Tudor courtier during the reigns of Henry VIII and Edward VI. He served as Gentleman of the Privy Chamber, Sheriff of Rutland and Custodian of Windsor Castle. His wife was Jayne and their son William Cecil (later Baron Burghley) became one of Elizabeth I's most important and trusted advisors.∼He was a resident and Master of Burghley in the parish of Stamford Baron, Northamptonshire. His father David Cecil, of Welsh ancestry, rose in favour under King Henry VIII of England, becoming High Sheriff of Northamptonshire in 1529 and 1530, and died in 1541. Richard too was a courtier. In 1517 he was a royal page; in 1520 he was present at the Field of the Cloth of Gold; he rose to be Groom of the Robes and constable of Warwick Castle. He was High Sheriff of Rutland in 1539, and was one of those who received no inconsiderable share of the plunder of the monasteries. He married Jane Heckington, daughter and heiress of William Heckington of Bourne, Lincolnshire. He had one son, William Cecil, Lord Burghley (1520–1598), and three daughters. When he died, he left an ample estate behind him in the counties of Rutland, Northamptonshire and elsewhere. He died at his house in Cannon Row and was buried at St Margaret's, Westminster.
∼Like his father Sir David Cecil, Richard was a courtier who rose in rank and influence in Tudor England.
In about 1519 he married Jane, the daughter of Sir William Heckington of Bourne in Lincolnshire. They were the parents of three daughters, Anne (also called Agnes), Elizabeth, and Margaret; and a son, William, who became one of the most politically powerful men in England.
Sir Richard died at Westminster in his house in Canons Row, and was buried at this church on 22 Mar 1553**.
An elaborate monument to him and his wife was later erected at St. Martin's Stamford in Lincolnshire, where she was laid to rest.
(**During his day the Julian calendar was in use, in which the new year began in late March rather than January as it now does. In order that the year of his death and burial correspond to our modern calendar, historians correct the year or, alternatively, express it as 1552/53.)
∼Son of David Cecil and lst wife Alice Dickens/Dycons. Brother of Joan Browne and David Cecil, the 2nd. Sheriff of Northamptonshire in 1542-43. Custodian of Windsor Castle. Supporter of King Henry VIII in his breach with the Catholic Church. His marriage to Jane Heckington brought the Lordship of BURGHLEY as heir of her father Wm Heckington including the mansion of his lordship's barony and other lands. Father of Lord Wm. BURGHLEY, Lord Treasurer of England, Anne Cecil (John White,Esq.), Elizabeth Cecil (John Wingfield, Esq.) and Margaret Cecil (Roger Cave,Esq.)
∼Like his father Sir David Cecil, Richard was a courtier who rose in rank and influence in Tudor England.
In about 1519 he married Jane, the daughter of Sir William Heckington of Bourne in Lincolnshire. They were the parents of three daughters, Anne (also called Agnes), Elizabeth, and Margaret; and a son, William, who became one of the most politically powerful men in England.
Sir Richard died at Westminster in his house in Canons Row, and was buried at this church on 22 Mar 1553**.
An elaborate monument to him and his wife was later erected at St. Martin's Stamford in Lincolnshire, where she was laid to rest.
(**During his day the Julian calendar was in use, in which the new year began in late March rather than January as it now does. In order that the year of his death and burial correspond to our modern calendar, historians correct the year or, alternatively, express it as 1552/53.)
∼Son of David Cecil and lst wife Alice Dickens/Dycons. Brother of Joan Browne and David Cecil, the 2nd. Sheriff of Northamptonshire in 1542-43. Custodian of Windsor Castle. Supporter of King Henry VIII in his breach with the Catholic Church. His marriage to Jane Heckington brought the Lordship of BURGHLEY as heir of her father Wm Heckington including the mansion of his lordship's barony and other lands. Father of Lord Wm. BURGHLEY, Lord Treasurer of England, Anne Cecil (John White,Esq.), Elizabeth Cecil (John Wingfield, Esq.) and Margaret Cecil (Roger Cave,Esq.)
