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Apr 5, 2024 · Robert Cecil, 1st earl of Salisbury (born June 1, 1563, London—died May 24, 1612, Marlborough, Wiltshire, Eng.) was an English statesman who succeeded his father, William Cecil, Lord Burghley, as Queen Elizabeth I’s chief minister in 1598 and skillfully directed the government during the first nine years of the reign of King James I. Cecil ...
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Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury, KG, PC (1 June 1563 – 24 May 1612) was an English statesman noted for his direction of the government during the Union of the Crowns, as Tudor England gave way to Stuart rule (1603).
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Robert Cecil: Earl of Salisbury, Minister of Elizabeth and James I | History Today. Cecil secured the peaceful accession of the Stuarts and strove with near success, Joel Hurstfield writes, to solve the vexatious problems that confronted the new dynasty in England and upon the European scene.
Jan 16, 2022 · Sir Robert Cecil, Earl of Salisbury. Born : 1 June 1563 – Westminster, Salisbury. Died : 24 May 1612 – St Margaret’s Priory, Marlborough. Robert Cecil had a spectacular career by any political yardstick, rising to hold jointly the two highest civil offices of the land during the reigns of Elizabeth I, and James VI/I, thus eclipsing the ...
Mar 17, 2015 · Robert Cecil, Earl of Salisbury, was a major political figure in the reigns of Elizabeth I and James I. Cecil had a political pedigree of… James I James at the time of Elizabeth’s death was king of Scotland.
Jul 25, 2023 · Sir Robert Cecil (b. 1563–d. 1612), created 1st earl of Salisbury in 1605, was the most influential politician in the final years of Elizabeth I’s reign and played a leading role in the first decade of James VI & I’s occupancy of the English throne.
Mar 17, 2015 · The History Learning Site, 17 Mar 2015. 19 Apr 2024. Robert Cecil, Earl of Salisbury, was a major political figure in the reigns of Elizabeth I and James I. Cecil had a political pedigree of the highest order – his father was Lord Burghley, one of Elizabeth I’s chief ministers. Cecil was made Earl of Salisbury in May 1605.
