Robert Cecil, Earl of Salisbury

Type Figure Region England Time 1563–1612 Also known as Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury、Robert Cecil、Lord Salisbury

Son of William Cecil and a core statesman of late Elizabeth I and early James I;…

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1591–1596Westminster · EnglandUnder his father William Cecil's patronage he entered the core of the Privy Council, gradually taking over diplomacy and intelligence affairs, and entered political competition with the Earl of Essex.
1596–1600London · EnglandFormally appointed Secretary of State, he directed policy for the Nine Years' War in Ireland and the conflict with Spain, and secretly prepared arrangements for the Scottish succession.
1603–1612London · EnglandContinued in power after James I's accession, created Earl of Salisbury in 1608, promoted the 1604 Treaty of London, and reformed finances after the Union of the Crowns.

Oxford Dictionary of National Biography: Cecil, Robert, first earl of Salisbury (2004) https://www.oxforddnb.com/