Earl of Salisbury

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Earldom of Salisbury subsidiary of Marquessate of Salisbury since 1789
Arms of Cecil-Gascogne, Marquess and Earl of Salisbury: Quarterly, 1st and 4th, Barry of ten Argent and Azure over all six Escutcheons Sable three two and one each charged with a Lion rampant of the First a Crescent for difference (Cecil); 2nd and 3rd, Argent on a Pale Sable a Conger's Head erased and erect Or charged with an Ermine Spot (Gascoyne)
Creation date	1149 (first creation) 1337 (second creation) 1472 (third creation) 1478 (fourth creation) 1512 (restoration) 1605 (sixth creation)
Created by	Empress Matilda (first creation) Edward III (second creation) Edward IV (third and fourth creation) Henry VIII (restoration) James I (fifth creation)
Peerage	Peerage of England
First holder	Patrick of Salisbury, 1st Earl of Salisbury
Present holder	Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 7th Marquess of Salisbury
Heir apparent	Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, Viscount Cranborne
Remainder to	Heirs male of the first earl's body lawfully begotten
Extinction date	1322 (first creation) 1471 (second creation) 1478 (third creation) 1484 (fourth creation) 1539 (fifth creation)
Seat(s)	Hatfield House, Cranborne Manor

Earl of Salisbury is a title that has been created several times in English and British history. It has a complex history and is now a subsidiary title to the marquessate of Salisbury.