Biography of Richard Cecil 1570-1633
Paternal Family Tree: Cecil
Maternal Family Tree: Aoife NI Diarmait Macmurrough Countess Pembroke and Buckingham 1145-1188
In or before 1566 [his father] Thomas Cecil 1st Earl Exeter (age 23) and [his mother] Dorothy Neville Countess Exeter (age 17) were married.
On 07 Dec 1570 Richard Cecil was born to Thomas Cecil 1st Earl Exeter (age 28) and Dorothy Neville Countess Exeter (age 22).
On 04 Aug 1598 [his grandfather] William Cecil 1st Baron Burghley (age 77) died. His son [his father] Thomas Cecil 1st Earl Exeter (age 56) succeeded 2nd Baron Burghley. He was buried at St Martin's Church, Stamford [Map] with a large free-standing Elizabethan Period monument under the north chapel arch, in coloured marbles with a figure on tomb chest under an arched canopy supported on paired columns. Attributed to Cornelius Cure. The emblem of the Knights of the Garter on William's left shoulder. Leg Garter. In his right-hand he is holding the Lord Treasurer Staff of Office; originally white.
The inscription one the monument is on contained within three panels: two on the south (Chancel) side, and one on the north (Chapel) side.
Sacred to God most good and great, and to memory. The most honourable and far renowned Lord William Cecil, Baron of Burghley, Lord High Treasurer of England, President of the Court of Wards, knight of the most noble order of the Garter, Privy Counsellor to the most serene Elizabeth, Queen of England, &c., and Chancellor of the University of Cambridge, under this tomb awaits the second coming of Christ: Who for the excellent endowments of the mind, was first made Privy Counsellor to Edward the sixth, King of England; afterwards to Queen Elizabeth: under whom being intrusted with the greatest and most weighty affairs of this kingdom, and above all others approved, in promoting the true religion, and providing for the safety and honour of the commonwealth; by his prudence, honesty, integrity, and great services to the nation, he obtained the highest honours: and when he had long enough to nature, long enough for glory, but not long enough to his country, quietly fell asleep in Christ. He had two wives: [his grandmother] Mary, sister of Sir John Cheeke, knight, of whom ie begat one son, Thomas (age 56), now Baron of Burghley; and Mildred, daughter of Sir Anthony Cooke, knight, who bore to him Sir [his uncle] Robert Cecil (age 35), knight, Privy Counsellor to Queen Elizabeth and President of the Court of Wards; [his aunt] Anne, married to Edward, Earl of Oxford (age 48); and [his aunt] Elizabeth (age 34) to William Wentworth, eldest son of Baron Wentworth.
Mary Cheke: she was born to Peter Cheke. In 1541 William Cecil 1st Baron Burghley and she were married. In Feb 1543 Mary Cheke died.
Elizabeth Cecil: On 01 Jul 1564 she was born to William Cecil 1st Baron Burghley and Mildred Cooke Baroness Burghley. On 26 Feb 1582 William Wentworth and she were married.
Around 1600 [his son] David Cecil 3rd Earl Exeter was born to Richard Cecil (age 29) and [his future wife] Elizabeth Cope.
In 1601 [his father] Thomas Cecil 1st Earl Exeter (age 58) was created 1st Earl Exeter. [his mother] Dorothy Neville Countess Exeter (age 53) by marriage Countess Exeter.
On 08 Apr 1602 [his future brother-in-law] William Cope 2nd Baronet (age 25) and Elizabeth Chaworth Lady Cope were married at Hanwell, Oxfordshire.
In 1603 Richard Cecil (age 32) and Elizabeth Cope were married. He the son of Thomas Cecil 1st Earl Exeter (age 60) and Dorothy Neville Countess Exeter (age 55).
In 1609 [his mother] Dorothy Neville Countess Exeter (age 61) died.
After 1609 [his father] Thomas Cecil 1st Earl Exeter (age 66) and [his step-mother] Frances Brydges Countess Exeter (age 29) were married. She by marriage Countess Exeter. The difference in their ages was 37 years.
