William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/William_Cecil,_1st_Baron_Burghley

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:English_statesman
gptkbp:almaMater	gptkb:St_John's_College,_Cambridge
gptkbp:birthDate	1520-09-13
gptkbp:birthPlace	gptkb:Bourne,_Lincolnshire,_England
gptkbp:burialPlace	gptkb:St_Martin's_Church,_Stamford
gptkbp:child	gptkb:Anne_Cecil gptkb:Robert_Cecil,_1st_Earl_of_Salisbury
gptkbp:deathDate	1598-08-04
gptkbp:deathPlace	gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:education	gptkb:Gray's_Inn
gptkbp:knownFor	gptkb:diplomat architect of Elizabethan religious settlement chief advisor to Elizabeth I
gptkbp:memberOf	gptkb:House_of_Lords gptkb:Privy_Council_of_England
gptkbp:monarchServed	gptkb:Edward_VI_of_England gptkb:Elizabeth_I_of_England
gptkbp:nationality	English
gptkbp:notableStudent	gptkb:Robert_Cecil,_1st_Earl_of_Salisbury Francis Walsingham
gptkbp:notableWork	advisor to Elizabeth I
gptkbp:occupation	gptkb:politician
gptkbp:parent	gptkb:Jane_Heckington gptkb:Richard_Cecil
gptkbp:portrait	gptkb:Marcus_Gheeraerts_the_Younger
gptkbp:predecessor	gptkb:Marquess_of_Winchester_(as_Lord_High_Treasurer)
gptkbp:religion	gptkb:Anglicanism
gptkbp:residence	gptkb:Burghley_House gptkb:Theobalds_House
gptkbp:signature	William Cecil signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse	gptkb:Mary_Cheke gptkb:Mildred_Cooke
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:Robert_Cecil,_1st_Earl_of_Salisbury_(as_Secretary_of_State)
gptkbp:title	gptkb:Lord_High_Treasurer gptkb:Secretary_of_State gptkb:Baron_Burghley
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Cecil_family gptkb:Robert_Gascoyne-Cecil,_7th_Marquess_of_Salisbury
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley