Talk:Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury

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In the Gunpowder Plot section of this article, it is said that James I's heir to the throne was Elizabeth of Bohemia. But James at this point had two sons, Henry and Charles. InvisibleSun 17:24, 12 September 2005 (UTC)

Indeed, this would seem to be entirely incorrect. I've changed it to say that Henry was James's heir. And Henry was indeed more dogmatically protestant than his father, although I'm not sure this was evident in 1605, when Henry was 11 years old. john k 18:15, 12 September 2005 (UTC)

Off-topic
The following text from the page is well off topic. Charles Matthews 11:04, 16 April 2007 (UTC)

Lord Salisbury's descendants still maintain a high level of influence. Cornelia Vanderbilt (1900–1976) was married in Biltmore Village in 1924 to the Honourable John Francis Amherst Cecil (1890–1954) a descendant of Lord Salisbury.

Cornelia and John Cecil continued to live at the Biltmore Estate, giving birth to two sons, George Henry Vanderbilt Cecil (1925) and William Amherst Vanderbilt Cecil (1928). At the present time, Henry and William own the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North Carolina. Today however, the estate is used as a business. The luxurious estate houses such artefacts as Napoleon Bonaparte's chess set, and a tapestry set belonging to Cardinal Richelieu.

The section on the Gunpowder Plot is too ridiculous to remain - I'm going to take the liberty of removing it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 163.1.99.253 (talk) 16:32, 18 May 2009 (UTC)

Portrait
The Critz portrait bears the motto Sero Sed Serio. what does this mean?

Byrd
Not exactly a portrayal, but the well-known pavan might be worth a mention. Or not? Ian Spackman (talk) 13:54, 28 November 2011 (UTC)

Secretary of State
See Talk:Secretary_of_State_(England). Alekksandr (talk) 22:14, 15 April 2016 (UTC)

Deletion of "Styles of address"
A list of styles of address seems quite common for pages covering individuals of this era.

Was User:Agricolae justified in deleting this material? (2 Feb 2018): "Styles of address: whole section is anachronistic"

Having visited Agricolae's talk page, my instinct is to undo the deletion until there has been some discussion here?

Gilgamesh4 (talk) 11:41, 5 February 2018 (UTC)


 * Or maybe they shouldn't be restored until there is some citation to indicate that Robert Cecil was actually known by these styles - you know, WP:V, a pillar of Wikipedia - and that secondary accounts of Cecil feel this information is worthy of mention, that it isn't WP:UNDUE. Is there any basis for this whatsoever, or are they just made up, extrapolated based on modern usage? Agricolae (talk) 14:17, 6 February 2018 (UTC)
 * There is a proposal on User talk:Agricolae, where concern has been expressed by others, to discuss all such matters on the project page. Xxanthippe (talk) 03:21, 7 February 2018 (UTC).
 * Or, since we are already discussing it here, maybe Xxanthippe can explain why WP:V and WP:UNDUE are to be selectively ignored when it comes to styles and arms. Agricolae (talk) 09:10, 7 February 2018 (UTC)

Parentage :-
William Cecil b. 13 Sep 1520 - 1st Baron Burghley, & Only Known Wife Mildred Cooke - Not as suggested 2nd Wife,


 * Mildred is also given as mother of the Eldest child of William - Thomas Cecil b. 05 May 1842 - 1st Earl of Exeter, 2nd Baron of Burghley — Preceding unsigned comment added by 109.158.79.254 (talk) 13:21, 26 July 2018 (UTC)

anti-slavery views
I noticed Cecil mentioned here https://www.historyextra.com/period/tudor/the-missing-tudors-black-people-in-16th-century-england/ and came to wikipedia for more info on his role. This doesn't look like a great source, but the topic would be a good addition to the article.

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