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Hace 5 días · Early life: 1830–1852. Lord Robert Cecil was born at Hatfield House, the third son of the 2nd Marquess of Salisbury and Frances Mary, née Gascoyne. He was a patrilineal descendant of Lord Burghley and the 1st Earl of Salisbury, chief ministers of Elizabeth I. The family owned vast rural estates in Hertfordshire and Dorset.
- Himself
- James Gascoyne-Cecil, 2nd Marquess of Salisbury (father), Frances Mary Gascoyne (mother)
- Eton College (did not finish)
- Conservative
3 de may. de 2024 · Burghley House, Tudor-era country house and estate located in Stamford, Lincolnshire, England. It was built by Sir William Cecil from 1555–87 and is considered one of the most magnificent houses of the Elizabethan Age. Cecil, later Lord Burghley, was lord treasurer to Queen Elizabeth I and one of her key advisers.
Hace 4 días · The house was begun by Sir Thomas Palmer (executed in 1553) and completed by Sir William Cecil, afterwards Lord Burghley. The latter also built Cecil House adjoining it on the east which formed the residence of Sir Robert Cecil until the erection of Salisbury House on the south side of the Strand.
30 de abr. de 2024 · Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd marquess of Salisbury was a Conservative political leader who was a three-time prime minister (1885–86, 1886–92, 1895–1902) and four-time foreign secretary (1878, 1885–86, 1886–92, 1895–1900), who presided over a wide expansion of Great Britain’s colonial.
Hace 1 día · The House of Tudor (/ ˈ tj uː d ər /) was an English and Welsh dynasty that held the throne of England from 1485 to 1603. They descended from the Tudors of Penmynydd, a Welsh noble family, and Catherine of Valois.
- 1485; 538 years ago
- Henry VII (first Tudor king)
8 de may. de 2024 · Cecil Rhodes started his career in South Africa in the British colony of Natal. He lived off money provided to him by his aunt Sophia and stayed in the town of Pietermaritzburg with Peter Sutherland, the Surveyor-General of Natal. While there, Rhodes became interested in agriculture and, with his brother, Herbert, attempted to grow cotton.
10 de may. de 2024 · Cecil was so keen to thank Elizabeth for her favour that the original floorplan for Burghley house was in the shape of an ‘E’ in honour of the queen. But during its ownership by the 9th Earl, under the advisement of famous landscape architect Capability Brown, the northwest wing was demolished to allow for better views of the surrounding parklands.
