William Cecil Timeline and Biography
1520 -1598Famous Tudors - William Cecil, Lord Burghley, Timeline and Biography
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Why was William Cecil famous? Accomplishments and Achievements? William Cecil, Lord Burghley, was famous for serving Queen Elizabeth I as Diplomat, Politician and Statesman William Cecil Timeline and Biography
This short biography provides a fast snapshot of the life of William Cecil: - Also known as Lord Burghley
- Date of Birth: Born in 1520
- Place of Birth : Bourne, Lincolnshire
- Date of Death: Died on
- Parents: Father: Richard Cyssell (Cecil) of Burghley, Lincolnshire
Mother: Jane Heckington - Family Connections: His nephew was Francis Bacon. His daughter Anne married Edward DeVere. His second son, Robert Cecil followed in his father's footsteps and became advisor to Queen Elizabeth I
- Religion: Protestant
William Cecil Timeline and Biography
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| 1520 | William Cecil was born the son of Richard Cyssell (Cecil) of Burghley, Lincolnshire. His mother was Jane Heckington, the wife of Richard Cecil William attended the King's School, Grantham and then Stamford School
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| May 1534: William Cecil studied at St John's College, Cambridge, where tutors such as Roger Ascham and John Cheke taught
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| 1541 | Studied law at Gray's Inn in London
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| 1541 | 1541 married Mary Cheke and had a son called Thomas
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| 1542 | 22 February: His wife, Mary Cheke, died
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| 1544 | 1544 William Cecil started his rise to prominence at court during the protectorate of Edward Seymour, duke of Somerset during the reign of the young King Edward VI
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| 1545 | 21 March 1545 William Cecil married Mildred Cooke, the daughter of Sir Anthony Cooke, who was rated by Roger Ascham, with Lady Jane Grey, as one of the two most learned ladies in the kingdom. Her sister, Anne, became the wife of Sir Nicholas Bacon and the mother of Sir Francis Bacon William and Mildred had two daughters, Mildred and Anne and on 1 June 1563 their son, Robert Cecil, was born
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| 1550 | 1550-1553 William Cecil served as secretary of state during the era of John Dudley but he avoided involvement the plot to make Lady Jane Grey Queen of England
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| 1551 | In October 1551 William Cecil was knighted
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| 1552 | April 1552: William Cecil was appointed Chancellor of the Order of the Garter
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| 1553 | The death of the Protestant King Edward VI and the accession of Catholic Queen Mary I. William Cecil served Queen Mary as a diplomat and was elected a Member of Parliament
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| 1558 | The Catholic Queen Mary I (Bloody Mary) dies and the Protestant Queen Elizabeth I succeeds to the throne of England. William Cecil then serves Queen Elizabeth I as secretary. His service continued until 1572
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| 1563 | 1 June 1563: His son, Robert Cecil, was born. Robert Cecil was raised with Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex. William Cecil, Lord Burghley was the guardian of Essex
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| 1571 | February 25, 1571 - Sir William Cecil is created Lord Burghley and served Queen Elizabeth I in the position of Lord Treasurer
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| 1572 | 24 August 1572 - St. Bartholomew's Day massacre where Catholic mob violence lead to the massacre of Huguenots
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| 1586 | Sir Francis Walsingham, working with Lord Burghley, had devised an intricate spy network that succeeded in uncovering the Babington Plot
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| 1587 | Sir Francis Walsingham and Lord Burghley were instrumental in convincing the reluctant Queen Elizabeth to have her cousin, Mary Queen of Scots executed
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| 1500 | In 1590 Lord Burghley, at the age of 70, lost his hearing but continued to serve Queen Elizabeth who looked upon him as a father figure
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| 1500 | 4 August 1598 William Cecil, Lord Burghley died | William Cecil Timeline and Biography |
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William Cecil Timeline and Biography
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