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  Robert Gascoyne Cecil 7th Marquess Of Salisbury   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Robert Michael James Gascoyne-Cecil, 7th Marquess of Salisbury, PC (born September 30, 1946), was a Conservative politician and Leader of the House of Lords, under his courtesy title of Viscount Cranborne.
The Marquesses of Salisbury were descended from the 1st Marquess, a courtier and favorite of King George III of the United Kingdom, who was himself a descendant of Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury and one of the men who brought about the accession of King James I of England.
Robert Cecil was himself a younger son of Elizabeth's courtier-advisor William Cecil, Lord Burghley, the descendant of a Welsh soldier David Cyssell.
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 Robert Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury. Who is Robert Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury? What is Robert Cecil, 3rd ...
Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, Earl of Salisbury, Viscount Cranborne, Baron Cecil of Essendon.
In 1868, on the death of his father, the new Marquess of Salisbury was raised to the House of Lords.
Salisbury's expertise was in foreign affairs, and uncharacteristically, for most of his time as Prime Minister he served not as First Lord of the Treasury, the traditional position held by the Prime Minister, but as Foreign Secretary.
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 Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lord Robert Cecil was the second son of the 2nd Marquess of Salisbury.
Salisbury was the last peer to serve as Prime Minister, with the brief exception of the 14th Earl of Home who renounced his peerage within a few days of being appointed.
Salisbury was the third son of James Gascoyne-Cecil, 2nd Marquess of Salisbury, a minor Tory politician.
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 ROBERT CECIL, 1ST EARL OF SALISBURY - LoveToKnow Article on ROBERT CECIL, 1ST EARL OF SALISBURY   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Owing to Cecils action, on the death of Elizabeth on the 24th of March 1603, James was proclaimed king, and took possession of the throne without opposition.
Cecil was continued in his office, was created Baron Cecil of Essendon in Rutlandshire on the I3th of May, Viscount Cranborne on the 20th of August 1604, and earl of Salisbury on the 4th of May 1605.
Cecil took a leading part in his trial in July 1603, and, though probably convinced of his guilt, endeavoured to ensure him a fair trial and rebuked the attorney-general, Sir Edward Coke, for his harshness towards the prisoner.
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 Marquess Of Salisbury   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, Marquess of Salisbury 1885-6, 1886-92 and 1895-1902 was the next prime minister intermittently, but the Boer War, which led to his...
The title was given to Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury, a close advisor to James I.
Cecil was a son of Queen Elizabeth I's chief advisor, William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley.
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 Dictionary of Meaning www.mauspfeil.net
Lord Robert Cecil was the second son of the James Brownlow William Gascoyne-Cecil, 2nd Marquess of Salisbury 2nd Marquess of Salisbury.
Salisbury's expertise was in foreign affairs, and uncharacteristically, for most of his time as Prime Minister he served not as First Lord of the Treasury, the traditional position held by the Prime Minister, but as Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Foreign Secretary.
Salisbury was the third son of James Gascoyne-Cecil, 2nd Marquess of Salisbury, a minor Conservative Party (UK) Tory politician.
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 ROBERT GASCOYNE-CECIL, 3RD MARQUESS OF SALISBURY FACTS AND INFORMATION   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The_Most_Honourable Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, KG, GCVO, PC (3_February 1830–22_August 1903), known as Lord Robert Cecil before 1865 and as Viscount Cranborne from 1865 until 1868, was a British statesman and Prime Minister.
Salisbury became the leader of the Conservative members of the House of Lords though the overall leadership of the party was not formally allocated and so he struggled with the Commons leader Sir_Stafford_Northcote, a struggle in which Salisbury eventually emerged as the leading figure to become Prime_Minister of a minority administration from 1885 to 1886.
Salisbury's expertise was in foreign affairs, and uncharacteristically, for most of his time as Prime Minister he served not as First_Lord_of_the_Treasury, the traditional position held by the Prime Minister, but as Foreign Secretary.
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 Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 5th Marquess of Salisbury   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Salisbury, Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3d marquess of Biography and links to related articles from encyclopedia.com.
Robert Cecil, Earl of Salisbury Britannia`s biography on the infamous Earl that that falsified the evidence and confessions of the plotters (or did he?).
Robert Cecil: Marquis of Salisbury Became Secretary for India in Lord Derby's government and Foreign Secretary.
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 Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne Cecil 3rd ... Of Salisbury - Surch
Robert Cecil, son of the 2nd Marquis of Salisbury, was born at Hatfield House in 1830.
Edgar Algernon Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 1st and last Viscount Cecil of Chelwood was the son of Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury and Georgina Alderson...
Cecil, Robert Arthur James Gascoyne- (1893-1972) 5th Marquess of Salisbury (23) Cecil, Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne- (1830-1903) 3rd Marquess of Salisbury...
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 Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury (February 3, 1830–August 22, 1903).
January, 1887 - Lord Salisbury succeeds Lord Iddesleigh as Foreign Secretary, remaining Leader of the House of Lords.
William Henry Smith succeeds Salisbury as First Lord of the Treasury and also succeeds Churchill as Leader of the House of Commons.
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 Encyclopedia: Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
James Edward Hubert Gascoyne-Cecil, 4th Marquess of Salisbury (October 23, 1861 - April 4, 1947) was the eldest son and heir of the Victorian statesman Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury.
