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Robert Cecil 1st Earl of Salisbury 1563–1612 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 June 1563

Birth Location: Westminster, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 24 May 1612

Death Location: Hatfield, Welwyn Hatfield District, Hertfordshire, England

Father: Willem Burghley

Mother: Mildred Cooke

Spouse(s): Elisabeth Brooke

Children(s): Frances Cecil, Willem Salisbury

In 1563, Robert Cecil 1st Earl of Salisbury entered the world in Westminster, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom, born to Willem Lord Cecil Van Burghley And Mildred Cooke. Robert Cecil 1st Earl of Salisbury married Elisabeth Brooke, and had children including Frances Cecil, Willem Cecil Earl Van Salisbury 2Nd Earl Of Salisbury. Robert Cecil 1st Earl of Salisbury passed away in 1612 in Hatfield, Welwyn Hatfield District, Hertfordshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1563, Robert Cecil 1st Earl of Salisbury entered the world in Westminster, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom, born to Willem Lord Cecil Van Burghley And Mildred Cooke.
  • Robert Cecil 1st Earl of Salisbury married Elisabeth Brooke, and had children including Frances Cecil, Willem Cecil Earl Van Salisbury 2Nd Earl Of Salisbury.
  • Robert Cecil 1st Earl of Salisbury passed away in 1612 in Hatfield, Welwyn Hatfield District, Hertfordshire, England.

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Robert Salisbury's Ancestors

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Robert Salisbury
1563–1612
Birth Place: Westminster, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Willem Lord Cecil van Burghley
1521–1598
Bourne, Lincolnshire
Mildred Cooke
1569–1573
Burghley, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Richard (Page Courtier Knight Cecil High) Rutland
1495–1553
Burleigh, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Janyne (Jane) Heckington Lady of Tickencote and Rutland, Baroness Cecil, Lady) Burghley
1501–1587
Tickencote, Rutland or Bourne, Lincolnshire, England
Thomas Cecil
1542–1623
Cambridge, City of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Dorothy Cecil
1548–1608
Snape, Hambleton District, North Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
William Heckington
1472–
Alice Walcot
1475–
Willem Burghley
1521–1598
Maria Cheke
1515–1544
Sir Latimer
1520–1576
Lucy Somerset
1523–1583
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Rutland
1495–1553
Lady Burghley
1501–1587
Peter Cheke
1500–1529
John Nevell
1502–1543
Henry Somerset
1495–1549
Elizabeth Somerset
1500–1565

Robert Salisbury's Descendants

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Robert (Cecil 1st Earl of) Salisbury (1 June 1563–24 May 1612) m. Elisabeth Brooke (1 January 1563–24 June 1596)
  1. 1. Frances Cecil 1593–1644
  2. 2. Willem (Cecil Earl van Salisbury 2nd Earl of) Salisbury 1591–1668 m. Catherine Howard 1588–1673
    1. 1. Charles (Cecil Viscount) Cranborne 1619–1660
    2. 2. Anne Cecil 1612–1637
    3. 3. Elizabeth Cecil 1619–1689
    4. 4. James Cecil –1683

Robert Salisbury's Timeline

2 Records

1563
1 June 1563
Birth of Robert Cecil 1st Earl of Salisbury in Westminster, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
Westminster, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
1612
24 May 1612
Age 49
Death of Robert Cecil 1st Earl of Salisbury in Marlborough, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Marlborough, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 June 1563
    Event Place: Westminster, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 03; Page: 1309
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [4] UK, Portraits and Photographs, National Portrait Gallery, London; London, England; People and Portraits
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: London
    Record Source: London and Surrey, England, Marriage Bonds and Allegations, 1597-1921

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 May 1612
    Event Place: Marlborough, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 03; Page: 1309
    [2] Cambridge University Alumni, 1261-1900
    [3] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [4] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [5] England, Extracted Parish and Court Records, Obituaries prior to 1800; Author: Musgrave, William, Sir, 1735-1800; Armytage, George J., Sir, 1842-1918
    [6] UK, Portraits and Photographs, National Portrait Gallery, London; London, England; People and Portraits
    [7] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [8] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hatfield, Welwyn Hatfield District, Hertfordshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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