Whom did Burghley serve?

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He first rose to prominence during the protectorate of Edward Seymour, duke of Somerset, and he served as secretary of state (1550-53) during the ascendancy of John Dudley, duke of Northumberland. He was reappointed to office by Elizabeth I , whom he served faithfully for 40 years—as secretary (1558-72) and as lord treasurer (1572-98). He continued to sit in Parliament, as a commoner until 1571 and as Lord Burghley thereafter, and was Elizabeth's chief spokesman there, as well as administrative head of her government.