William Cecil, Lord Burghley
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'''William Cecil, Lord Burghley''' (1520-1598) | '''William Cecil, Lord Burghley''' (1520-1598) | ||
| − | He was born Sep 13, 1520, the only son of [[Richard Cecil]] | + | He was born Sep 13, 1520, the only son of [[Richard Cecil]] by his wife Jane Heckington. William was born "probably" (as Townsend and Sanford, op cit) at his grandfather's house in Bourne, Lincolnshire and christened there. |
He married first in 1541, against his father's wishes to Mary Cheke, by whom he had only one child, his son Thomas. Mary died and he married secondly in 1545 to Mildred Cooke, by whom he had three children: Anne, Robert and Elizabeth. | He married first in 1541, against his father's wishes to Mary Cheke, by whom he had only one child, his son Thomas. Mary died and he married secondly in 1545 to Mildred Cooke, by whom he had three children: Anne, Robert and Elizabeth. | ||
