Cecil of Burghley

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical figure
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Queen_Elizabeth_I
gptkb:the_Protestant_Reformation
gptkb:the_Tudor_dynasty
Elizabethan era
the_Elizabethan_court
the_nobility_of_England
the_Scottish_nobility
the_Protestant_reformers
the_development_of_English_diplomacy
gptkbp:born September 13, 1520
gptkbp:child gptkb:Robert_Cecil,_1st_Earl_of_Salisbury
gptkbp:collaborations gptkb:Francis_Walsingham
gptkbp:contributedTo the_development_of_the_English_state
gptkbp:contribution establishing_the_Elizabethan_religious_settlement
gptkbp:died August 4, 1598
gptkbp:education gptkb:St_John's_College,_Cambridge
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:William_Cecil,_1st_Baron_Burghley
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Cecil of Burghley
gptkbp:influence foreign_policy_of_England
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Thomas_Cromwell
gptkbp:influenceOn subsequent generations of politicians
the_English_legal_system
the_formation_of_alliances_in_Europe
the_English_court
gptkbp:involvedIn gptkb:Anglo-Spanish_War
the political landscape of the 16th century
the_defeat_of_the_Spanish_Armada
the_establishment_of_the_East_India_Company
the_negotiations_with_Spain
gptkbp:knownFor his administrative reforms
his patronage of the arts
diplomatic skills
his intelligence network
his writings on statecraft
his strategic marriages for political gain
his_role_in_the_English_Reformation
being_a_chief_advisor_to_Queen_Elizabeth_I
gptkbp:legacy influential_in_shaping_modern_British_politics
gptkbp:nationality English
gptkbp:participatesIn the administration of justice
the management of royal finances
the_establishment_of_the_Anglican_Church
establishing_the_Church_of_England
gptkbp:politicalParty Tory
gptkbp:positionHeld Lord High Treasurer
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:William_Paulet,_4th_Marquess_of_Winchester
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Burghley_House
gptkbp:role statesman
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Cheke
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Robert_Cecil
gptkbp:supportRole gptkb:Privy_Council
gptkbp:title gptkb:Baron_Burghley