Quo Fuit places 5 dated presences for William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley across 5 places, from 1520 to 1598.
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William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley (13 September 1520 to 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.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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Where William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley was documented, and when
1520year
Bourne, Lincolnshireattested“Cecil was born in Bourne, Lincolnshire, in 1520, the son of Sir Richard Cecil, owner of the Burghley estate (near Stamford, Lincolnshire), and his wife, Jane Heckington.”source: Wikipedia: William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley
1520year
Stamford, Lincolnshireattested“Cecil was born in Bourne, Lincolnshire, in 1520, the son of Sir Richard Cecil, owner of the Burghley estate (near Stamford, Lincolnshire), and his wife, Jane Heckington.”source: Wikipedia: William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley
December 1554month
Calaisattested“He went to Mass, confessed, and in no particular official capacity went to meet Cardinal Pole on his return to England in December 1554, again accompanying him to Calais in May 1555.”source: Wikipedia: William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley
December 1554month
Englandattested“He went to Mass, confessed, and in no particular official capacity went to meet Cardinal Pole on his return to England in December 1554, again accompanying him to Calais in May 1555.”source: Wikipedia: William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley
4 August 1598exact date
St Martin's Church, Stamfordattested“Having survived all his children except Robert and Thomas, Burghley died at his London residence, Cecil House on 4 August 1598, and was buried in St Martin's Church, Stamford.”source: Wikipedia: William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley
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May 1535month
St John's College, Cambridgementioned“In May 1535, at the age of fourteen, he went to St John's College, Cambridge, where he was brought into contact with the foremost scholars of the time, Roger Ascham and John Cheke, and acquired an unusual knowledge of Greek.”source: Wikipedia: William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley
1541year
Gray's Innmentioned“He also acquired the affections of Cheke's sister, Mary, and was in 1541 removed by his father to Gray's Inn, without having taken a degree, as was common at the time for those not intending to enter the Church.”source: Wikipedia: William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley
1548year
Somerset Housementioned“In 1548, he was described as the Protector's Master of Requests, which apparently means that he was clerk or registrar of the court of requests which Somerset, possibly at Hugh Latimer's instigation, illegally set up in Somerset House to…”source: Wikipedia: William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley
1548year
Somersetmentioned“In 1548, he was described as the Protector's Master of Requests, which apparently means that he was clerk or registrar of the court of requests which Somerset, possibly at Hugh Latimer's instigation, illegally set up in Somerset House to…”source: Wikipedia: William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley
1555 to 1563period
House of Lordsmentioned“William Cecil represented Lincolnshire in the Parliament of 1555 and 1559, and Northamptonshire in that of 1563, and he took an active part in the proceedings of the House of Commons until his elevation to the peerage; but there seems no…”source: Wikipedia: William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley
1559 to 1560period
Scotlandmentioned“His intervention in Scotland in 1559–1560 showed that he could strike hard when necessary; and his action over the execution of Mary, Queen of Scots, proved that he was willing to take on responsibilities from which the Queen shrank.”source: Wikipedia: William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley
February 1559month
Cardinal Polementioned“In February 1559, he was elected Chancellor of Cambridge University in succession to Cardinal Pole; he was created M.A.”source: Wikipedia: William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley
1564 to 1585period
Cheshuntmentioned“A new Theobalds House in Cheshunt was built between 1564 and 1585 by the order of Cecil, intending to build a mansion partly to demonstrate his increasingly dominant status at the Royal Court, and to provide a palace fine enough to accom…”source: Wikipedia: William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley
1570year
Jesuitsmentioned“In his view, Mary had to be executed because she had become a rallying cause for Catholics and played into the hands of the Spanish and of the pope, who excommunicated Elizabeth in 1570 and sent in Jesuits to organise a Catholic undergro…”source: Wikipedia: William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley
February 1581month
Englandmentioned“In February 1581, White demonstrated his independence in council, refusing to sign a letter to the Queen regarding Sir Nicholas Malby's actions in the Munster rebellion since he was away in England during the deliberations of the meeting.”source: Wikipedia: William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley
February 1581month
Munstermentioned“In February 1581, White demonstrated his independence in council, refusing to sign a letter to the Queen regarding Sir Nicholas Malby's actions in the Munster rebellion since he was away in England during the deliberations of the meeting.”source: Wikipedia: William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley
May 1591month
Theobaldsmentioned“An entertainment for Elizabeth, the Hermit's Welcome at Theobalds in May 1591 alluded to Burghley's retirement from public life.”source: Wikipedia: William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley
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