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William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley

1520 - 1598

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William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley (13 September 1520 – 4 August 1598), was an English statesman, the chief adviser of Queen Elizabeth I for most of her reign, twice Secretary of State (1550–1553 and 1558–1572) and Lord High Treasurer from 1572. In his description in the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, A.F. Pollard wrote, "From 1558 for forty years the biography of Cecil is almost indistinguishable from that of Elizabeth and from the history of England." Cecil set as the main goal of English policy the creation of a united and Protestant British Isles. His methods were to complete the control of Ireland, and to forge an alliance with Scotland. Protection from invasion required a powerful Royal Navy. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley is the 4,969th most popular politician (down from 4,154th in 2019), the 1,136th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 850th in 2019) and the 217th most popular British Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley ranks 4,969 out of 19,576. Before him are Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus, John IV, Duke of Brittany, August Landmesser, Louis I, Count of Flanders, Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild, and Francis, Duke of Teck. After him are Alben W. Barkley, Maria of Montferrat, Niklot, Janez Janša, Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Altenburg, and Friedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz.

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Among people born in 1520, William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley ranks 11. Before him are Barbara Radziwiłł, Alessandro Farnese, Vincenzo Galilei, Christophe Plantin, Koca Sinan Pasha, and Matthias Flacius. After him are Thoinot Arbeau, Pontus De la Gardie, Dorothea of Denmark, Electress Palatine, Pedro Cieza de León, Aben Humeya, and Konstanty Wasyl Ostrogski. Among people deceased in 1598, William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley ranks 8. Before him are Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Yi Sun-sin, Feodor I of Russia, Abraham Ortelius, Anne of Austria, Queen of Poland, and John George, Elector of Brandenburg. After him are Paolo Boi, Abdullah Khan II, Theodor de Bry, Henri Estienne, Lucrezia d'Este, and Philips of Marnix, Lord of Saint-Aldegonde.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley ranks 1,136 out of 8,785. Before him are Philippa of England (1394), Arthur Drewry (1891), Stewart Granger (1913), Lilian, Princess of Réthy (1916), Michael Nyman (1944), and Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild (1868). After him are Bill Wyman (1936), John Russell, 1st Earl Russell (1792), Margaret of York (1446), Frederick Fleet (1887), Stephen Boyd (1931), and James Mirrlees (1936).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley ranks 217. Before him are Daniel Burley Woolfall (1852), James Oglethorpe (1696), Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk (1484), Philippa of England (1394), Arthur Drewry (1891), and Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild (1868). After him are John Russell, 1st Earl Russell (1792), Margaret of York (1446), Princess Victoria of the United Kingdom (1868), Joseph Chamberlain (1836), Prince Philippe, Duke of Orléans (1869), and Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick (1428).

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