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William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Salisbury. The 2nd Earl of Salisbury by George Geldorp. William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Salisbury, KG, PC (28 March 1591 – 3 December 1668), known as Viscount Cranborne from 1605 to 1612, was an English peer, nobleman, and politician.
- 28 March 1591
- 3 December 1668 (aged 77), Hatfield House
- Lady Catherine Howard
27 de abr. de 2022 · William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Salisbury, KG (28 March 1591 – 3 December 1668), known as Viscount Cranborne from 1605 to 1612, was an English peer and politician. Cecil was the son of Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury and Elizabeth (née Brooke), the daughter of William Brooke, 10th Baron Cobham.[1]
- Catherine Cecil, Countess of Salisbury
- March 28, 1591
- "2nd Earl of Salisbury"
- Westminster, Middlesex, England
William Cecil was born on 28 Mar. 1591, the only son of Robert Cecil, secretary of state to both Elizabeth I and James I. He was created a knight of the Bath on 6 Jan. 1605 and four months later, when his father was created earl of Salisbury, became known by the courtesy title of Viscount Cranborne.
When William Cecil 2nd Earl of Salisbury KG PC was born on 28 March 1591, in Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom, his father, Robert Cecil 1st Earl of Salisbury, was 27 and his mother, Elizabeth Brooke Countess of Salisbury, was 30. He married Catherine Howard on 1 December 1608, in Westminster, Middlesex, England.
- Male
- Catherine Howard Countess of Salisbury
Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury (1563–1612) William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Salisbury (1591–1668) James Cecil, 3rd Earl of Salisbury (1648–1683) James Cecil, 4th Earl of Salisbury (1666–1694) James Cecil, 5th Earl of Salisbury (1691–1728) James Cecil, 6th Earl of Salisbury (1713–1780)
- Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, Viscount Cranborne
- Peerage of England
Background. This branch of the Cecil family descends from Sir Robert Cecil, the son of the prominent statesman the 1st Baron Burghley, from his second marriage, to Mildred Cooke. His elder half-brother the 2nd Baron Burghley, was created Earl of Exeter in 1605 and is the ancestor of the Marquesses of Exeter.
Commons and under Cromwell. When the monarchy was restored William received a royal pardon from Charles II. He died in 1668 aged 77. William Cecil became the second earl of Salisbury on the death of his father Robert. His family had risen from relatively humble beginnings in the early sixteenth