Cecil Calvert 2nd Baron Baltimore

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Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore, was an English nobleman and colonial proprietor best known for founding and governing the Province of Maryland as a haven for English Catholics in the 17th century.

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instanceOf English nobleman
Roman Catholic
colonial proprietor
peer of the Kingdom of England
appointed governors of Maryland
associatedWith Chesapeake Bay region
English colonization of North America
birthDate 1605-08-08
birthPlace Kiplin, Yorkshire, England
burialPlace England
charterGrantedBy Charles I of England
charterGrantYear 1632
child Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
deathDate 1675-11-30
deathPlace England
education Trinity College, Oxford NERFINISHED
era 17th century
familyName Calvert
father George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore
followedBy Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore, as Lord Proprietor of Maryland
fullName Cecilius Calvert
givenName Cecil
governanceStyle proprietary colony
governedTerritory Province of Maryland
house House of Lords (by peerage)
linked to: Peerage of England
influenced Maryland Toleration Act of 1649
knownFor establishing Maryland as a haven for English Catholics
founding the Province of Maryland
governing the Province of Maryland
language English
legacy Maryland’s identity as a refuge for Catholics
matriculationYear 1621
monarchDuringTenure Charles I of England
mother Anne Mynne
nobleFamily Calvert family
nobleTitle 2nd Baron Baltimore
policy religious toleration for Christians in Maryland
precededBy George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore, as Lord Proprietor-designate of Maryland
rarelyVisited Province of Maryland
religion Catholicism
residence England
spouse Anne Arundell
succeeded George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore
successor Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore
titleHeld Baron Baltimore
Lord Proprietor of Maryland

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Baltimore namedAfter Cecil Calvert 2nd Baron Baltimore
Calvert County, Maryland namedAfter Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore
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Colony of Maryland founder Cecilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore
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Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore fullName Cecilius Calvert
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Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore nobleTitle 2nd Baron Baltimore
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Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore father Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore
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Anne Arundell spouse Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore
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Anne Arundell spouseNobleTitle 2nd Baron Baltimore
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Maryland charter of 1632 grantedTo Cecilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore
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Maryland charter of 1632 relatedTo Cecilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore
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St. Mary's City, Maryland foundedBy Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore
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William Stone (Maryland governor) appointedBy Cecilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore
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Province of Maryland founder Cecilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore
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Province of Maryland proprietor Cecilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore
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Cecil County, Maryland namedAfter Cecilius Calvert
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Cecil County, Maryland namedAfter 2nd Baron Baltimore
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Baltimore, Maryland, United States namedAfter Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore
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Calvert family notableMember Cecilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore
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Ark associatedWith Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore
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Kiplin, Yorkshire, England birthplaceOf Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore
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Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore title 2nd Baron Baltimore
subject linked to: Kiplin, Yorkshire, England
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Province of Maryland foundedBy Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore
subject linked to: Kiplin, Yorkshire, England
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Lord Proprietor of Maryland hasTitleHolder Cecilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore
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Baron Baltimore hasHolder Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore
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Baron Baltimore mostFamousHolder Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore
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George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore, as Lord Proprietor-designate of Maryland successor Cecilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore
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George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore child Cecilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore
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George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore successorAsProprietorOfMaryland Cecilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore
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Benedict Calvert, 4th Baron Baltimore child Cecil Calvert
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Benedict Calvert, 4th Baron Baltimore grandfather Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore
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