Robert Sidney, 1st Earl of Leicester
English noble and diplomat (1563-1626) · Politicians · Died at 62
Robert Sidney, 1st Earl of Leicester, was an English courtier, soldier, and landowner. He was chamberlain to Anne of Denmark.
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Barbara Sidney with six of her children, painted c. 1596 by Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger (1561-1636), collection of Viscount de Lisle, Penshurst Place![Arms of Gammage of Coity Castle, Glamorgan: Argent, five fusils in bend gules on a chief azure three escallops of the first[16]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a6/GammageArms.png)
Arms of Gammage of Coity Castle, Glamorgan: Argent, five fusils in bend gules on a chief azure three escallops of the first[16]
Sidney's second wife, Sarah Blount, inscribed: 1599 Aetatis Suae 19 ("1599: in the 19th year of her age")
Engraved portrait of Sidney by Simon de Passe, 1617
Heraldic impression of arms of Robert Sidney in one of 55 books purchased by the Bodleian Library with his donation in 1600 of £100Awards
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Politicians
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Public Official
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Deceased
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Lived 1563 to 1626 · aged 62