Edgar Algernon Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood, previously known as Lord Robert Cecil (September 14, 1864 - November 24, 1958) was a lawyer, politician and diplomat.
Arms of Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury This image depicts a seal, an emblem, a coat of arms or a crest.
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 Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
In 1878 Salisbury succeeded Lord Derby (son of the former Prime Minister) Foreign Secretary in time to help lead to "peace with honor" at the Congress of Berlin.
Salisbury's expertise was in foreign affairs and for most of his time as Prime he served not as First Lord of the Treasury the traditional position held by the Minister but as Foreign Secretary.
Salisbury was the last peer to as Prime Minister with the brief exception the 14th Earl of Home who renounced his peerage within a days of being appointed.
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 Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In 1900 Salisbury was worth £6.56 million, about £374 million in 2005.
On July 11, 1902, Salisbury resigned from office due to ill health and heart-broken over his wife's death.
Robert and Georgina had eight children, all but one of whom survived infancy.
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 Robert Gascoyne Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury (February 3, 1830 - August22, 1903).
Salisbury's expertise was in foreign affairs, and uncharacteristically, for most of his time as Prime Minister he served notas First Lord of the Treasury, the traditionalposition held by the Prime Minister, but as Foreign Secretary.
Salisbury was the last peer to serve as Prime Minister, with the brief exceptionof the 14th Earl of Home who renounced his peerage within a fewdays of being appointed.
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 1st Baron Burghley   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Henry Cecil, 1st Marquess of Exeter is immortalised in The Lord of Burleigh by Tennyson.
Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, Prime Minister 1885-6, 1886-92, and 1895-1902, leading British Empire builder and opponent of Home Rule for Ireland (in the time of Parnell).
Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, Viscount Cranborne (NOT Cranbourne), the current heir to the Marquess of Salisbury, was Tory leader of the House of Lords 1990s.
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 Marquess of Salisbury   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The Marquess of Salisbury holds the subsidiary of Earl of Salisbury (created 1605) Viscount Cranborne (1604) and Baron Cecil of Essendon (1603).
Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil 3rd Marquess of (1830 - 1903)
Manuscripts of the Marquess of Salisbury, Addenda 1605-1668
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 thePeerage.com - Person Page 1634
James Cecil, 1st Marquess of Salisbury was the son of James Cecil, 6th Earl of Salisbury and Elizabeth Keat.
Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury was the son of Sir James Brownlow William Gascoyne-Cecil, 2nd Marquess of Salisbury and Francis Mary Gascoyne.
Frances Cecil was the daughter of Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury and Elizabeth Brooke.
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 Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury (February 3, 1830- August 22, 1903).
In 1878, Salisbury succeeded Lord Derby (son of the former Prime Minister) as Foreign Secretary, in time to help lead Britain to "peace with honor" at the Congress of Berlin.
On July 11, 1902, Salisbury resigned from office due to ill health.
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Salisbury (England), city, administrative center of Salisbury District, Wiltshire, southern England, at the confluence of the East Avon, Bourne, and...
Salisbury (Maryland), city, seat of Wicomico County, southeastern Maryland, on the Wicomico River; settled 1732, incorporated as a city 1872.
Salisbury (North Carolina), city, seat of Rowan County, central North Carolina; incorporated 1755.
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 Salisbury, Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd marquess of, Earl Of Salisbury, Viscount Cranborne, Baron Cecil Of ...
Salisbury, Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd marquess of, Earl Of Salisbury, Viscount Cranborne, Baron Cecil Of Essendon --  Encyclopædia Britannica
Robert Cecil was the second surviving son of the 2nd Marquess of Salisbury, who had married Frances Gascoyne, an heiress to large landed estates.
British statesman Robert Cecil was a longtime member of Parliament and one of the principal draftsmen of the Covenant of the League of Nations.
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 William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
William Cecil's son, Robert, followed in his father's footsteps: it was he who assured a smooth succession to James I following Elizabeth's death in 1603.
After the accession of Elizabeth to the throne, Cecil became her principal secretary in 1558, a position he held until 1572., when he became lord treasurer.
Cecil -- Burghley -- ran the country through his position as head of Elizabeth's administration; while in parliament he was able to hear about and gather the mood of parliament and beyond.
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 thePeerage.com - Person Page 1642
Colonel Lord Edward Herbert Gascoyne-Cecil was the son of Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury and Georgina Alderson.
Gwendolen Cecil was the daughter of Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury and Georgina Alderson.
Fanny Georgina Mildred Cecil was the daughter of Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury and Georgina Alderson.
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 Dictionary of Meaning www.mauspfeil.net
'''Robert Michael James Gascoyne-Cecil, 7th Marquess of Salisbury''', Privy Council PC (born September 30, 1946), was a Conservative Party (UK) Conservative politician and Leader of the House of Lords, under his courtesy title of '''Viscount Cranborne'''.
Lord Cranborne was summoned as Baron Cecil of Essendon (his father's most junior dignity), though continued to be known by his courtesy style of Viscount Cranborne.
The Marquess of Salisbury's heir is his elder son the Honourable Robert Edward "Ned" William Gascoyne-Cecil, called Viscount Cranborne (b.
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