Cecil, Robert^[1]

1563 - 1612  (48 years)

• Name	Cecil, Robert
  Birth	1 Jun 1563	Westminister, Salisbury, England   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	24 May 1612	St. Margaret's Priory, Marlborough, England
  Person ID	I116	Fitzgerald-Aller
  Last Modified	2 Oct 2004

  
  

  Father	Cecil, Baron William,   b. 18 Sep 1520, Burghley, Bourne, Lincolnshire, England d. 4 Aug 1598, Burghley House, Strand, Co Middlesex, England (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Cooke, Mildred,   b. 24 Aug 1524, Gildea Hall, Co Essex, England d. 5 Apr 1589, Burghley House, Strand, Co Middlesex, England (Age 64 years)
  Marriage	21 Dec 1545	England
  Family ID	F63	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Marriage	Aug 1589
  Family ID	F66	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Oct 2004

  
  

• Notes

  According to "The Cecils of Hatfield House An English Ruling Family" by David Cecil, Houghton Mifflin 1973: With his father's help, but aided by his own skill and cunning, he became 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, hot that his name was not linked with many women. He was knighted in 1591 and then made a member of the Privy Council. His cousins included Anthony and Francis Bacon, brothers - though they were rivals in the Court. 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 as will as Chief Secretary

  
  

• Sources

  [S20] Melissa Thompson Alexander, GEDCOM File: Melissa Thompson Alexander. [S76] "The Cecils of Hatfield House, An English Ruling Family" by David Cecil, Houghton Mifflin, Boston, 1973.