![]() A natural lawyer and politician, he quickly rose through the ranks at the Tudor court of King Henry VIII Cecil would serve each of his children in turn.Īn engraving of the Tudor monarchs that William Cecil served in different capacities: King Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary I, and Elizabeth I. Though a widower with a young son, Cecil did not permit his personal pain to affect his public reputation. Cecil had so recently seized a chance at happiness, only to have his wife taken from him abruptly. While we do not have any insight into William Cecil's state of mind after the death of his first wife, I believe it is safe to assume that he was devastated. Tragically, Mary Cheke-Cecil died a year after giving birth to the couples only child, a son named Thomas, later 1st Earl of Exeter. Picture acquired through Wikimedia Commons. It also shows us that even the stately William Cecil experienced rashness of youth and perhaps even lust.Īn engraving of John Cheke by Joseph Nutting, from The Life of Sir John Cheke by John Strype, 1705. To have ignored their families wishes so boldly suggests that William and Mary were probably in love. They defied their families by getting married. Neither the Chekes or the Cecils approved of their children's relationship, but the young couple did not seem to care. Through his association with Master Cheke, young William met his tutor's daughter, Mary. Like the future Elizabeth I, William was taught by the celebrated humanist academics Roger Ascham and John Cheke. William's parents had high-hopes for him, enrolling him in a succession of distinguished academic institutions, among them Gray's Inn and Cambridge University (Wagner, 59). William Cecil's beginnings were humble around 1520 he was born into the Northamptonshire gentry, being the only son of Richard and Jane Cecil. The nature of both of his relationships reveal a tender, if not passionate man, who deeply loved both of his wives.Ī detail from a portrait of William Cecil from the 1560's. It may come as a surprise that William Cecil married not once, but twice for love. Yet few among us would ever assert that Elizabeth I's Master Secretary was a true romantic. Michels and Lundquist Funeral Home, New Port Richey.When we envision Queen Elizabeth I's right-hand man, William Cecil, Lord Burghley, we picture a consummate statesman, a champion of the Puritan faith, and steadfast fixture in the realm of Elizabethan politics. Survivors include a niece, Roberta Krol, and several other nieces and nephews. She was past president of Fleet Reserve and was a member of Our Lady Queen of Peace and their Prayer Group. Born in Tonawanda, N.Y., she came here 30 years ago from St. Petersburg, died Friday (May 12, 2006) in New Port Richey. PAYTON, MILDRED A., 79, of New Port Richey, formerly of St. Survivors include her husband, Harvey two sons, Sherman, Ohio, and Norman, New Port Richey two daughters, Heather Merrill, Brooksville, and Christina Merrill, New Port Richey her mother, Alice Rudy, Kent, Ohio and a brother, Perry Tice, Streetsboro, Ohio. She was a kennel technician with Pasco Animal Hospital and a member of Hope Lutheran Church. ![]() ![]() Born in Phoenex, Pa., she came here in 1987 from Ravenna, Ohio. MERRILL, ANGELA TICE, 43, of New Port Richey, died Friday (May 12, 2006) at home. Morgan Funeral Home and Cremation Services. Survivors include his wife, Grace three daughters, Bobbie, Cynthia, and Karen, all of Harrisburg, Pa. He was a retired engineer for Eveready Battery Corporation, an Army veteran of World War II, and a member of St. Born in Oil City, Pa., he came here 16 years ago from Cleveland. GUTH, ROBERT WILLIAM, 86, of New Port Richey, died Saturday (May 13, 2006) at Hernando-Pasco Hospice Care Center, New Port Richey.
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