Biography of Frances Cecil Countess Isle Thanet 1581-1653
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In or before 1566 [her father] Thomas Cecil 1st Earl Exeter (age 23) and [her mother] Dorothy Neville Countess Exeter (age 17) were married.
On 28 Feb 1581 Frances Cecil Countess Isle Thanet was born to Thomas Cecil 1st Earl Exeter (age 38) and Dorothy Neville Countess Exeter (age 33).
On 04 Aug 1598 [her grandfather] William Cecil 1st Baron Burghley (age 77) died. His son [her father] Thomas Cecil 1st Earl Exeter (age 56) succeeded 2nd Baron Burghley. He was buried at St Martin's Church, Stamford [Map] with a large free-standing Elizabethan Period monument under the north chapel arch, in coloured marbles with a figure on tomb chest under an arched canopy supported on paired columns. Attributed to Cornelius Cure. The emblem of the Knights of the Garter on William's left shoulder. Leg Garter. In his right-hand he is holding the Lord Treasurer Staff of Office; originally white.
The inscription one the monument is on contained within three panels: two on the south (Chancel) side, and one on the north (Chapel) side.
Sacred to God most good and great, and to memory. The most honourable and far renowned Lord William Cecil, Baron of Burghley, Lord High Treasurer of England, President of the Court of Wards, knight of the most noble order of the Garter, Privy Counsellor to the most serene Elizabeth, Queen of England, &c., and Chancellor of the University of Cambridge, under this tomb awaits the second coming of Christ: Who for the excellent endowments of the mind, was first made Privy Counsellor to Edward the sixth, King of England; afterwards to Queen Elizabeth: under whom being intrusted with the greatest and most weighty affairs of this kingdom, and above all others approved, in promoting the true religion, and providing for the safety and honour of the commonwealth; by his prudence, honesty, integrity, and great services to the nation, he obtained the highest honours: and when he had long enough to nature, long enough for glory, but not long enough to his country, quietly fell asleep in Christ. He had two wives: [her grandmother] Mary, sister of Sir John Cheeke, knight, of whom ie begat one son, Thomas (age 56), now Baron of Burghley; and Mildred, daughter of Sir Anthony Cooke, knight, who bore to him Sir [her uncle] Robert Cecil (age 35), knight, Privy Counsellor to Queen Elizabeth and President of the Court of Wards; [her aunt] Anne, married to Edward, Earl of Oxford (age 48); and [her aunt] Elizabeth (age 34) to William Wentworth, eldest son of Baron Wentworth.
Mary Cheke: she was born to Peter Cheke. In 1541 William Cecil 1st Baron Burghley and she were married. In Feb 1543 Mary Cheke died.
Elizabeth Cecil: On 01 Jul 1564 she was born to William Cecil 1st Baron Burghley and Mildred Cooke Baroness Burghley. On 26 Feb 1582 William Wentworth and she were married.
In 1601 [her father] Thomas Cecil 1st Earl Exeter (age 58) was created 1st Earl Exeter. [her mother] Dorothy Neville Countess Exeter (age 53) by marriage Countess Exeter.
Before 03 Sep 1602 Nicholas Tufton 1st Earl of Thanet (age 24) and Frances Cecil Countess Isle Thanet (age 21) were married. She the daughter of Thomas Cecil 1st Earl Exeter (age 60) and Dorothy Neville Countess Exeter (age 54).
In 1607 [her daughter] Mary Tufton was born to [her husband] Nicholas Tufton 1st Earl of Thanet (age 28) and Frances Cecil Countess Isle Thanet (age 25).
On 15 Dec 1608 [her son] John Tufton 2nd Earl of Thanet was born to [her husband] Nicholas Tufton 1st Earl of Thanet (age 30) and Frances Cecil Countess Isle Thanet (age 27).
In 1609 [her mother] Dorothy Neville Countess Exeter (age 61) died.
After 1609 [her father] Thomas Cecil 1st Earl Exeter (age 66) and [her step-mother] Frances Brydges Countess Exeter (age 29) were married. She by marriage Countess Exeter. The difference in their ages was 37 years.
On 26 Nov 1619 [her son-in-law] Edward Dering 1st Baronet (age 21) and [her daughter] Elizabeth Tufton were married at St Dionis Backchurch. She the daughter of Nicholas Tufton 1st Earl of Thanet (age 41) and Frances Cecil Countess Isle Thanet (age 38).
On 30 Jan 1620 [her brother-in-law] William Tufton 1st Baronet (age 31) and Anne Cave Lady Tufton were married at Greenwich, Kent [Map].
In 1622 [her brother-in-law] William Tufton 1st Baronet (age 33) was created 1st Baronet Tufton of Vintners in Kent. Anne Cave Lady Tufton by marriage Lady Tufton of Vintners in Kent.
On 24 Jan 1622 [her daughter] Elizabeth Tufton died.
On 08 Feb 1623 [her father] Thomas Cecil 1st Earl Exeter (age 80) died. He was buried at Chapel of St John the Baptist, Westminster Abbey [Map]. His son [her brother] William Cecil 2nd Earl Exeter (age 57) succeeded 2nd Earl Exeter, 3rd Baron Burghley. Elizabeth Drury Countess Exeter (age 45) by marriage Countess Exeter.
On 02 Apr 1624 [her father-in-law] John Tufton 1st Baronet (age 80) died. His son [her husband] Nicholas Tufton 1st Earl of Thanet (age 46) succeeded 2nd Baronet Tufton of Hothfield. Frances Cecil Countess Isle Thanet (age 43) by marriage Lady Tufton of Hothfield.
