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Robert Sidney, 2nd Earl of Leicester

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Robert Sidney, 2nd Earl of Leicester (1 December 1595 – 2 November 1677) was an English diplomat and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1614 and 1625 and then succeeded to the peerage as Earl of Leicester. [1]

47 relations: Algernon Sidney, Barbara Sidney, Countess of Leicester, Barnard Castle (castle), Charles I of England, Charles Lambart, 1st Earl of Cavan, Charles Williams (of Llangibby), Christ Church, Oxford, County Durham, Custos Rotulorum of Kent, Denmark, Dorothy Sidney, Countess of Leicester, Dorothy Spencer, Countess of Sunderland, Dublin, Earl of Leicester, Edmund Morgan (of Llandaff), Edwin Sandys (died 1629), English Civil War, George Fane (of Burston), George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle, Gray's Inn, Henry Nevill, 9th Baron Bergavenny, Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland, Henry Spencer, 1st Earl of Sunderland, Henry Sydney, 1st Earl of Romney, House of Commons of England, James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormond, Kent (UK Parliament constituency), Leicester Square, List of chief governors of Ireland, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, Member of parliament, Monmouthshire (UK Parliament constituency), Nicholas Arnold (MP for Monmouthshire), Nicholas Tufton, 1st Earl of Thanet, Peter Manwood, Philip Herbert, 4th Earl of Pembroke, Philip Sidney, 3rd Earl of Leicester, Robert Sidney, 1st Earl of Leicester, Rye House Plot, Sir John Pelham, 3rd Baronet, Thomas Edmondes, Thomas Walsingham (literary patron), Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford, William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Salisbury, William Herbert (of Coldbrook), William Morgan (of Tredegar), Wilton (UK Parliament constituency).

Algernon Sidney

Algernon Sidney or Sydney (14 or 15 January 1623 – 7 December 1683) was an English politician and member of the middle part of the Long Parliament.

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Barbara Sidney, Countess of Leicester

Barbara Sidney, Countess of Leicester (1563 – 24 May 1621) was a Welsh heiress, and the first wife of Robert Sidney, 1st Earl of Leicester.

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Barnard Castle (castle)

Barnard Castle is a ruined medieval castle situated in the town of the same name in County Durham.

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Charles I of England

Charles I (19 November 1600 – 30 January 1649) was monarch of the three kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649.

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Charles Lambart, 1st Earl of Cavan

Charles Lambart, 1st Earl of Cavan (c. March 1600 – 25 June 1660) was an Anglo-Irish Royalist soldier and peer.

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Charles Williams (of Llangibby)

Sir Charles Williams (1591–1641) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1621 to 1622 and from 1640 to 1641.

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Christ Church, Oxford

Christ Church (Ædes Christi, the temple or house, ædēs, of Christ, and thus sometimes known as "The House") is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England.

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County Durham

County Durham (locally) is a county in North East England.

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Custos Rotulorum of Kent

This is a list of people who have served as Custos Rotulorum of Kent.

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Denmark

Denmark (Danmark), officially the Kingdom of Denmark,Kongeriget Danmark,.

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Dorothy Sidney, Countess of Leicester

Lady Dorothy Sidney (née Percy), Countess of Leicester (née Percy; ca. 1598 – 20 August 1659), was the eldest daughter of Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland, and his wife, Lady Dorothy Devereux.

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Dorothy Spencer, Countess of Sunderland

Dorothy Spencer (née Sidney; later Smythe), Countess of Sunderland (5 October 1617 (baptised) – 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.

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Dublin

Dublin is the capital of and largest city in Ireland.

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Earl of Leicester

Earl of Leicester is a title that has been created seven times.

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Edmund Morgan (of Llandaff)

Sir Edmund Morgan was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1601 and 1621.

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Edwin Sandys (died 1629)

Sir Edwin Sandys (9 December 1561 – October 1629) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1589 and 1626.

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English Civil War

The English Civil War (1642–1651) was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians ("Roundheads") and Royalists ("Cavaliers") over, principally, the manner of England's governance.

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George Fane (of Burston)

Sir George Fane (1581 – 26 June 1640) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1601 and 1640.

