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Lord William (1st Baron of Burghley) Cecil (and advisor to Queen Elizabeth I) 1521–1598 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 September 1521

Birth Location: Bourne, South Kesteven District, Lincolnshire, England

Death Date: 5 August 1598

Death Location: Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England

Father: Sir Windsor

Mother: Lady Burleigh

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Lord William (1st Baron of Burghley) Cecil (and advisor to Queen Elizabeth I) was born in 1521 in Bourne, South Kesteven District, Lincolnshire, England, the child of Sir Richard Cecil Lord High Sheriff Of Burleigh Constable Of Windsor And Lady Jane Heckington Baroness Burleigh. Lord William (1st Baron of Burghley) Cecil (and advisor to Queen Elizabeth I) passed away in 1598 in Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • Lord William (1st Baron of Burghley) Cecil (and advisor to Queen Elizabeth I) was born in 1521 in Bourne, South Kesteven District, Lincolnshire, England, the child of Sir Richard Cecil Lord High Sheriff Of Burleigh Constable Of Windsor And Lady Jane Heckington Baroness Burleigh.
  • Lord William (1st Baron of Burghley) Cecil (and advisor to Queen Elizabeth I) passed away in 1598 in Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Windsor
1503–1553
Birth Location: Burghley, Northamton, England
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Lady Burleigh
1501–1587
Birth Location: Tickencote, Rutland or Bourne, Lincolnshire, England
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Lord I)'s Ancestors

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Lord I)
1521–1598
Birth Place: Bourne, South Kesteven District, Lincolnshire, England
Parents
Sir Richard Cecil, Lord High Sheriff of Burleigh, Constable of Windsor
1503–1553
Burghley, Northamton, England
Lady (Jane Heckington Baroness) Burleigh
1501–1587
Tickencote, Rutland or Bourne, Lincolnshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (David Cecil High Sheriff of) Northamptonshire
1456–1541
Burleigh, Gloucestershire, England
Alice DYCONS
1470–1532
Stamford, Lincolnshire, England
Sir (William deBourne) Heckington
1472–1553
Bourne, Lincolnshire, England
Lady (Alice De) Walcot
1472–1510
Bourne, Lincolnshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Jane Heckington
1501–1587
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lord I)'s Timeline

2 Records

1521
13 September 1521
Birth of Lord William (1st Baron of Burghley) Cecil (and advisor to Queen Elizabeth I) in Bourne, South Kesteven District, Lincolnshire, England
Bourne, South Kesteven District, Lincolnshire, England
1598
5 August 1598
Age 77
Death of Lord William (1st Baron of Burghley) Cecil (and advisor to Queen Elizabeth I) in Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 September 1521
    Event Place: Bourne, South Kesteven District, Lincolnshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 August 1598
    Event Place: Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
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