# Richard Cecil

> Sir Richard Cecil was an English nobleman, politician, courtier, and Master of Burghley (Burleigh) in the parish of Stamford Baron, Northamptonshire. His father Sir David Cecil, of Welsh ancestry, rose in favour under King Henry VIII of England, becoming High Sheriff of Northamptonshire in 1532 and 1533, and died in 1541.

*English courtier and high sheriff of Rutland*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/richard-cecil

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Politician
- **Category:** Politicians
- **Born:** 1495
- **Died:** 1552-05-19
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 42.6 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.0 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 5.5 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 35.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Ριχάρδος Σέσιλ (αυλικός)](https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A1%CE%B9%CF%87%CE%AC%CF%81%CE%B4%CE%BF%CF%82_%CE%A3%CE%AD%CF%83%CE%B9%CE%BB_(%CE%B1%CF%85%CE%BB%CE%B9%CE%BA%CF%8C%CF%82))
- [Richard Cecil (m. 1553)](https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Cecil_(m._1553))
- [Richard Cecil (Politiker, † 1553)](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Cecil_(Politiker%2C_%E2%80%A0_1553))
- [Сесил, Ричард (придворный)](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B5%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%BB%2C_%D0%A0%D0%B8%D1%87%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B4_(%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B2%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BD%D1%8B%D0%B9))
- [Richard Cecil (courtier)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Cecil_(courtier))
- [Richard Cecil](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Cecil)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2078204)

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