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Sidney, Robert (1595 - 1677)

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Born / Died

Birth Date: 1595-12-01
Death Date: 1677-11-02

Parents

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Percy, Dorothy (1598 - 1659)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: 1615-1
    Union ended: n.d.

Primary Title

  • 16th Earl of Leicester

Titles

  • Viscount Lisle
    Assumed: 1618
    Vacated: 1677-11-02
  • Baron Sydney of Penshurst
    Assumed: 1626-07-13
    Vacated: 1677-11-02
  • 16th Earl of Leicester
    Assumed: 1626-07-13
    Vacated: 1677-11-02

Details of Offices

Began Ended
MP, Wiltshire 1614
MP, Kent 1620 1622
MP, Monmouthshire 1624 1625
High Steward, Norfolk 1626 -12 -14 1629 -11 -30
Council Member, Marches of Wales 1633 -5 -12
JP, Kent 1636
Privy Councillor, England 1639 -5 -5
Lord Lieut, Ireland 1641 -6 -14 1643 -11 -29
Lord Lieut, Kent 1641/2 -2 -28
Privy Councillor, England 1660 -5 -31
Steward, Kent 1660 -9 -15

Details of Properties

Residence

  • Penshurst, Kent
  • Leicester House, London (city-county)

Lands

  • Warwickshire: Balsall Manor

Event Naming Patron

Event Type Date Location Troupe
Performance - St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry, Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Earl of Leicester's Player
Performance - Coventry (Unknown), Coventry, Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Earl of Leicester's Trumpeters

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Earl of Leicester's Player Sidney, Robert (1595 - 1677) Players 1
Earl of Leicester's Trumpeters Sidney, Robert (1595 - 1677) Musicians 1

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