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1520 CE - 1598 CE: Life of William Cecil, Lord Burghley.
1541 CE: William Cecil, Lord Burghley, marries his first wife, Mary Cheke.
1546 CE: William Cecil, Lord Burghley marries his second wife, Mildred Cooke.
1547 CE: William Cecil, Lord Burghley joins the government of Edward Seymour, the Duke of Somerset.
1548 CE: William Cecil, Lord Burghley is appointed the Secretary of State.
1550 CE: Willam Cecil, Lord Burghley joins the Privy Council of Edward VI of England.
1558 CE - 1572 CE: William Cecil, Lord Burghley is the Secretary of State for Elizabeth I of England.
1561 CE: William Cecil, Lord Burghley is appointed the Master of the Court of Wards and Liveries.
1571 CE: William Cecil is made Baron Burghley by Elizabeth I of England.
1572 CE - 1598 CE: William Cecil, Lord Burghley is the Lord Treasurer of Elizabeth I of England's government.
1572 CE: William Cecil, Lord Burghley is made a member of the Order of the Garter.
1598 CE: William Cecil, Lord Burghley dies.