Cecil baron Burleigh

Cecil baron Burleigh

Cecil (William) baron Burleigh ou Burghley
(1520 - 1598), homme politique anglais; conseiller d'élisabeth Ire.

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  • Burleigh —   [ bəːlɪ],    1) Walter Burleigh, Burley [ bəːlɪ], latinisiert Burlaeus, englischer Philosoph der Scholastik, * 1275, ✝ um 1345; Schüler von J. Duns Scotus, lehrte in Oxford und Paris; Ehrentitel: »Doctor planus et perspicuus« (d. h. »leicht… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Cecil,William — Cecil, William. First Baron Burghley or Burleigh. 1520 1598. English statesman and chief adviser to Elizabeth I. He persuaded the queen to execute Mary Queen of Scots. * * * …   Universalium

  • Cecil, William, 1st Baron Burghley — born Sept. 13, 1520, Bourne, Lincolnshire, Eng. died Aug. 5, 1598, London English statesman, principal adviser to Elizabeth I through most of her reign and a master of Renaissance statecraft. Having served as a councillor and cosecretary to… …   Universalium

  • Cecil — /ses euhl, sis / or, for 5, /see seuhl/, n. 1. (Edgar Algernon) Robert (1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood), 1864 1958, British statesman: Nobel peace prize 1937. 2. Robert (1st Earl of Salisbury and 1st Viscount Cecil of Cranborne), 1563 1612,… …   Universalium

  • Cecil — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom.  Pour l’article homophone, voir Cécile. Patronyme Cecil est un nom de famille notamment porté par : Robert Cecil, (1563 1612), ministre sous… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Cecil — I. biographical name (Edgar Algernon) Robert 1864 1958 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood English statesman II. biographical name Lord (Edward Christian) David 1902 1986 English biographer III. biographical name Robert 1563 1612 1st Earl of Salisbury …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Burleigh,First Baron — Bur·leigh (bûrʹlē), First Baron. See Cecil, William. * * * …   Universalium

  • Burleigh — /berr lee/, n. 1. 1st Baron. See Cecil, William. 2. Henry Thacker /thak euhr/, 1866 1949, U.S. singer: early collector and arranger of spirituals. 3. a male given name: from Old English words meaning hill and field. * * * …   Universalium

  • Burleigh — Bur•leigh [[t]ˈbɜr li[/t]] n. big 1st Baron. Cecil William …   From formal English to slang

  • Cecil — Cec•il [[t]ˈsɛs əl, ˈsɪs [/t]] n. 1) big Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne Salisbury 1) 2) big William (1st Baron Burghley or Burleigh), 1520–98, British statesman: adviser to Elizabeth I …   From formal English to slang

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