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Robert Sidney was the second son of Sir Henry Sidney, was a statesman of Elizabethan and Jacobean England. He was also a patron of the arts and a poet. His mother, Mary Sidney née Dudley, was a lady-in-waiting to Queen Elizabeth I and a sister of Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester, an advisor and favourite of the Queen.
Philip Sidney, 5th Earl of Leicester (1676–1705) 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 was born at Baynard's Castle in London, [1] the son of Robert Sidney, 1st Earl of Leicester, and his first wife, Barbara Gamage. [2] He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford. In 1610 he was created Knight of the Bath when Prince Henry was created Prince of Wales. He was elected Member of Parliament for Wilton in 1614. [2]
Robert Sidney, 1st Earl of Leicester (1563–1626) Robert Sidney, 2nd Earl of Leicester (1595–1677) Philip Sidney, 3rd Earl of Leicester (1619–1698) Robert Sidney, 4th Earl of Leicester (1649–1702) Philip Sidney, 5th Earl of Leicester (1676–1705) John Sidney, 6th Earl of Leicester (1680–1737) Jocelyn Sidney, 7th Earl of Leicester ...
Robert Sidney may refer to: Robert Sidney, 1st Earl of Leicester (1563–1626), English nobleman and statesman Robert Sidney, 2nd Earl of Leicester (1595–1677), son of the above
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.
Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester (24 June 1532 [note 1] – 4 September 1588) was an English statesman and the favourite of Elizabeth I from her accession until his death. He was a suitor for the queen's hand for many years.
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.