Cecil family of Burghley and Exeter
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The Cecil family of Burghley and Exeter is a prominent English noble lineage that rose to power in the Tudor and Stuart periods, producing influential statesmen, including key advisers to Queen Elizabeth I.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cecil family | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | English noble family ⓘ |
| associatedBuildingType | stately home ⓘ |
| associatedEstate | Burghley House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedLocation |
Exeter
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Stamford, Lincolnshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedReligionPolicy | support for Protestant settlement under Elizabeth I ⓘ |
| associatedWithOffice |
Lord High Treasurer of England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Secretary of State of England ⓘ |
| branchOf | Cecil family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coatOfArms | arms of Cecil family ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| culturalImpact | symbol of Elizabethan political power ⓘ |
| eraOfProminence |
16th century
ⓘ
17th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Cecil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governanceRole | administration of royal policy ⓘ |
| hereditaryStatus | peerage of England ⓘ |
| knownFor |
producing influential statesmen
ⓘ
service to the English Crown ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legacy | long-lasting influence on British politics ⓘ |
| nobleRank |
barons
ⓘ
earls ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influence on Elizabethan government
ⓘ
involvement in English domestic policy ⓘ involvement in English foreign policy ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter NERFINISHED ⓘ William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePeriod |
Stuart period
ⓘ
Tudor period ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment |
supporters of the Tudor monarchy
ⓘ
supporters of the early Stuart monarchy ⓘ |
| politicalInfluence |
central role in Elizabethan privy council
ⓘ
shaping early Stuart administration ⓘ |
| region | England ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | Protestantism ⓘ |
| role |
royal advisers
ⓘ
statesmen ⓘ |
| servedMonarch |
Elizabeth I of England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
James I of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialClass | aristocracy ⓘ |
| titleHeld |
Baron Burghley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Earl of Exeter NERFINISHED ⓘ Earl of Salisbury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Cecil family