In or before 1625 [her son-in-law] Edward Bisshopp 2nd Baronet (age 22) and [her daughter] Mary Tufton (age 17) were married. She the daughter of Nicholas Tufton 1st Earl of Thanet (age 46) and Frances Cecil Countess Isle Thanet (age 43).
On 01 Nov 1626 [her husband] Nicholas Tufton 1st Earl of Thanet (age 48) was created 1st Baron Tufton. Frances Cecil Countess Isle Thanet (age 45) by marriage Baroness Tufton.
On 05 Aug 1628 [her husband] Nicholas Tufton 1st Earl of Thanet (age 50) was created 1st Earl of Thanet. Frances Cecil Countess Isle Thanet (age 47) by marriage Countess of Thanet.
On 21 Apr 1629 [her son] John Tufton 2nd Earl of Thanet (age 20) and [her daughter-in-law] Margaret Sackville Countess Isle Thanet (age 14) were married. She the daughter of Richard Sackville 3rd Earl Dorset and Anne Clifford Countess Dorset and Pembroke (age 39). He the son of Nicholas Tufton 1st Earl of Thanet (age 51) and Frances Cecil Countess Isle Thanet (age 48).
On 01 Jul 1631 [her husband] Nicholas Tufton 1st Earl of Thanet (age 53) died at Sapcote, Leicestershire [Map]. His son [her son] John Tufton 2nd Earl of Thanet (age 22) succeeded 2nd Earl of Thanet, 2nd Baron Tufton, 3rd Baronet Tufton of Hothfield. [her daughter-in-law] Margaret Sackville Countess Isle Thanet (age 16) by marriage Countess of Thanet.
On 24 Dec 1641 [her former brother-in-law] Humfrey Tufton 1st Baronet (age 57) was created 1st Baronet Tufton of The Mote in Kent. Margaret Morley Lady Tufton (age 55) by marriage Lady Tufton of The Mote in Kent.
In 1650 [her former brother-in-law] William Tufton 1st Baronet (age 61) died at Barbados.
[her daughter] Elizabeth Tufton was born to Nicholas Tufton 1st Earl of Thanet and Frances Cecil Countess Isle Thanet.
[her daughter] Dorothy Tufton was born to Nicholas Tufton 1st Earl of Thanet and Frances Cecil Countess Isle Thanet.
Humfrey Tufton 1st Baronet and Margaret Morley Lady Tufton were married.
Kings Wessex: Great x 16 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 14 Grand Daughter of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 19 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 15 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 7 Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 13 Grand Daughter of William "Lion" I King Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 13 Grand Daughter of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 9 Grand Daughter of Philip "The Fair" IV King France
Great x 4 Grandfather: Philip Cecil
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Cecil
Great x 2 Grandfather: David Cecil
Great x 1 Grandfather: Richard Cecil
Great x 2 Grandmother: Alice Dicons
GrandFather: William Cecil 1st Baron Burghley
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Heckington
Great x 1 Grandmother: Jane Heckington
Father: Thomas Cecil 1st Earl Exeter
Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Cheke
Great x 1 Grandfather: Peter Cheke
GrandMother: Mary Cheke
Frances Cecil Countess Isle Thanet 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Neville 1st Baron Latimer of Snape Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Neville 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Beauchamp Baroness Latimer 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Neville 2nd Baron Latimer of Snape 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Bourchier 1st Baron Berners Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Bourchier 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margery Berners Baroness Berners
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Neville 3rd Baron Latimer 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Humphrey Stafford 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Humphrey Stafford 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Stafford Baroness Latimer 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Fray
Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Fray
Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnes Danvers Baroness Wenlock
GrandFather: John Neville 4th Baron Latimer of Snape 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard de Vere 11th Earl of Oxford 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John de Vere 12th Earl of Oxford 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Sergeaux Countess Oxford
Great x 2 Grandfather: George de Vere 6 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Howard 4 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Howard Countess of Oxford 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Walton
Great x 1 Grandmother: Dorothy de Vere 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Humphrey Stafford 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Stafford 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Stafford 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Chideock 6th Baron Fitzpayn 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Chideocke 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Lumley 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Mother: Dorothy Neville Countess Exeter 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edmund Beaufort 1st or 2nd Duke Somerset Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Beaufort 2nd or 3rd Duke Somerset 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Beauchamp Duchess Somerset 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Somerset 1st Earl of Worcester 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Hill of Shilston
Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Hill
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Champernoun
Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Somerset 2nd Earl of Worcester 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William "Black William" Herbert 1st Earl Pembroke
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Herbert 2nd Earl Pembroke 1st Earl Huntingdon 9 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Devereux 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Herbert 3rd Baroness Herbert Raglan 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Woodville 1st Earl Rivers
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Woodville Countess Pembroke and Huntingdon 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jacquetta of Luxemburg Duchess Bedford 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
GrandMother: Lucy Somerset Baroness Latimer Snape 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Browne
Great x 2 Grandfather: Anthony Browne 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Fitzalan 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Fitzalan 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Moyns
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Browne Countess of Worcester 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Neville 5th Earl Salisbury Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Neville 1st Marquess Montagu 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Montagu 5th Countess of Salisbury 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Lucy Neville 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edmund Ingaldsthorpe
Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabel Ingaldsthorpe 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Tiptoft 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England