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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 ...
This is a list of the principal government ministers during the reign of Elizabeth I of England, 1558 to 1603. From the outset of her reign, her chief minister was Sir William Cecil, later Lord Burghley. He died in 1598 and was succeeded by his son Sir Robert Cecil.
During the sixteenth century, the Lord High Treasurer was often considered the most important official of the government, and became a de facto Prime Minister. Exemplifying the power of the Lord High Treasurer is William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley, who served in the post from 1572 to 1598.
William Paulet, 1st Marquess of Winchester 1558–1572 1483/85, Fisherton Delamere Son of Sir John Paulet and Alice Paulet 10 March 1572, Old Basing Aged 88–89 Lord High Treasurer: Elizabeth I (1558–1603) William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley 1572–1598 13 September 1520, Bourne Son of Sir Richard Cecil and Jane Heckington 4 August 1598 ...
William Paget 1st Baron Paget: 1555 1558 Nicholas Bacon: 1558 1571 Elizabeth I r. 1558–1603; William Cecil 1st Baron Burghley: 1571 1572 William Howard 1st Baron Howard of Effingham: 1572 1573 Thomas Smith MP for Essex: 1573 1576 Francis Walsingham MP for Surrey: 1576 1590 William Cecil 1st Baron Burghley: 1590 1598 Robert Cecil 1st Earl of ...
William Cecil may refer to: Lord William Cecil (courtier) (1854–1943), British royal courtier; Lord William Cecil (bishop) (1863–1936), Bishop of Exeter, 1916–1936; William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley (1520–1598), English politician and advisor to Elizabeth I; William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Exeter (1566–1640), Knight of the Garter
Marquess of Salisbury is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain, held by a branch of the Cecil family.It was created in 1789 for the 7th Earl of Salisbury. [1] Most of the holders of the title have been prominent in British political life over the last two centuries, particularly the 3rd Marquess, who served three times as Prime Minister in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Cecil was the son of Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury and Elizabeth (née Brooke), the daughter of William Brooke, 10th Baron Cobham. [1] He was born in Westminster on 28 March 1591 and baptized in St Clement Danes on 11 April. [1] William's mother died when he was six years old, and he was subsequently raised by his aunt, Lady Frances ...