Person:Richard Cecil (1)

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Richard Cecil
b.Abt 1495 Bourne, Lincolnshire, England
d.22 May 1587 England
Parents and Siblings
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m. 1489
  1. David Cecil1492 -
  2. Joan Cecil1494 -
  3. Richard CecilAbt 1495 - 1587
Spouse and Children
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m. Est 1519
  1. William Cecil, Lord Burghley1520 - 1598
  2. Elizabeth Cecil1525 - 1611
  3. Anne Cecil1527 -
  4. Margaret Cecil1547 - 1611
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Facts and Events
Name Richard Cecil
Gender Male
Birth? Abt 1495 Bourne, Lincolnshire, EnglandBurleigh
Marriage Est 1519 to Jane Heckington
Alt Marriage 1520 Lincolnshire, Englandto Jane Heckington
Alt Death? 19 Mar 1553 Marlborough, Wiltshire, England
Death? 22 May 1587 England
Burial? Westminster St. Margaret, Middlesex, England
Reference Number? Q2078204?


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Sir Richard Cecil (ca. 1495 - 19 March 1553) was an English nobleman, politician, courtier, and Master of Burghley (Burleigh) in the parish of Stamford Baron, Northamptonshire. His father Sir David Cecil, of Welsh ancestry, rose in favour under King Henry VIII of England, becoming High Sheriff of Northamptonshire in 1532 and 1533, and died in 1541.

Richard too was a courtier. In 1517 he was a royal page; in 1520 he was present at the Field of the Cloth of Gold; he rose to be Groom of the Robes and constable of Warwick Castle. He was High Sheriff of Rutland in 1539, and was one of those who received no inconsiderable share of the plunder of the monasteries. He married Jane Heckington, daughter and heiress of William Heckington of Bourne, Lincolnshire. He had one son, William Cecil, Lord Burghley (1520–1598), and three daughters.

When Richard died, he left an ample estate behind him in the counties of Rutland, Northamptonshire and elsewhere. He died at his house in Canon Row and was buried at St Margaret's, Westminster. Jane was a widow for 35 years dying 10 March 1587. Richard and Jane have a joint monument in St Martin's Church, Stamford.

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References
  1.   Richard Cecil (courtier), in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
  2.   Richard Cecil, in Lundy, Darryl. The Peerage: A genealogical survey of the peerage of Britain as well as the royal families of Europe.
  3.   CECIL, Richard (c.1495-1553), in The History of Parliament.
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