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Early life: 1830–1852. Lord Robert Cecil was born at Hatfield House, the third son of the 2nd Marquess of Salisbury and Frances Mary, née Gascoyne. He was a patrilineal descendant of Lord Burghley and the 1st Earl of Salisbury, chief ministers of Elizabeth I. The family owned vast rural estates in Hertfordshire and Dorset.
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Apr 30, 2024 · Boris Johnson could be next Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports. Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd marquess of Salisbury (born Feb. 3, 1830, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, Eng.—died Aug. 22, 1903, Hatfield) was a Conservative political leader who was a three-time prime minister (1885–86, 1886–92, 1895–1902) and four-time foreign secretary ...
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Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury KG GCVO PC FRS (3 February 1830 - 22 August 1903) was a Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. He was known as Lord Robert Cecil before 1865 and as Viscount Cranborne from 1865 until 1868. Salisbury served as Prime Minister three times for a total of over thirteen years.
- 22 August 1903 (aged 73), Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England
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Feb 3, 2012 · Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury. Conservative 1885 to 1886, 1886 to 1892, 1895 to 1902. “English policy is to float lazily downstream, occasionally putting out a diplomatic ...
Lord Salisbury was born Lord Robert Cecil, son of the 2 nd Marquess of Salisbury. He was the descendant of Robert Cecil, Lord Salisbury, who was Elizabeth I’s Chief Minister. He was briefly educated at Eton, where he was bullied and deeply unhappy, before returning home to be educated by a private tutor. He studied at Christ Church, Oxford ...
Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, known as Lord Salisbury, was a British statesman and Conservative politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom three times for a total of over thirteen years. He was also Foreign Secretary before and during most of his tenure. He avoided alignments or alliances, maintaining the policy of "splendid isolation".
