears that the man behind the Thames River Pageant has gone one step further and is handing over his familys estate to his son and heir, Ned Cecil, Viscount Cranborne. The seventh Earl was a politician and served as Lord Chamberlain of the Household for many years. He took an interest in Northern Ireland, and, when Jim Prior announced his policy of 'Rolling Devolution', resigned an unpaid job as assistant to Douglas Hurd. 9 Hon Jesse David Suenson-Taylor, 23 Head of family: Lord Grantchester Will inherit 176 million. The list also reveals the wealthiest teenager in the UK - Luke Portman who, at 16, stands in line to inherit 850m, including a 100-acre chunk of central London. Lord David Cecil, Professor of English Literature at the University of Oxford, was the second son of the fourth Marquess, while the journalist Lord Richard Cecil was the second son of the sixth Marquess. [14] The group introduced the Act of Union Bill 2017-19 as a Private Member's Bill by Lord Lisvane in the House of Lords on 9 October 2018, when it received a formal first reading;[15] its passage through Parliament was terminated by the ending of the parliamentary session in October 2019. He currently occupies a variety of positions - and holds a 50 per cent stake - in NR Atticus, Atticus Management and Atticus Capital, a hedge fund, which controls funds approaching 312m. And where once the squires wives would hold bridge evenings, theyre now more likely to run yoga retreats. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. The history of the Boscawens goes back to 1264 and reaches the present via a string of beheadings and rebellions. And John Lennon bought his Aunt Mimi a house there, in gratitude for the guitar she bought him. He rents a stone parsonage near Bridport with his husband, Charlie McCormick; his 82,000 Instagram followers swoon over his pictures of sunset-dappled Dorset hills. [5] Lord Salisbury then served under his close political ally John Major as Lord Privy Seal and Leader of the House of Lords from 1994 to 1997. Cecil notably served under Queen Elizabeth I and later King James I as Secretary of State, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Lord Privy Seal and Lord High Treasurer. 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). The fourth marquess was also an influential Conservative politician and served as Lord Privy Seal, as President of the Board of Trade, as Lord President of the Council, as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and as Leader of the House of Lords. However, the compromise was agreed without the knowledge of Conservative leader William Hague and Salisbury was dismissed as Conservative Leader in the House of Lords. Salisbury served in the Army during the First World War. 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. Child of Robert Edward Gascoyne-Cecil, Viscount Cranborne and Camilla Mary Davidson Iris Sarah Gascoyne-Cecil 1 b. Salisbury, as Viscount Cranborne, was elected as a Conservative to the House of Commons as MP for South Dorset in 1929. In 1941, he was summoned to the House of Lords through a writ of acceleration in one of his father's titles as Baron Cecil of Essendon. There have been further investments: 3m into the natural health website Clickmango (in conjunction with another venture capitalist); and, with Lord Weinstock, 10m was poured into Star Technology. Using the recently published Inland Revenue Valuation Office Property Market Report it has been possible to make a more accurate assessment of the value of the land owned by these people. 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