Who succeeded Robert Cecil as Lord Privy Seal?
His father
His brother
His uncle
His cousin
Answer
His father, William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley, succeeded Robert Cecil as Lord Privy Seal. Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury, held the position from 1605 until his death in 1612. His father, William Cecil, had previously served as Lord Privy Seal from 1572 to 1598.
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