Tudor courtier during the reigns of Henry VIII and Edward VI. He served as Gentleman of the Privy Chamber, Sheriff of Rutland and Custodian of Windsor Castle. His wife was Jayne and their son William Cecil (later Baron Burghley) became one of Elizabeth I's most important and trusted advisors.∼He was a resident and Master of Burghley in the parish of Stamford Baron, Northamptonshire. His father David Cecil, of Welsh ancestry, rose in favour under King Henry VIII of England, becoming High Sheriff of Northamptonshire in 1529 and 1530, and died in 1541. Richard too was a courtier. In 1517 he was a royal page; in 1520 he was present at the Field of the Cloth of Gold; he rose to be Groom of the Robes and constable of Warwick Castle. He was High Sheriff of Rutland in 1539, and was one of those who received no inconsiderable share of the plunder of the monasteries. He married Jane Heckington, daughter and heiress of William Heckington of Bourne, Lincolnshire. He had one son, William Cecil, Lord Burghley (1520–1598), and three daughters. When he died, he left an ample estate behind him in the counties of Rutland, Northamptonshire and elsewhere. He died at his house in Cannon Row and was buried at St Margaret's, Westminster.
∼Like his father Sir David Cecil, Richard was a courtier who rose in rank and influence in Tudor England.
In about 1519 he married Jane, the daughter of Sir William Heckington of Bourne in Lincolnshire. They were the parents of three daughters, Anne (also called Agnes), Elizabeth, and Margaret; and a son, William, who became one of the most politically powerful men in England.
Sir Richard died at Westminster in his house in Canons Row, and was buried at this church on 22 Mar 1553**.
An elaborate monument to him and his wife was later erected at St. Martin's Stamford in Lincolnshire, where she was laid to rest.
(**During his day the Julian calendar was in use, in which the new year began in late March rather than January as it now does. In order that the year of his death and burial correspond to our modern calendar, historians correct the year or, alternatively, express it as 1552/53.)
∼Son of David Cecil and lst wife Alice Dickens/Dycons. Brother of Joan Browne and David Cecil, the 2nd. Sheriff of Northamptonshire in 1542-43. Custodian of Windsor Castle. Supporter of King Henry VIII in his breach with the Catholic Church. His marriage to Jane Heckington brought the Lordship of BURGHLEY as heir of her father Wm Heckington including the mansion of his lordship's barony and other lands. Father of Lord Wm. BURGHLEY, Lord Treasurer of England, Anne Cecil (John White,Esq.), Elizabeth Cecil (John Wingfield, Esq.) and Margaret Cecil (Roger Cave,Esq.)
∼Like his father Sir David Cecil, Richard was a courtier who rose in rank and influence in Tudor England.
In about 1519 he married Jane, the daughter of Sir William Heckington of Bourne in Lincolnshire. They were the parents of three daughters, Anne (also called Agnes), Elizabeth, and Margaret; and a son, William, who became one of the most politically powerful men in England.
Sir Richard died at Westminster in his house in Canons Row, and was buried at this church on 22 Mar 1553**.
An elaborate monument to him and his wife was later erected at St. Martin's Stamford in Lincolnshire, where she was laid to rest.
(**During his day the Julian calendar was in use, in which the new year began in late March rather than January as it now does. In order that the year of his death and burial correspond to our modern calendar, historians correct the year or, alternatively, express it as 1552/53.)
∼Son of David Cecil and lst wife Alice Dickens/Dycons. Brother of Joan Browne and David Cecil, the 2nd. Sheriff of Northamptonshire in 1542-43. Custodian of Windsor Castle. Supporter of King Henry VIII in his breach with the Catholic Church. His marriage to Jane Heckington brought the Lordship of BURGHLEY as heir of her father Wm Heckington including the mansion of his lordship's barony and other lands. Father of Lord Wm. BURGHLEY, Lord Treasurer of England, Anne Cecil (John White,Esq.), Elizabeth Cecil (John Wingfield, Esq.) and Margaret Cecil (Roger Cave,Esq.)
