William CECIL

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William

Cecil

1520 - 1598

William

Cecil

, Chief Minister under Elizabeth I for forty years. Appointed Lord Treasurer in 1572.

Born: Bourne, Lincs., England 18th Sep 1520	Baptised:
Died: London, , , England 4th Aug 1598	Buried:
Family: Cecil of Hatfield

Titles:

Ancestors

1. William Cecil ( Cheke , Cooke ) 1520 - 1598	2. Richard Cecil (Cyssel) ( Heckington ) c. 1500 - 1552	4. David Cecil (Cyssel)

	3. Jane Heckington ( Cecil ) 1500 - 1587

Siblings

* post 1520

Spouses

1. 1541
Mary
Cheke
(
Cecil
) + 1543
2. 1546
Mildred
Cooke
(
Cecil
) 1524 - 1589

Descendants

a. ? 1. Margaret Cecil ( Cave ) 1a. Roger Cave ( Cecil ) + 1586 1.1. Sir Thomas Cave ( St John ) ... 1.2. Sir William Cave 1.3. Cecil Cave 1.4. John Cave 1.5. Elizabeth Cave ( Bagot ) ... 1.6. Margaret Cave ( Skipwith ) 1.7. Frances Cave ( Bussey )
b. Mary Cheke ( Cecil ) + 1543 2. Thomas Cecil ( Neville , Brydges ) 1542 - 1622 2a. Dorothy Neville (Nevill) ( Cecil ) 1548 - 1608 2.1. William Cecil ( Manners , Drury ) 1566 - 1640 ... 2.2. Sir Richard Cecil ( Cope ) * 1570 ... 2.3. Mildred Cecil ( Trafford , Read ) * c. 1570 ... 2.4. Lucy Cecil ( Paulet ) * ante 1572 ... 2.5. Sir Edward Cecil ( Noel , Drury , Zouche ) 1572 - 1638 ... 2.6. Elizabeth Cecil ( Hatton , Coke ) * c. 1575 ... 2.7. Thomas Cecil ( Lee ) * 1578 2.8. Dorothy Cecil ( Alington ) * ante 1600 ... 2.9. Christopher Cecil * ante 1609 2.10. Catherine Cecil * ante 1609 2.11. Mary Cecil ( Denny ) * ante 1609 2.12. Susan Cecil * ante 1609 2b. Frances Brydges ( Smith , Cecil ) 2.13. Anne Cecil + 1621
c. Mildred Cooke ( Cecil ) 1524 - 1589 3. Elizabeth Cecil ( Wentworth ) * post 1543 4. Anne Cecil * c. 1556 5. Robert Cecil ( Brooke ) 1563 - 1612 5a. Elizabeth Brooke ( Cecil ) 1563 - 1597 5.1. William Cecil ( Howard ) 1591 - 1668 ... 5.2. Frances Cecil ante 1597 - post 1602 5.3. Catherine Cecil * ante 1597

Sources

Timeline

18th Sep 1520	Born (birth) Bourne, Lincs., England
1541	Married Mary Cheke ( Cecil ) + 1543 (marriage)
1546	Married Mildred Cooke ( Cecil ) 1524 - 1589 (marriage)
25th Feb 1571	William Cecil ( Cheke , Cooke ) 1520 - 1598 inherited the title Burghley [B]
4th Aug 1598	Died (death) London, England

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