# William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley

> William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley, was an English statesman, the chief adviser of Queen Elizabeth I for most of her reign, twice Secretary of State and Lord High Treasurer from 1572. In his description in the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, A. F. Pollard wrote, "From 1558 for forty years the biography of Cecil is almost indistinguishable from that of Elizabeth and from the history of England." He was raised to the peerage as Baron Burghley in February 1571.

*English statesman and chief adviser to Queen Elizabeth I (1520-1598)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/william-cecil-1st-baron-burghley

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Politician
- **Category:** Politicians
- **Country:** United Kingdom
- **Born:** 1520-09-13
- **Died:** 1598-08-04
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 56.3 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.0 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 22.3 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/William_Cecil%2C_1st_Baron_Burghley)
- [وليام سيسيل (بارون بورغلي الأول)](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%85_%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%B3%D9%8A%D9%84_(%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86_%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%BA%D9%84%D9%8A_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%88%D9%84))
- [Уилям Сесил](https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A3%D0%B8%D0%BB%D1%8F%D0%BC_%D0%A1%D0%B5%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%BB)
- [ویلیام سیسیل](https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%DB%8C%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%85_%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%B3%DB%8C%D9%84)
- [William Cecil, 1. baron Burghley](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Cecil%2C_1._baron_Burghley)
- [William Cecil, barwn Burghley](https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Cecil%2C_barwn_Burghley)
- [William Cecil, 1. Baron Burghley](https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Cecil%2C_1._Baron_Burghley)
- [William Cecil, 1. Baron Burghley](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Cecil%2C_1._Baron_Burghley)
- [Γουλιέλμος Σέσιλ, 1ος βαρόνος Μπέργκλεϋ](https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%93%CE%BF%CF%85%CE%BB%CE%B9%CE%AD%CE%BB%CE%BC%CE%BF%CF%82_%CE%A3%CE%AD%CF%83%CE%B9%CE%BB%2C_1%CE%BF%CF%82_%CE%B2%CE%B1%CF%81%CF%8C%CE%BD%CE%BF%CF%82_%CE%9C%CF%80%CE%AD%CF%81%CE%B3%CE%BA%CE%BB%CE%B5%CF%8B)
- [William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Cecil%2C_1st_Baron_Burghley)
- [William Cecil, Lordo Burghley](https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Cecil%2C_Lordo_Burghley)
- [William Cecil](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Cecil)
- [William Cecil](https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Cecil)
- [William Cecil](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Cecil)
- [William Cecil (1er baron Burghley)](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Cecil_(1er_baron_Burghley))
- [ויליאם ססיל](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%95%D7%99%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%90%D7%9D_%D7%A1%D7%A1%D7%99%D7%9C)
- [William Cecil, Baron Burghley Pertama](https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Cecil%2C_Baron_Burghley_Pertama)
- [William Cecil, I barone Burghley](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Cecil%2C_I_barone_Burghley)
- [ウィリアム・セシル (初代バーリー男爵)](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A3%E3%83%AA%E3%82%A2%E3%83%A0%E3%83%BB%E3%82%BB%E3%82%B7%E3%83%AB_(%E5%88%9D%E4%BB%A3%E3%83%90%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E7%94%B7%E7%88%B5))
- [Gulielmus Cecil](https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulielmus_Cecil)
- [William Cecil (1520-1598)](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Cecil_(1520-1598))
- [William Cecil, 1. baron Burghley](https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Cecil%2C_1._baron_Burghley)
- [William Cecil](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Cecil)
- [William Cecil, 1.º Barão Burghley](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Cecil%2C_1.%C2%BA_Bar%C3%A3o_Burghley)
- [William Cecil, I Baron Burghley](https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Cecil%2C_I_Baron_Burghley)
- [Сесил, Уильям, 1-й барон Бёрли](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B5%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%BB%2C_%D0%A3%D0%B8%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%8F%D0%BC%2C_1-%D0%B9_%D0%B1%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BD_%D0%91%D1%91%D1%80%D0%BB%D0%B8)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q354309)

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