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Sir Richard Cecil (ca. 1495 – 19 March 1553) was an English nobleman, politician, courtier, and Master of Burghley (Burleigh) in the parish of Stamford Baron, Northamptonshire. His father Sir David Cecil , of Welsh ancestry, rose in favour under King Henry VIII of England, becoming High Sheriff of Northamptonshire in 1532 and 1533, and died ...
Sir Richard Cecil (7 December 1570 – 4 September 1633) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1593 and 1622. Cecil was the second son of Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter and his first wife Dorothy Nevill, the daughter of John Nevill, 4th Baron Latymer .
Quartered arms of William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley, KG Coat of arms of William Cecil as found in John Gerard's The herball or Generall historie of plantes (1597). William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley (13 September 1520 – 4 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 ...
Richard Cecil may refer to: Richard Cecil (priest) (1748–1810), Anglican clergyman; Richard Cecil (courtier) (died 1552), English courtier and father of William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley; Richard Cecil (poet) (born 1944), American poet; Lord Richard Cecil (1948–1978), British soldier and journalist; Richard Cecil (died 1633) (1570–1633 ...
Sir David Cecil JP Born c. 1460 Died c. 1540 Occupation(s) Landowner and courtier Title Sir Spouses Alice Dicons Jane Roos Children At least three, including Sir Richard Cecil Parent Richard Cecil ap Philip Seisyll Sir David Cecil, JP (c. 1460 – c. 1540) was a Welsh landowner, courtier, and Member of Parliament. He is noted as a paternal-line ancestor of the Cecil family which later attained ...
The Cecil Chapel was extended to the north in 1865 and houses the tombs of the Cecil family, including monuments to Sir Richard Cecil, William Cecil, first Lord Burghley, and John Cecil, 5th Earl of Exeter. During the nineteenth century the church also received a new nave roof, a lowered floor, new bells and in 1890 a new organ.
This category is for those members of the Cecil family descended from Sir Richard Cecil (d. 1552). A famous member was Lord William Cecil, chief minister of Queen Elizabeth Tudor and builder of Burghley House.
Sir Henry Richard Amherst Cecil (11 January 1943 – 11 June 2013) was a British flat racing horse trainer. [1] Cecil was very successful, becoming Champion Trainer ten times and training 25 domestic Classic winners.