Anne Cecil

Deceased Person

1556 – 1588

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Who was Anne Cecil?

Anne Cecil, Countess of Oxford was the daughter of the statesman William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley, chief adviser to Queen Elizabeth I of England, and the translator Mildred Cooke. In 1571 she became the first wife of Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford. She served as a Maid of Honour to Queen Elizabeth before her marriage.

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Born
Dec 5, 1556
England
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Religion
  • Anglicanism
Died
Jun 5, 1588

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on July 23, 2013

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