Cecil, Robert

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see Salisbury, Robert Cecil, 1st earl of.

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Salisbury, Robert Cecil, 1st earl Of - 1563–1612, English statesman; son of William Cecil, Baron Burghley. He entered Parliament and came gradually to rank second only to his father as adviser to Queen Elizabeth I. About 1589 he began...