Burghley,First Baron
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Baron Saye and Sele — is a title in the Peerage of England. It is thought to have been created by letters patent in 1447 for James Fiennes for his services in the Hundred Years War. The patent creating the original barony was lost, so it was assumed that the barony… … Wikipedia
First Lord of the Treasury — Lord High Treasurer William Cecil, 1. Baron Burghley mit weißem Stab als Insignium der Macht Das Amt des Lord High Treasurer oder Lord Treasurer ist ein altes englisches (nach 1707 britisches) Regierungsamt. Der Inhaber dieses Postens fungiert… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Burghley House — Infobox UKproperty property name = Burghley House imgage name = Burghley1.jpg image size = 200px caption = Façade of Burghley House type = Stately Home NT/EH/RHS = Cecil family area = main = Grade I listed House other = Landscaped gardens public… … Wikipedia
baron — /bar euhn/, n. 1. a member of the lowest grade of nobility. 2. (in Britain) a. a feudal vassal holding his lands under a direct grant from the king. b. a direct descendant of such a vassal or his equal in the nobility. c. a member of the House of … Universalium
Baron — /bann rddawonn /, n. Michel /mee shel /, (Michel Boyron), 1653 1729, French actor. * * * I Title of nobility, ranking in modern times immediately below a viscount or a count (in countries without viscounts). The wife of a baron is a baroness.… … Universalium
William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley — Lord Burghley redirects here. For other holders of the title, see Baron Burghley William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley (13 September 1520 ndash; 4 August 1598), was an English statesman, the chief advisor and good friend of Queen Elizabeth I for most … Wikipedia
Cecil, William, 1st Baron Burghley — born Sept. 13, 1520, Bourne, Lincolnshire, Eng. died Aug. 5, 1598, London English statesman, principal adviser to Elizabeth I through most of her reign and a master of Renaissance statecraft. Having served as a councillor and cosecretary to… … Universalium
Thomas Babington Macaulay, 1st Baron Macaulay — Thomas Babington Macaulay, 1st Baron Macaulay, PC (25 October 1800 ndash; 28 December 1859) was a nineteenth century British poet, historian and Whig politician and one of the two Members of Parliament for Edinburgh. He wrote extensively as an… … Wikipedia
Peterborough (UK Parliament constituency) — Peterborough Borough constituency for the House of Commons Boundary of Peterborough in Cambridgeshire … Wikipedia
Marquess of Salisbury — Marquessate of Salisbury Creation date 10 August 1789 Created by King George III Peerage Peerage of Great Britain First holder James Cecil, 7th Earl of … Wikipedia
