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Willem Cecil Earl van Salisbury 2nd Earl of Salisbury 1591–1668 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 March 1591

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

Death Date: 3 December 1668

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

Father: Robert Salisbury

Mother: Elisabeth Brooke

Spouse(s): Catherine Howard

Children(s): Charles Cranborne, Anne Cecil, Elizabeth Cecil, James Cecil

The story of Willem Cecil Earl van Salisbury 2nd Earl of Salisbury began in 1591 in Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England. Willem Cecil Earl van Salisbury 2nd Earl of Salisbury married Catherine Howard, Jane Maxwell, and had children including Anne Cecil, Charles Cecil Viscount Cranborne, Elizabeth Cecil, James Cecil. Willem Cecil Earl van Salisbury 2nd Earl of Salisbury passed away in 1668 in Hatfield, Welwyn Hatfield District, Hertfordshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Willem Cecil Earl van Salisbury 2nd Earl of Salisbury began in 1591 in Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England.
  • Willem Cecil Earl van Salisbury 2nd Earl of Salisbury married Catherine Howard, Jane Maxwell, and had children including Anne Cecil, Charles Cecil Viscount Cranborne, Elizabeth Cecil, James Cecil.
  • Willem Cecil Earl van Salisbury 2nd Earl of Salisbury passed away in 1668 in Hatfield, Welwyn Hatfield District, Hertfordshire, England.

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Willem Salisbury's Ancestors

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Willem Salisbury
1591–1668
Birth Place: Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
Parents
Robert Cecil 1st Earl of Salisbury
1563–1612
Westminster, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
Elisabeth Brooke
1563–1596
Cobham Hall, Kent
Grandparents
Willem (Lord Cecil van) Burghley
1521–1598
Bourne, Lincolnshire
Mildred Cooke
1569–1573
Burghley, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Richard Rutland
1495–1553
Lady Burghley
1501–1587
Thomas Cecil
1542–1623
Dorothy Cecil
1548–1608
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Heckington
1472–
Alice Walcot
1475–
Willem Burghley
1521–1598
Maria Cheke
1515–1544
Sir Latimer
1520–1576
Lucy Somerset
1523–1583

Willem Salisbury's Descendants

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Willem (Cecil Earl van Salisbury 2nd Earl of) Salisbury (28 March 1591–3 December 1668) m. Catherine Howard (1588–January 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

Willem Salisbury's Timeline

2 Records

1591
28 March 1591
Birth of Willem Cecil Earl van Salisbury 2nd Earl of Salisbury in Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
1668
3 December 1668
Age 77
Death of Willem Cecil Earl van Salisbury 2nd Earl of Salisbury in Hatfield, Welwyn Hatfield District, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Hatfield, Welwyn Hatfield District, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 March 1591
    Event Place: Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 December 1668
    Event Place: Hatfield, Welwyn Hatfield District, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [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

    Genealogy Event 3
    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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