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William Cecil 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 Hertfordshire

Mother: Lady Cecil

Spouse(s): Katherine Cecil

Children(s): Catherine Cecil, Elisabeth Cecil, Anna Cecil, Karel Cranborne, Algernon Cecil, David Cecil, Diana Cecil, Edward Cecil, James Cecil, Mary Cecil, Philip Cecil, Robert Cecil, William Cecil

In 1591, William Cecil 2nd Earl of Salisbury entered the world in Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England, born to Robert Cecil 1St Earl Of Salisbury Kg Kb Pc Sec Of State Minister To Elizabeth I Amp King James I Lord Lt Of Hertfordshire And Lady Elizabeth Brooke Of Cobham Cecil. William Cecil 2nd Earl of Salisbury married Jane Maxwell, Katherine Cecil, and had children including Algernon Cecil, Anna Cecil, Catherine Cecil, David Cecil, Diana Cecil, Edward Cecil, Elisabeth Cecil, James Cecil, Karel Cecil Viscount Cranborne, Mary Cecil, Philip Cecil, Robert Cecil, William Cecil. William Cecil 2nd Earl of Salisbury passed away in 1668 in Hatfield, Welwyn Hatfield District, Hertfordshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1591, William Cecil 2nd Earl of Salisbury entered the world in Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England, born to Robert Cecil 1St Earl Of Salisbury Kg Kb Pc Sec Of State Minister To Elizabeth I Amp King James I Lord Lt Of Hertfordshire And Lady Elizabeth Brooke Of Cobham Cecil.
  • William Cecil 2nd Earl of Salisbury married Jane Maxwell, Katherine Cecil, and had children including Algernon Cecil, Anna Cecil, Catherine Cecil, David Cecil, Diana Cecil, Edward Cecil, Elisabeth Cecil, James Cecil, Karel Cecil Viscount Cranborne, Mary Cecil, Philip Cecil, Robert Cecil, William Cecil.
  • William Cecil 2nd Earl of Salisbury passed away in 1668 in Hatfield, Welwyn Hatfield District, Hertfordshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Hertfordshire
1563–1612
Birth Location: Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
RH
Lady Cecil
1562–1597
Birth Location: Cobham, Kent, England
LC

Spouses(s)

Katherine Cecil
1588–1672
Birth Location: –
KC

Children(s)

Catherine Cecil
1622–1652
Birth Location: Westminster, London, Middlesex, England., London, England, United Kingdom
CC
Elisabeth Cecil
1620–1689
Birth Location: Latimer, England., Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
EC
Anna Cecil
1612–1637
Birth Location: Westminster, London, Middlesex, England., London, England, United Kingdom
AC
Karel Cranborne
1618–1659
Birth Location: Westminster, London, Middlesex, England., London, England, United Kingdom
KC
Algernon Cecil
1626–1677
Birth Location: Westminster, London, Middlesex, England., London, England, United Kingdom
AC
David Cecil
1630–
Birth Location: Westminister, London, Middlesex. England, London, England, United Kingdom
DC
Diana Cecil
1637–
Birth Location: Westminster, London, Middlesex, England., London, England, United Kingdom
DC
Edward Cecil
1628–
Birth Location: Westminster, London, Middlesex, England., London, England, United Kingdom
EC
James Cecil
1616–1683
Birth Location: Westminster, London, Middlesex, England., London, England, United Kingdom
JC
Mary Cecil
1634–
Birth Location: Westminster, London, Middlesex, England., London, England, United Kingdom
MC
Philip Cecil
1622–
Birth Location: Westminster, London, Middlesex, England., London, England, United Kingdom
PC
Robert Cecil
1620–
Birth Location: Westminster, London, Middlesex, England., London, England, United Kingdom
RC
William Cecil
1624–
Birth Location: Westminster, London, Middlesex, England., London, England, United Kingdom
WC

William Salisbury's Ancestors

Self
William Salisbury
1591–1668
Birth Place: Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
Parents
Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury, KG, KB, PC, Sec of State, Minister to Elizabeth I & King James I, Lord Lt of Hertfordshire
1563–1612
Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
Lady (Elizabeth Brooke-of Cobham) Cecil
1562–1597
Cobham, Kent, England
Grandparents
William Cecil
1521–1598
Bourne, South Kesteven District, Lincolnshire, England
Mildred Cooke
1526–1589
Romford, London Borough of Havering, Greater London, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Salisbury's Descendants

1.
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William (Cecil 2nd Earl of) Salisbury (28 March 1591–3 December 1668) m. Katherine Cecil (1588–27 June 1672)
  1. 1. Catherine Cecil 1622–1652 m. Philip (Sidney 3rd Earl of) Leicester 1619–1698
    1. 1. Robert (Leicester) Sidney 1649–1702
  2. 2. Elisabeth Cecil 1620–1689
  3. 3. Anna Cecil 1612–1637
  4. 4. Karel (Cecil Viscount) Cranborne 1618–1659
  5. 5. Algernon Cecil 1626–1677
  6. 6. David Cecil 1630–
  7. 7. Diana Cecil 1637–
  8. 8. Edward Cecil 1628–
  9. 9. James Cecil 1616–1683
  10. 10. Mary Cecil 1634–
  11. 11. Philip Cecil 1622–
  12. 12. Robert Cecil 1620–
  13. 13. William Cecil 1624–

William Salisbury's Timeline

2 Records

1591
28 March 1591
Birth of William Cecil 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 William Cecil 2nd Earl of Salisbury
None

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] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] UK, Portraits and Photographs, National Portrait Gallery, London; London, England; People and Portraits
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 December 1668
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] UK, Portraits and Photographs, National Portrait Gallery, London; London, England; People and Portraits
    [4] 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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