The Lady Burghley | |
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![]() Effigies of Mildred, Lady Burghley, and her daughter, Anne, Countess of Oxford, in Westminster Abbey | |
Born | 1526 |
Died | 4 April 1589 (aged 62–63) |
Burial place | Westminster Abbey, London |
Known for | translator |
Title | Lady Burghley |
Spouse | |
Children | Francisca Cecil Anne Cecil, Countess of Oxford William Cecil William Cecil (again) Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury Elizabeth Cecil |
Parent(s) | Sir Anthony Cooke Anne Fitzwilliam |
Mildred Cecil, Baroness Burghley (née Cooke; 1526 – 4 April 1589) was an English noblewoman and translator. She was the wife of William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley, the most trusted adviser of Elizabeth I, and the mother of Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury, adviser to James I.