Earl Robert CECIL^{[1, 2, 3]}

1563 - 1612  (48 years)

• Name	Robert CECIL
  Prefix	Earl
  Born	1 Jun 1563	Salisbury, Wiltshire, England   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Noteworthy	1st Earl of Salisbury under James VI
  Occupation	1st Earl of Salisbury
  Military Event	Knight of the Garter
  Military Flag	Y
  Died	24 May 1612	St Margarets Priory, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England
  Person ID	I10074	Main
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2021

  
  

  Father	Lord William CECIL,   b. 13 Sep 1520, Burghley House, Stamford, Lincolnshire, England ,   d. 4 Aug 1598, Burghley House, Stamford, Lincolnshire, England  (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Mildred COOKE,   b. 24 Aug 1524, Gidea Hall, Essex, England ,   d. 5 Apr 1589, Burghley House, Stamford, Lincolnshire, England  (Age 64 years)
  Married	21 Dec 1546	England
  Family ID	F3461	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth BROOKE,   b. 1 Jun 1563, Cobham, Kent, England ,   d. 24 Jan 1597, St Margarets Priory, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England  (Age 33 years)
  Married	31 Aug 1589	Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
  Children	+ 1. Sir William CECIL,   b. 28 Mar 1591, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England ,   d. 3 Dec 1668, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England  (Age 77 years)   2. Catherine CECIL,   b. Abt 1593, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England   3. Frances CECIL,   b. Abt 1593, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England ,   d. 14 Dec 1644, York, Yorkshire, England  (Age ~ 51 years)
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2021
  Family ID	F3469	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 1 Jun 1563 - Salisbury, Wiltshire, England Married - 31 Aug 1589 - Salisbury, Wiltshire, England  = Link to Google Earth
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• Notes

  According to "The Cecils of Hatfield House An English Ruling Family" by David Cecil, Houghton Mifflin 1973: With his father's help, aided by his own skill and cunning, he became the Queen's Secretary by 1596. Robert was dropped by a nurse when a baby. He had grown up very short, with a crooked back and awkward way of walking, splaying his feet. He had hazel eyes. Robert the public servant was prudent, rational and reliable. Robert the private person was an extravagant reckless gambler, suspected of many affairs and liable to fits of depression. He was an MP at age 18. He never remarried after his wife died, but his name was linked with many women. He was knighted in 1591, then made a member of the Privy Council. His cousins included Anthony and Francis Bacon. Their mother was Anne Cooke. In 1603 James I made him Lord Cecil, then Viscount Cranborne. In 1605 he was created Earl of Salisbury. Built first Hatfield House, bought Cranborne Estate. In 1607, James appointed him Lord Treasurer and Chief Secretary. —— James VI made him a privy councillor and secretary of state, earl of Salisbury in 1605, and in 1608 Lord High Treasurer, making him the most powerful man at the royal court.

  
  

• Sources

  [S67] CECIL. The Witten/Cecil Family, Randy Cecil. [S69] CECIL. The Cecil’s of Hatfield House, An English Ruling Family, Cecil, David, (Houghton Mifflin, Boston, MA. 1973). [S221] Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes, (Wilmington, Delaware, USA: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), 3:3504.