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William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley
William Cecil
English statesman and chief adviser to Queen Elizabeth I (1520-1598).
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Statements about
William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley
Father
Richard Cecil
Child
Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter
Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury
Anne Cecil, Countess of Oxford
Elizabeth Cecil
Date of Birth
9/23/1520
Date of Death
8/4/1598
8/5/1598
Instance Of
Human
Position Held
13 items
Lord High Treasurer
(July 1572 - 8/4/1598)
Replaces
:
William Paulet, 1st Marquess of Winchester
Replaced By
:
Thomas Sackville, 1st Earl of Dorset
End Time
:
8/4/1598
Start Time
:
July 1572
Secretary of State of England
(11/22/1558 - 7/13/1572)
Replaces
:
John Boxall
End Time
:
7/13/1572
Start Time
:
11/22/1558
Lord Privy Seal
(1590 - 1598)
Replaces
:
Francis Walsingham
Replaced By
:
Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury
End Time
:
1598
Start Time
:
1590
Member of the 1542-44 Parliament
Electoral District
:
Unnamed
Member of the 1547-1552 Parliament
Electoral District
:
Stamford
Member of the March 1553 Parliament
Electoral District
:
Lincolnshire
Member of the 1555 Parliament
Electoral District
:
Lincolnshire
Member of the 1559 Parliament
Electoral District
:
Lincolnshire
Member of the 1563-67 Parliament
Electoral District
:
Northamptonshire
Member of the House of Lords
(3/7/1571 - 8/14/1598)
End Time
:
8/14/1598
Start Time
:
3/7/1571
Lord Lieutenant of Essex
(12/31/1588 - 8/4/1598)
End Time
:
8/4/1598
Start Time
:
12/31/1588
Lord Lieutenant of Lincolnshire
(November 1587 - 8/4/1598)
End Time
:
8/4/1598
Start Time
:
November 1587
Lord Lieutenant of Hertfordshire
(12/31/1588 - 8/4/1598)
End Time
:
8/4/1598
Start Time
:
12/31/1588
Image
Place of Death
Westminster
Place of Birth
Bourne
Spouse
Mildred Cooke
(1/10/1547 - )
Series Ordinal
:
2
Start Time
:
1/10/1547
Start Time
:
12/21/1546
Mary Cheke
(8/8/1541 - )
Series Ordinal
:
1
Start Time
:
8/8/1541
Occupation
Politician
Given Name
William
Country of Citizenship
Kingdom of England
Family Name
Cecil
Educated At
St John's College
Stamford School
The King's School, Grantham
Described by Source
Nordisk Familjebok
Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Cecil, William (DNB00)
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Q24491450
Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Q24746343
The Nuttall Encyclopædia
Subject Named As
:
Burleigh, William Cecil, Lord
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th Edition
Statement Is Subject Of
:
1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Burghley, William Cecil, Baron
Residence
Burghley House
Cecil House
Theobalds House
Member Of
Gray's Inn
Family
House of Cecil
Place of Burial
St Martin's Church, Stamford
Languages Spoken, Written or Signed
English
Employer
University of Cambridge
Sex or Gender
Male
Mother
Jane Heckington
Name in Native Language
William Cecil
Award Received
Order of the Garter
Depicted By
Coat of Arms Image
Noble Title
Baron
Religion or Worldview
Church of England
Sir William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley KG (1520-1598)
William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley (1520-1598) (After Marcus Geeraerts the Elder)
William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley (1520-1598)
Replaced By
:
Thomas Smith
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