Cecil Calvert 2nd Baron Baltimore

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Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore, was an English nobleman and colonial proprietor best known for founding and governing the Province of Maryland as a haven for English Catholics in the 17th century.

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instanceOf English nobleman
Roman Catholic
colonial proprietor
peer of the Kingdom of England
appointed governors of Maryland
associatedWith Chesapeake Bay region
English colonization of North America
birthDate 1605-08-08
birthPlace Kiplin, Yorkshire, England
burialPlace England NERFINISHED
charterGrantedBy Charles I of England
charterGrantYear 1632
child Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
deathDate 1675-11-30
deathPlace England NERFINISHED
education Trinity College, Oxford NERFINISHED
era 17th century
familyName Calvert
father George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore
followedBy Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore
surface form: Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore, as Lord Proprietor of Maryland
fullName Cecil Calvert 2nd Baron Baltimore self-linksurface differs
surface form: Cecilius Calvert
givenName Cecil
governanceStyle proprietary colony
governedTerritory Province of Maryland
house Peerage of England
surface form: House of Lords (by peerage)
influenced Maryland Toleration Act
surface form: Maryland Toleration Act of 1649
knownFor establishing Maryland as a haven for English Catholics
founding the Province of Maryland
governing the Province of Maryland
language English
legacy Maryland’s identity as a refuge for Catholics
matriculationYear 1621
monarchDuringTenure Charles I of England
mother Anne Mynne NERFINISHED
nobleFamily Calvert family
nobleTitle Cecil Calvert 2nd Baron Baltimore self-linksurface differs
surface form: 2nd Baron Baltimore
policy religious toleration for Christians in Maryland
precededBy George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore, as Lord Proprietor-designate of Maryland
rarelyVisited Province of Maryland
religion Catholicism
residence England
spouse Anne Arundell
succeeded George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore
successor Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore
titleHeld Baron Baltimore
Lord Proprietor of Maryland

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Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore father Cecil Calvert 2nd Baron Baltimore
this entity surface form: Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore
Colony of Maryland founder Cecil Calvert 2nd Baron Baltimore
this entity surface form: Cecilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore
Cecil Calvert 2nd Baron Baltimore fullName Cecil Calvert 2nd Baron Baltimore self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore
this entity surface form: Cecilius Calvert
Baltimore namedAfter Cecil Calvert 2nd Baron Baltimore
Calvert County, Maryland namedAfter Cecil Calvert 2nd Baron Baltimore
this entity surface form: Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore
Cecil Calvert 2nd Baron Baltimore nobleTitle Cecil Calvert 2nd Baron Baltimore self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore
this entity surface form: 2nd Baron Baltimore
Anne Arundell spouse Cecil Calvert 2nd Baron Baltimore
this entity surface form: Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore
Anne Arundell spouseNobleTitle Cecil Calvert 2nd Baron Baltimore
this entity surface form: 2nd Baron Baltimore