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Lord William (1st Baron of Burghley) Cecil (and advisor to Queen Elizabeth I) 1520–1598 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 September 1520

Birth Location: Bourne, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 4 August 1598

Death Location: Strand, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom

Father: Sir Windsor

Mother: Lady Berkeleigh

Spouse(s): Mildred Cooke-Cecil

Children(s): Thomas Exeter

The story of Lord William (1st Baron of Burghley) Cecil (and advisor to Queen Elizabeth I) began in 1520 in Bourne, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom. Lord William (1st Baron of Burghley) Cecil (and advisor to Queen Elizabeth I) married Mildred Cooke Cecil, and had children including Thomas Cecil 1St Earl Of Exeter. Lord William (1st Baron of Burghley) Cecil (and advisor to Queen Elizabeth I) passed away in 1598 in Strand, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of Lord William (1st Baron of Burghley) Cecil (and advisor to Queen Elizabeth I) began in 1520 in Bourne, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom.
  • Lord William (1st Baron of Burghley) Cecil (and advisor to Queen Elizabeth I) married Mildred Cooke Cecil, and had children including Thomas Cecil 1St Earl Of Exeter.
  • Lord William (1st Baron of Burghley) Cecil (and advisor to Queen Elizabeth I) passed away in 1598 in Strand, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lord I)'s Ancestors

Self
Lord I)
1520–1598
Birth Place: Bourne, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir Richard Cecil, Lord High Sheriff of Burleigh, Constable of Windsor
1495–1553
Burleigh, Gloucestershire, England
Lady (Jane Heckington Baroness of) Berkeleigh
1501–1587
Tickencote, Rutland or Bourne, Lincolnshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (William Debourne) Heckington
1472–1553
Bourne, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Alice DE) Walcot
1470–1533
Walcot, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lord I)'s Descendants

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Lord (William (1st Baron of Burghley) Cecil (and advisor to Queen Elizabeth) I) (18 September 1520–4 August 1598) m. Mildred Cooke-Cecil (24 August 1524–5 April 1589)
  1. 1. Thomas (Cecil, 1st Earl of) Exeter 1542–1622 m. Dorothy ((Countess of Exeter)) Neville 1448–1508
    1. 1. Dorothy Beaumont 1462–1539 m. Sir (Thomas) Reade 1455–1521
      1. 1. Thomas (Reade\Reed\Rede) II 1500–1556 m. Lady (Anne) Hoo 1499–1575
        1. 1. Thomas (II Clerk of The Green Cloth) Reade 1545–1604 m. Lady (Mary) Stonehouse 1517–1625

Lord I)'s Timeline

4 Records

1520
18 September 1520
Birth of Lord William (1st Baron of Burghley) Cecil (and advisor to Queen Elizabeth I) in Bourne, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
Bourne, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
1521
13 September 1521
Age 1
Birth of Lord William (1st Baron of Burghley) Cecil (and advisor to Queen Elizabeth I) in Bourne, Lincolnshire
Bourne, Lincolnshire
1598
4 August 1598
Age 78
Death of Lord William (1st Baron of Burghley) Cecil (and advisor to Queen Elizabeth I) in Burghley House, Londen
Burghley House, Londen
1598
4 August 1598
Age 78
Death of Lord William (1st Baron of Burghley) Cecil (and advisor to Queen Elizabeth I) in Strand, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
Strand, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 September 1521
    Event Place: Bourne, Lincolnshire
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 September 1520
    Event Place: Bourne, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 August 1598
    Event Place: Burghley House, Londen
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 August 1598
    Event Place: Strand, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom

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