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Paternal Family Tree: Cecil
Maternal Family Tree: Anne Fitzwilliam 1504-1588
In 1541 [her father] William Cecil 1st Baron Burghley (age 20) and Mary Cheke were married.
On 21st December 1546 [her father] William Cecil 1st Baron Burghley (age 26) and [her mother] Mildred Cooke Baroness Burghley (age 20) were married.
On 5th December 1556 Anne Cecil Countess of Oxford was born to William Cecil 1st Baron Burghley (age 36) and Mildred Cooke Baroness Burghley (age 30).
After 1571 [her future husband] Edward de Vere 17th Earl of Oxford (age 20) and Anne Cecil Countess of Oxford (age 14) separated.
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.
Edward de Vere 17th Earl of Oxford (age 21) and 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 2nd July 1575 [her daughter] Elizabeth Vere Countess Derby was born to [her husband] Edward de Vere 17th Earl of Oxford (age 25) and Anne Cecil Countess of Oxford (age 18) at Theobalds House, Hertfordshire.
Around 1582 [her husband] Edward de Vere 17th Earl of Oxford (age 31) and Anne Cecil Countess of Oxford (age 25) were reconciled.
Around 1583 [her daughter] Frances de Vere died.
Around 1583 [her daughter] Frances de Vere was born to [her husband] Edward de Vere 17th Earl of Oxford (age 32) and Anne Cecil Countess of Oxford (age 26).
On 6th April 1584 [her daughter] Bridget Vere Baroness Norreys Rycote was born to [her husband] Edward de Vere 17th Earl of Oxford (age 33) and Anne Cecil Countess of Oxford (age 27) at Theobalds House, Hertfordshire.
On 26th May 1587 [her daughter] Susan Vere Countess Montgomery was born to [her husband] Edward de Vere 17th Earl of Oxford (age 37) and Anne Cecil Countess of Oxford (age 30).
On 5th June 1588 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 [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 father] 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.
In 1591 [her former husband] Edward de Vere 17th Earl of Oxford (age 40) sold Hedingham Castle [Map] to his father-in-law [her father] William Cecil 1st Baron Burghley (age 70) in trust for his three daughters [her daughter] Elizabeth Vere Countess Derby (age 15), [her daughter] Bridget Vere Baroness Norreys Rycote (age 6) and [her daughter] Susan Vere Countess Montgomery (age 3) by his first wife Anne Cecil Countess of Oxford.
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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
Before 27th December 1591 [her former husband] Edward de Vere 17th Earl of Oxford (age 41) and Elizabeth Trentham Maid of Honour Countess of Oxford were married. She by marriage Countess of Oxford. She brought her husband a dowry of £1000 bequeathed to her in her father's will, payable at the rate of 500 marks a year for three years. He the son of John de Vere 16th Earl of Oxford and Margery Golding Countess of Oxford.
On 4th August 1598 [her father] William Cecil 1st Baron Burghley (age 77) died. His son [her half-brother] 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 on 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 [her mother] Mildred, daughter of Sir [her grandfather] Anthony Cooke, knight, who bore to him Sir [her brother] Robert Cecil (age 35), knight, Privy Counsellor to Queen Elizabeth and President of the Court of Wards; Anne, married to [her former husband] Edward, Earl of Oxford (age 48); and [her sister] Elizabeth (age 34) to 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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On 24th June 1604 [her former husband] Edward de Vere 17th Earl of Oxford (age 54) died at his home in King Street Covent Garden. His son Henry (age 11) succeeded 18th Earl of Oxford.
Kings Wessex: Great x 17 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 19 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 21 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 19 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Kings England: Great x 11 Grand Daughter of King John of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 16 Grand Daughter of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 23 Grand Daughter of Louis "Pious" King Aquitaine I King Franks
Kings France: Great x 17 Grand Daughter of Robert "Pious" II King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 21 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 3 Grandfather: Philip Cecil
Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Cecil
Great x 1 Grandfather: David Cecil
GrandFather: Richard Cecil
Great x 1 Grandmother: Alice Dicons
Father: William Cecil 1st Baron Burghley
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Heckington
GrandMother: Jane Heckington
Anne Cecil Countess of Oxford 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Cooke of Lavenham in Suffolk
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Cooke
Great x 2 Grandfather: Philip Cooke
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Cooke of Gidea Hall
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Belnap
GrandFather: Anthony Cooke
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Saunders of Banbury in Oxfordshire
Great x 1 Grandmother: Alice Saunders
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Spencer of Hodnell in Warwickshire
Great x 2 Grandmother: Jane Spencer
Mother: Mildred Cooke Baroness Burghley 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Fitzwilliam 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Fitzwilliam 6 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Maud Cromwell 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Fitzwilliam 7 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Fitzwilliam 8 x Great Grand Son of King John of England
GrandMother: Anne Fitzwilliam 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England