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*The Earldom of Salisbury (first creation by Edward III) dates from 1337 ; but was bestowed (second creation by Queen Elizabeth) upon the great family of the Cecils in 1605, and the Marquisate added in 1789 by George III. The present Marquess and Earl of Salisbury is the highest ranking peer in Premier Baldwin's Cabinet as Lord Privy Seal and Leader of the House of Lords. His father, the 3rd Marquess, was, of course, Queen Victoria's famed Conservative Prime Minister.