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About Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury
Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury was an English statesman and alleged spymaster noted for his direction of the government during the Union of the Crowns, as Tudor England gave way to Stuart rule (1603). Lord Salisbury served as the Secretary of State of England (1596–1612) and Lord High Treasurer (1608–1612), succeeding his father as Queen Elizabeth I's Lord Privy Seal and remaining in power during the first nine years of King James I's reign until his own death.
Everything about Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury →- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- Member of Parliament in the Parliament of England, Lord High Treasurer, Lord Privy Seal, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of England
- Born
- June 1, 1563
- Died
- May 24, 1612