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William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Exeter
English nobleman, politician, and peer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Exeter, KG PC (1566 – 6 July 1640), known as the third Lord Burghley from 1605 to 1623, was an English nobleman, politician, and peer.
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