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Paternal Family Tree: Cooke
Maternal Family Tree: Anne Fitzwilliam 1504-1588
Before 1523 [her father] Anthony Cooke (age 18) and [her mother] Anne Fitzwilliam (age 18) were married.
In 1526 Mildred Cooke Baroness Burghley was born to Anthony Cooke (age 22) and Anne Fitzwilliam (age 22).
In 1541 [her future husband] William Cecil 1st Baron Burghley (age 20) and Mary Cheke were married.
On 21st December 1546 William Cecil 1st Baron Burghley (age 26) and Mildred Cooke Baroness Burghley (age 20) were married.
Around 1556 [her daughter] Frances Cecil was born to [her husband] William Cecil 1st Baron Burghley (age 35) and Mildred Cooke Baroness Burghley (age 30).
On 5th December 1556 [her daughter] Anne Cecil Countess of Oxford was born to [her husband] William Cecil 1st Baron Burghley (age 36) and Mildred Cooke Baroness Burghley (age 30).
In 1559 [her son] William Cecil died.
In 1559 [her son] William Cecil was born to [her husband] William Cecil 1st Baron Burghley (age 38) and Mildred Cooke Baroness Burghley (age 33).
In 1561 [her son] William Cecil died.
In 1561 [her son] William Cecil was born to [her husband] William Cecil 1st Baron Burghley (age 40) and Mildred Cooke Baroness Burghley (age 35).
Henry Machyn's Diary. July 1562. The .. day of July was christened the dowther of Wylliam Harve (age 52) aleas Clarenceux king of armes, in the parryche of sant Brydes, the godfather Cordall master of the rolles knyght, and the godmothers my [her sister] lade Bacon (age 35) my lord keper('s) (age 51) wyff, and my lade Sysselle (age 36) [Note. Sister of Anne Cooke] wife of ser [her husband] Wylliam Sysselle (age 41); and after unto master Clarenshux('s), and ther was a grett bankett as I have sene, and wassail, of epocras, Frenche wyne, Gaskyn wyne, and Reynys [wine,] with grett plente, and all ther servandes had a banekett in the hall with dyvers dyssys [dishes].
On 1st June 1563 [her son] Robert Cecil 1st Earl Salisbury was born to [her husband] William Cecil 1st Baron Burghley (age 42) and Mildred Cooke Baroness Burghley (age 37).
On 1st July 1564 [her daughter] Elizabeth Cecil was born to [her husband] William Cecil 1st Baron Burghley (age 43) and Mildred Cooke Baroness Burghley (age 38).
In or before 1566 [her step-son] Thomas Cecil 1st Earl Exeter (age 23) and Dorothy Neville Countess Exeter (age 17) were married.
On 25th February 1571 [her husband] William Cecil 1st Baron Burghley (age 50) was created 1st Baron Burghley. Mildred Cooke Baroness Burghley (age 45) by marriage Baroness Burghley.
On 16th December 1571 a triple wedding was celebrated at Whitehall Palace [Map] ... with Queen Elizabeth I of England and Ireland (age 38) present ...
Edward Sutton 4th Baron Dudley (age 46) and Mary Howard Baroness Dudley (age 23) were married. She by marriage Baroness Dudley. The difference in their ages was 23 years. They were fourth cousin once removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King Edward III of England.
[her son-in-law] Edward de Vere 17th Earl of Oxford (age 21) and [her daughter] Anne Cecil Countess of Oxford (age 15) were married. She by marriage Countess of Oxford. He the son of John de Vere 16th Earl of Oxford and Margery Golding Countess of Oxford.
Edward Somerset 4th Earl of Worcester (age 21) and Elizabeth Hastings Countess of Worcester (age 25) were married. She by marriage Countess Worcester. She the daughter of Francis Hastings 2nd Earl Huntingdon and Catherine Pole Countess Huntingdon (age 60). He the son of William Somerset 3rd Earl of Worcester (age 45) and Christina North Countess of Worcester. They were third cousin once removed.
On 11th June 1576 [her father] Anthony Cooke (age 72) died.
On 26th February 1582 [her son-in-law] William Wentworth (age 27) and [her daughter] Elizabeth Cecil (age 17) were married.
