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William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/William_Cecil,_1st_Baron_Burghley
GPTKB entity
Statements (41)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
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
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley
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
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
gptkb:Elizabeth_Manners,_15th_Baroness_de_Ros
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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