BURLEIGH, WILLIAM CECIL, LORD
- BURLEIGH, WILLIAM CECIL, LORD
a great statesman, born in Lincolnshire; bred to the legal profession, and patronised and promoted by the Protector Somerset; managed to escape the Marian persecution; Queen Elizabeth recognised his statesman-like qualities, and appointed him chief-secretary of state, an office which, to the glory of the queen and the good of the country, he held for forty years, till his death. His administration was conducted in the interest of the commonweal without respect of persons, and nearly all his subordinates were men of honour as well as himself (1520-1598).
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Burleigh — (spr. börlĭ), William Cecil, Lord, engl. Staatsmann, geb. 13. Sept. 1520, gest. 15. Aug. 1598, wurde 1547 bei einem Londoner Gerichtshof angestellt und ins Parlament gewählt. 1548 ernannte ihn der Herzog von Somerset, der Protektor König Eduards… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Burleigh — (spr. Börlih), 1) Walther, Doctor plenus et perspicuus (der reichhaltige u. klare Lehrer) genannt, geb. 1275, scholastischer Philosoph, Gegner des Occam; lehrte in England u. Paris u. st. 1337. Er schrieb, außer Commentaren über Aristoteles, De… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Burleigh — oder Burghley (spr. börlĭ), William Cecil, Lord, engl. Staatsmann, geb. 13. Sept. 1520 zu Bourn (Lincolnshire), 1548 50 unter dem Protektor Lord Somerset und seit 1558 unter Elisabeth Staatssekretär, später Großschatzmeister, deren langjähriger… … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
CECIL, ROBERT, EARL OF SALISBURY — succeeded his father, Lord Burleigh, as first Minister under Elizabeth, and continued in office under James I., whose friendship he sedulously cultivated before his accession, and who created him earl (1565 1612). See BURLEIGH, WILLIAM… … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
William Petre — Sir William Petre (circa 1505 – 1572) was born in Devon in 1505 and educated as a lawyer at Exeter College, Oxford. He became a public servant, probably through the influence of the Boleyns, one of whom, George, he had tutored at Oxford and… … Wikipedia
Cecil, William, 1st Baron Burghley — born Sept. 13, 1520, Bourne, Lincolnshire, Eng. died Aug. 5, 1598, London English statesman, principal adviser to Elizabeth I through most of her reign and a master of Renaissance statecraft. Having served as a councillor and cosecretary to… … Universalium
Richard Cecil (courtier) — Richard Cecil (d. 1552) was a resident of Burghley (Burleigh) in the parish of Stamford Baron, Northamptonshire. His father David, rose in favour under King Henry VIII of England, becoming high sheriff of Northamptonshire in 1529 and 1530, and… … Wikipedia
Cecil — (Sessil), William, Lord Burleigh (Borli), geb. 1520 zu Bourne in der Grafschaft Lincoln, trat 1547 in Staatsdienst, widersetzte sich dem Plane des Lord Warwick, die Prinzessin Maria, Heinrichs VIII. Tochter, vom Throne auszuschließen, was ihm das … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
Robert Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury — Lord Salisbury redirects here. For other holders of the title, see Marquess of Salisbury. Infobox Prime Minister honorific prefix = The Most Honourable name = The Marquess of Salisbury honorific suffix = KG, GCVO, PC imagesize = 225px order… … Wikipedia
Cecil — I. biographical name (Edgar Algernon) Robert 1864 1958 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood English statesman II. biographical name Lord (Edward Christian) David 1902 1986 English biographer III. biographical name Robert 1563 1612 1st Earl of Salisbury … New Collegiate Dictionary
