Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury
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Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury, was a powerful English statesman and chief minister to both Elizabeth I and James I, instrumental in shaping late Tudor and early Stuart government and foreign policy.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury canonical | 5 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
English statesman
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nobleman ⓘ peer of England ⓘ privy councillor ⓘ |
| birthDate | circa 1 June 1563 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Cecil House, Strand, London, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child | William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Salisbury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| deathDate | 24 May 1612 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Marlborough, Wiltshire, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Gray’s Inn
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St John’s College, Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
Elizabethan era
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Jacobean era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Robert Cecil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
influencing English foreign policy
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involvement in uncovering the Gunpowder Plot ⓘ role in the succession of James I ⓘ shaping late Tudor and early Stuart government ⓘ |
| memberOf |
House of Commons of England
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House of Lords ⓘ Privy Council of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Mildred Cooke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleTitle |
1st Earl of Salisbury
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Baron Cecil NERFINISHED ⓘ Viscount Cranborne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Anglo-Spanish peace negotiations of 1604
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Union of the Crowns context under James I ⓘ |
| occupation |
diplomat
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politician ⓘ |
| parliamentaryConstituencyRepresented |
Hertfordshire
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Westminster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | royalist court politician ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
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Leader of the House of Commons ⓘ Lord High Treasurer of England NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord Privy Seal ⓘ Master of the Court of Wards and Liveries NERFINISHED ⓘ Principal Secretary to the Sovereign ⓘ Secretary of State for England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Hatfield House, Hertfordshire
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Salisbury House, London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedMonarch |
Elizabeth I of England
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James I of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signature | Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury signature ⓘ |
| spouse | Elizabeth Brooke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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