Baron Rockley

Baron Rockley,ofLytchett Heathin theCounty of Dorset,is a title in thepeerage of the United Kingdom,created on 11 January 1934 for theConservativepoliticianSir Evelyn Cecil,who previously representedHertfordshire East,Aston ManorandBirmingham Astonin theHouse of Commons.

The son ofLord Eustace Cecil,fourth son of the2nd Marquess of SalisburyKG,the firstbaronwas married to the horticulturistthe Hon.Alicia Amherst.As of 2024thetitleis held by their great-grandson, the fourth baron, who succeeded his father in 2011.

Barons Rockley (1934)

• Evelyn Cecil, 1st Baron Rockley(1865–1941)
• Robert William Evelyn Cecil, 2nd Baron Rockley(1901–1976)
• James Hugh Cecil, 3rd Baron Rockley(1934–2011)
• Anthony Robert Cecil, 4th Baron Rockley(b. 1961)

Theheir apparentis the presentbaron's only son the Hon. William Evelyn Cecil (b. 1996).

Arms

Coat of arms of Baron Rockley

Crest Six Arrows in saltire Or barbed and flighted Argent girt together with a Belt Gules buckled and garnished Gold over the Arrows a Morion Cap Proper. Escutcheon Barry of ten Argent and Azure over all six Escutcheons Sable three two and one each charged with a Lion rampant of the First and for difference a Crescent Gules charged with another Crescent Or. Supporters On either side a Lion Ermine gorged with a Collar Or pendent therefrom an Escutcheon the dexter Sable a Lion rampant Argent and the sinister Gules three Tilting Spears erect Or headed Argent. Motto Sero Sed Serio

See also

• Marquess of Salisbury
• Marquess of Exeter
• Viscount Cecil of Chelwood
• Viscount Wimbledon
• Baron Quickswood
• Baron Amherst of Hackney

References

• Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors).Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage(1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990,

External links

• Hansard1803–2005:contributions in Parliament by James Hugh Cecil, 3rd Baron Rockley