On 5th June 1588 [her daughter] Anne Cecil Countess of Oxford (age 31) died. She was buried at the Chapel of St Nicholas, Westminster Abbey [Map]. She shares a monument with her mother Mildred Cooke Baroness Burghley (age 62). The monument rises to twenty-four feet, and is constructed of various coloured marbles, after a design of the Corinthian order. The Latin inscriptions, which are very long, were written by [her husband] Lord Burleigh (age 67) himself, and set forth the varied accomplishments and the virtues of the two ladies who are represented in effigy in the lower part of the monument. The figure of Lord Burleigh, in his robes, and in a kneeling attitude, appears in the upper part of the monument.
On 5th June 1588 [her mother] Anne Fitzwilliam (age 84) died.
In 1589 [her son] Robert Cecil 1st Earl Salisbury (age 25) and [her daughter-in-law] Elizabeth Brooke (age 25) were married.
On 4th April 1589 or 5th April 1589 Mildred Cooke Baroness Burghley (age 63) died. She was buried at the Chapel of St Nicholas, Westminster Abbey [Map].
On 4th August 1598 [her former husband] William Cecil 1st Baron Burghley (age 77) died. His son [her former step-son] Thomas (age 56) succeeded 2nd Baron Burghley. He was buried at St Martin's Church, Stamford [Map] with a large free-standing Elizabethan Period monument under the north chapel arch, in coloured marbles with a figure on tomb chest under an arched canopy supported on paired columns. Attributed to Cornelius Cure. The emblem of the Knights of the Garter on William's left shoulder. Leg Garter. In his right-hand he is holding the Lord Treasurer Staff of Office; originally white.
The inscription one the monument is on contained within three panels: two on the south (Chancel) side, and one on the north (Chapel) side.
Sacred to God most good and great, and to memory. The most honourable and far renowned Lord William Cecil, Baron of Burghley, Lord High Treasurer of England, President of the Court of Wards, knight of the most noble order of the Garter, Privy Counsellor to the most serene Elizabeth, Queen of England, &c., and Chancellor of the University of Cambridge, under this tomb awaits the second coming of Christ: Who for the excellent endowments of the mind, was first made Privy Counsellor to Edward the sixth, King of England; afterwards to Queen Elizabeth: under whom being intrusted with the greatest and most weighty affairs of this kingdom, and above all others approved, in promoting the true religion, and providing for the safety and honour of the commonwealth; by his prudence, honesty, integrity, and great services to the nation, he obtained the highest honours: and when he had long enough to nature, long enough for glory, but not long enough to his country, quietly fell asleep in Christ. He had two wives: Mary, sister of Sir John Cheeke, knight, of whom ie begat one son, Thomas, now Baron of Burghley; and Mildred, daughter of Sir [her father] Anthony Cooke, knight, who bore to him Sir [her son] Robert Cecil (age 35), knight, Privy Counsellor to Queen Elizabeth and President of the Court of Wards; [her daughter] Anne, married to [her former son-in-law] Edward, Earl of Oxford (age 48); and [her daughter] Elizabeth (age 34) to [her former son-in-law] William Wentworth, eldest son of Baron Wentworth.
Mary Cheke: she was born to Peter Cheke. In 1541 William Cecil 1st Baron Burghley and she were married. In February 1543 Mary Cheke died.
Elizabeth Cecil: On 1st July 1564 she was born to William Cecil 1st Baron Burghley and Mildred Cooke Baroness Burghley. On 26th February 1582 William Wentworth and she were married.
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Kings Wessex: Great x 16 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 18 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 20 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 18 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Kings England: Great x 10 Grand Daughter of King John of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 15 Grand Daughter of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 22 Grand Daughter of Louis "Pious" King Aquitaine I King Franks
Kings France: Great x 16 Grand Daughter of Robert "Pious" II King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 20 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Cooke of Lavenham in Suffolk
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Cooke
Great x 1 Grandfather: Philip Cooke
GrandFather: John Cooke of Gidea Hall
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Belnap
Father: Anthony Cooke
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Saunders of Banbury in Oxfordshire
GrandMother: Alice Saunders
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Spencer of Hodnell in Warwickshire
Great x 1 Grandmother: Jane Spencer
Mildred Cooke Baroness Burghley 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Fitzwilliam 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Fitzwilliam 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Fitzwilliam 6 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ralph Cromwell 1st Baron Cromwell 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Maud Cromwell 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Maud Bernake 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Fitzwilliam 7 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
GrandFather: William Fitzwilliam 8 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Mother: Anne Fitzwilliam 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England