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William Cecil, Lord Burghley
Facts and Events
| Name |
William Cecil, Lord Burghley |
| Alt Name |
William Cecil, 1st Baron of Burghley |
| Gender |
Male |
| Birth[1][2][4][5] |
13 Sep 1520 |
Bourne, Lincolnshire, England |
| Marriage |
8 Aug 1541 |
Gray's Inn, Middlesex, England[1st wife]
to Mary Cheke |
| Marriage |
21 Dec 1545 |
England[2nd wife]
to Mildred Cooke |
| Alt Death[5] |
4 May 1598 |
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| Death[1] |
4 Aug 1598 |
Cecil House, Westminster, Middlesex, England |
| Burial? |
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St Martin Churchyard, Stamford, Lincolnshire, England |
| Reference Number[1] |
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Q354309? |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley (13 September 15204 August 1598) was an English statesman, the chief adviser of Queen Elizabeth I for most of her reign, twice Secretary of State (1550–1553 and 1558–1572) and Lord High Treasurer from 1572. In his description in the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, Albert Pollard wrote, "From 1558 for forty years the biography of Cecil is almost indistinguishable from that of Elizabeth and from the history of England."
Cecil set as the main goal of English policy the creation of a united and Protestant British Isles. His methods were to complete the control of Ireland, and to forge an alliance with Scotland. Protection from invasion required a powerful Royal Navy. While he was not fully successful, his successors agreed with his goals. In 1587, Cecil persuaded the Queen to order the execution of the Roman Catholic Mary, Queen of Scots, after she was implicated in a plot to assassinate Elizabeth.
He was the father of Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury and founder of the Cecil dynasty (Marquesses of Exeter and of Salisbury) which has produced many politicians including two Prime Ministers.
- ↑ William Cecil, 1st Baron of Burghley, in Lundy, Darryl. The Peerage: A genealogical survey of the peerage of Britain as well as the royal families of Europe.
- William Cecil, in Find A Grave.
- ↑ CECIL, William (1520/21-1598), of Little Burghley, Northants.; Stamford, Lincs.; Wimbledon, Surr.; Westminster, Mdx. and London., in The History of Parliament
includes sources, last accessed May 2024.
Family and Education
b. 13 Sept. 1520/21, o. s. of Richard Cecil educ. Grantham and Stamford g. schools; St. John’s, Camb. adm. May 1535; G. Inn, adm. 6 May 1541. m. (1) 8 Aug. 1541, Mary (d. 22 Feb. 1544), da. of Peter Cheke of Cambridge, 1s. Thomas†; (2) 21 Dec. 1545, Mildred (d. 5 Apr. 1589), da. of Sir Anthony Cooke of Gidea Hall, Essex, 2s. inc. Robert† 3da. Kntd. 11 Oct. 1551; suc. fa. 19 Mar. 1553; cr. Baron of Burghley 25 Feb. 1571. KG nom. 23 Apr., inst. 17 June 1572. [3]
Notes
3. In old age Cecil gave his birthdate sometimes as 13 Sept. 1520 and sometimes as 13 Sept. 1521. In his will he gave the earlier year, and because ‘he spoke the official word’ there C. Read considered it to be correct. This biography rests upon C. Read, Cecil; DNB; CP; Vis. Northants. ed. Metcalfe, 78-79; D. Powel, The historie of Cambria (1584), 142-7; SP10/13/56; N. and Q. ccxx. 294-5.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Tyler, Lyon Gardiner. Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography. (New York, New York: Lewis Historical Pub. Co., c1915)
1:8.
Cecil, William, Lord Burleigh, the great minister of State to Queen Elizabeth. He was born at Bourne, Lincolnshire, September 13, 1520. His biography would be almost a history to the times in which he lived. He patronized Sir Humphrey Gilbert and Sir Walter Raleigh, and all the other English voyagers for discovery. he was a man of immense capacity for business, and held the full confidence of the Queen. He died May 4, 1598.
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