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Dorothy Spencer (née Sidney; later Smythe), Countess of Sunderland (5 October 1617 – 5 February 1684), was the wife of Henry Spencer, 1st Earl of Sunderland, and the daughter of Robert Sidney, 2nd Earl of Leicester, and Lady Dorothy Percy. Lady Dorothy Sidney (or Sydney) was celebrated not only for her beauty but for wit, charm and intelligence.
Lady Dorothy Percy married Robert Sidney, later Earl of Leicester, in 1615. The couple had twelve children, including: Dorothy (1617–1683), married Henry Spencer, 1st Earl of Sunderland. [3] Philip (1619–1697), the 3rd Earl, married Lady Catherine Cecil. Henry, created Earl of Romney, died unmarried and without issue.
Dorothy Sidney (1617-1684) (Henry Pierce Bone) On 20 July 1639 at Penshurst, he married Lady Dorothy Sidney, [2] daughter of Robert Sidney, 2nd Earl of Leicester at Penshurst Place. It was generally believed to be a love marriage and had his father-in-law's warm approval: after Sunderland's death, her father consoled Dorothy by reminding her of ...
John Sidney, 6th Earl of Leicester (1680–1737) Hon. Thomas Sidney (1681 – 27 January 1729) Jocelyn Sidney, 7th Earl of Leicester (1682–1743) Three of his sons succeeded their father in turn to the earldom. The youngest son, Jocelyn, was the last earl of this creation. Sidney's memorial can be seen at Penshurst. [4]
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Sophia Sidney, Baroness De L'Isle and Dudley (née FitzClarence; 25 August 1796 – 10 April 1837), was the eldest illegitimate daughter of William IV of the United Kingdom and his longtime mistress Dorothea Jordan. She was married to Philip Sidney, 1st Baron De L'Isle and Dudley, and had four surviving children.
Dorothy Sidney may refer to: Dorothy Sidney, Countess of Leicester (née Dorothy Percy) (ca. 1598 – 1659) Dorothy Spencer, Countess of Sunderland (1617 – 1684), daughter of the above
Dorothy was the daughter of Henry Spencer, 1st Earl of Sunderland, and his wife, the former Lady Dorothy Sidney (or Sydney). [2] Lady Dorothy married George Savile on 29 December 1656, at St Giles in the Fields in London. [3] They had two children: William Savile, 2nd Marquess of Halifax [4] Anne Savile, later Countess of Carbery (c.1663-1690)