Elizabeth Cecil, 16th Baroness de Ros
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Lady Elizabeth Manners, 16th Baroness de Ros of Helmsley (January 1574/1575 – 1 May 1591) was the daughter and heir of Edward Manners, 3rd Earl of Rutland
Edward Manners, 3rd Earl of Rutland
Edward Manners, 3rd Earl of Rutland, 15th Baron de Ros of Helmsley, KG was the son of Henry Manners, 2nd Earl of Rutland, whose titles he inherited in 1563....

. On her father's death the Earldom of Rutland devolved upon his brother, and the Barony of Ros
Baron de Ros
The title of Baron de Ros of Helmsley is the most ancient baronial title in the Peerage of England. The title of Baron de Ros of Helmsley is the most ancient baronial title in the Peerage of England. The title of Baron de Ros of Helmsley is the most ancient baronial title in the Peerage of England....

 passed to his daughter, Elizabeth.

In January 1589 she married William Cecil, Lord Burghley
William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Exeter
William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Exeter PC KG , known as Lord Burghley from 1605 to 1623, was an English peer.-Life:...

, son of the 1st Earl of Exeter, who later succeeded as 2nd Earl. She died in childbirth, in London
London
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, at Tower Street, All Hallows, Barking
Barking
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 and was buried in Westminster Abbey
Westminster Abbey
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. She was succeeded in the Barony of Ros by her son, William
William Cecil, 17th Baron de Ros
William Cecil, 17th Baron de Ros of Helmsley .He was born at Newark Castle, Nottinghamshire, and baptised on 4 June 1590. In 1591, he inherited the barony of de Ros from his mother, Elizabeth Cecil, 16th Baroness de Ros. On 13 February 1615, he married Ann Lake.He was sent by King James I on a...

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Their child was:
  • Sir William Cecil, 17th Baron de Ros
    William Cecil, 17th Baron de Ros
    William Cecil, 17th Baron de Ros of Helmsley .He was born at Newark Castle, Nottinghamshire, and baptised on 4 June 1590. In 1591, he inherited the barony of de Ros from his mother, Elizabeth Cecil, 16th Baroness de Ros. On 13 February 1615, he married Ann Lake.He was sent by King James I on a...

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