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 5