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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.
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.
Aug 7, 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).
Nov 20, 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.
In 1605 Thomas Cecil was created Earl of Exeter in the Peerage of England (on the same day his half-brother was created Earl of Salisbury). Thomas was succeeded by his eldest son William Cecil, the second Earl. He served as Lord Lieutenant of Northamptonshire.
Biography. Cecil, a ‘soft and gentle child’ a tutor called him, did not distinguish himself at Cambridge, and it was with misgivings that his father sent him in the summer of 1561 to complete his education abroad, in the charge of Thomas Windebank.
It is probable that Thomas Howard, 1st earl of Suffolk, nominated Cecil for the former borough, as Cecil’s cousin William, now 2nd earl of Salisbury, was Suffolk’s son-in-law. In addition Cecil’s niece had married Suffolk’s son, Sir Thomas Howard*.
Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter. by Robert Cooper, published by Harding, Triphook & Lepard, after William Derby, after Cornelius Johnson (Cornelius Janssen van Ceulen) stipple engraving, published 24 December 1825. NPG D36618.
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...
May 16, 2024 · 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...
