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About Richard Cecil
Sir Richard Cecil 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.
Everything about Richard Cecil →- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- Member of Parliament in the Parliament of England, Member of the 1539-40 Parliament
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of England
- Born
- 1495
- Died
- May 19, 1552