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Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter, KG (5 May 1542 – 8 February 1623), known as Lord Burghley from 1598 to 1605, was an English politician, courtier and soldier.
7 de ago. de 2023 · Sir Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter, KG (5 May 1542 – 8 February 1623), known as Lord Burghley from 1598 to 1605, was an English politician and soldier. Thomas Cecil was the elder son of William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley, by his first wife, Mary Cheke (died February 1543).
3 de nov. de 2020 · Thomas Cecil, Earl of Exeter, his first wife, two daughters and his son are buried in a vault in St John the Baptist's chapel in Westminster Abbey.
20 de nov. de 2022 · Thomas Cecil, later 1st Earl of Exeter was born on 5 May 1542, in the Parish of St Mary the Great, Cambridge, the only child of William Cecil, later 1st Lord Burghley, and his first wife Mary Cheke. Earlier Life. Thomas was educated at home before entering Trinity College, Cambridge in 1558.
However, he changed his mind when Robert was about to become Earl of Salisbury, and was created Earl of Exeter on the same day. He kept up great state at Wimbledon, a house given him by his father before 1570, and he several times received James there, as he had Elizabeth.
On the latter's death almost all these properties passed to his son by his first wife, Thomas Cecil, created Earl of Exeter in 1605; other Cecil estates, however, in Hertfordshire and...
Cecil, Thomas, (1542-1623), 1st Earl of Exeter. This page summarises records created by this Person. The summary includes a brief description of the collection (s) (usually...