On 06 Jul 1614 [his father-in-law] Anthony Cope 1st Baronet (age 66) died. His son [his brother-in-law] William Cope 2nd Baronet (age 37) succeeded 2nd Baronet Cope of Hanwell in Oxfordshire. Elizabeth Chaworth Lady Cope by marriage Lady Cope of Hanwell in Oxfordshire.
On 08 Feb 1623 [his father] Thomas Cecil 1st Earl Exeter (age 80) died. He was buried at Chapel of St John the Baptist, Westminster Abbey [Map]. His son [his brother] William Cecil 2nd Earl Exeter (age 57) succeeded 2nd Earl Exeter, 3rd Baron Burghley. Elizabeth Drury Countess Exeter (age 45) by marriage Countess Exeter.
In 1628 [his brother-in-law] Richard Cope died.
Before 1633 [his son] David Cecil 3rd Earl Exeter (age 33) and [his daughter-in-law] Elizabeth Egerton Countess Exeter were married. She the daughter of John Egerton 1st Earl Bridgewater (age 53) and Frances Stanley Countess Bridgewater (age 49). She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.
On 04 Sep 1633 Richard Cecil (age 62) died. He was buried at Wakerley, Northamptonshire [Map].
Kings Wessex: Great x 16 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 14 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 19 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 15 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 7 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 12 Grand Son of William "Lion" I King Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 13 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 9 Grand Son of Philip "The Fair" IV King France
Great x 4 Grandfather: Philip Cecil
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Cecil
Great x 2 Grandfather: David Cecil
Great x 1 Grandfather: Richard Cecil
Great x 2 Grandmother: Alice Dicons
GrandFather: William Cecil 1st Baron Burghley
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Heckington
Great x 1 Grandmother: Jane Heckington
Father: Thomas Cecil 1st Earl Exeter
Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Cheke
Great x 1 Grandfather: Peter Cheke
GrandMother: Mary Cheke
Richard Cecil 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Neville 1st Baron Latimer of Snape Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Neville 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Beauchamp Baroness Latimer 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Neville 2nd Baron Latimer of Snape 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Bourchier 1st Baron Berners Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Bourchier 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margery Berners Baroness Berners
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Neville 3rd Baron Latimer 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Humphrey Stafford 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Humphrey Stafford 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Stafford Baroness Latimer 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Fray
Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Fray
Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnes Danvers Baroness Wenlock
GrandFather: John Neville 4th Baron Latimer of Snape 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard de Vere 11th Earl of Oxford 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John de Vere 12th Earl of Oxford 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Sergeaux Countess Oxford
Great x 2 Grandfather: George de Vere 6 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Howard 4 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Howard Countess of Oxford 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Walton
Great x 1 Grandmother: Dorothy de Vere 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Humphrey Stafford 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Stafford 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Stafford 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Chideock 6th Baron Fitzpayn 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Chideocke 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Lumley 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Mother: Dorothy Neville Countess Exeter 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edmund Beaufort 1st or 2nd Duke Somerset Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Beaufort 2nd or 3rd Duke Somerset 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Beauchamp Duchess Somerset 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Somerset 1st Earl of Worcester 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Hill of Shilston
Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Hill
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Champernoun
Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Somerset 2nd Earl of Worcester 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William "Black William" Herbert 1st Earl Pembroke
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Herbert 2nd Earl Pembroke 1st Earl Huntingdon 9 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Devereux 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Herbert 3rd Baroness Herbert Raglan 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Woodville 1st Earl Rivers
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Woodville Countess Pembroke and Huntingdon 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jacquetta of Luxemburg Duchess Bedford 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
GrandMother: Lucy Somerset Baroness Latimer Snape 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Browne
Great x 2 Grandfather: Anthony Browne 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Fitzalan 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Fitzalan 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Moyns
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Browne Countess of Worcester 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Neville Earl Salisbury Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Neville 1st Marquess Montagu 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Montagu 5th Countess of Salisbury 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Lucy Neville 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edmund Ingaldsthorpe
Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabel Ingaldsthorpe 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Tiptoft 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England