Robert Cecil

Robert Cecil (1563-1612), the Earl of Salisbury, was an English statesman. He succeeded his father, Lord Burleigh, as first Minister under Elizabeth, and continued in office under James I, whose friendship he sedulously cultivated before his accession, and who created him earl.

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Robert Chambers, Robert Clive, Robert Devereux, Robert Devereux the Commander, Robert Dodsley, Robert Dudley