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George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle

George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle, KG (6 December 1608 – 3 January 1670) was an English soldier and politician, and a key figure in the Restoration of the monarchy to King Charles II in 1660.

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Gray's Inn

The Honourable Society of Gray's Inn, commonly known as Gray's Inn, is one of the four Inns of Court (professional associations for barristers and judges) in London.

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Henry Nevill, 9th Baron Bergavenny

Henry Nevill, de facto 9th (de jure 2nd) Baron Bergavenny (c.1570– c. December 1641) was an English iron founder, soldier and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1601 and 1622 when he inherited the Baron Bergavenny peerage.

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Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland

Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland, KG (27 April 1564 – 5 November 1632) was an English nobleman.

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Henry Spencer, 1st Earl of Sunderland

Henry Spencer, 1st Earl of Sunderland, 3rd Baron Spencer of Wormleighton (c. 23 November 1620 – 20 September 1643), known as The Lord Spencer between 1636 and June 1643, was an English peer, nobleman, and politician from the Spencer family who fought and died in the English civil war on the side of the Cavaliers.

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Henry Sydney, 1st Earl of Romney

Henry Sydney (or Sidney), 1st Earl of Romney (8 April 1641 – 8 April 1704) was an English politician and army officer.

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House of Commons of England

The House of Commons of England was the lower house of the Parliament of England (which incorporated Wales) from its development in the 14th century to the union of England and Scotland in 1707, when it was replaced by the House of Commons of Great Britain.

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James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormond

Lieutenant-General James FitzThomas Butler, 1st Duke of Ormond, 1st Marquess of Ormond, 12th Earl of Ormond, 5th Earl of Ossory, 4th Viscount Thurles, 1st Baron Butler of Llanthony, 1st Earl of Brecknock, KG, PC (19 October 1610 – 21 July 1688) was an Anglo-Irish statesman and soldier, known as Earl of Ormond from 1634 to 1642 and Marquess of Ormond from 1642 to 1661.

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Kent (UK Parliament constituency)

Kent was a parliamentary constituency covering the county of Kent in southeast England.

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Leicester Square

Leicester Square is a pedestrianised square in the West End of London, England.

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List of chief governors of Ireland

The office of chief governor of Ireland existed under various names from the 12th-century Norman invasion to the creation of the Irish Free State on 6 December 1922.

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Lord Lieutenant of Ireland

Lord Lieutenant of Ireland was the title of the chief governor of Ireland from the Williamite Wars of 1690 till the Partition of Ireland in 1922.

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Member of parliament

A member of parliament (MP) is the representative of the voters to a parliament.

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Monmouthshire (UK Parliament constituency)

Monmouthshire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of Parliament of England from 1536 until 1707, of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1801, and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1885.

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Nicholas Arnold (MP for Monmouthshire)

Nicholas Arnold (1600–1665) was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1626 and 1629.

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Nicholas Tufton, 1st Earl of Thanet

Nicholas Tufton, 1st Earl of Thanet (1578 – 1631) was an English peer.

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Peter Manwood

Sir Peter Manwood (1571–1625) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1589 and 1621.

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Philip Herbert, 4th Earl of Pembroke

Philip Herbert, 4th Earl of Pembroke and 1st Earl of Montgomery, KG (10 October 1584 – 23 January 1650) was an English courtier, nobleman, and politician active during the reigns of James I and Charles I. Philip and his older brother William were the 'incomparable pair of brethren' to whom the First Folio of Shakespeare's collected works was dedicated in 1623.

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Philip Sidney, 3rd Earl of Leicester

Philip Sidney, 3rd Earl of Leicester (10 January 1619 – 6 March 1698) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1640 and 1659 and inherited the peerage of Earl of Leicester in 1677.

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Robert Sidney, 1st Earl of Leicester

Robert Sidney, 1st Earl of Leicester (19 November 1563 – 13 July 1626), second son of Sir Henry Sidney, was a statesman of Elizabethan and Jacobean England.

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Rye House Plot

The Rye House Plot of 1683 was a plan to assassinate King Charles II of England and his brother (and heir to the throne) James, Duke of York.

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Sir John Pelham, 3rd Baronet

Sir John Pelham, 3rd Baronet (1623–1703) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England variously between 1644 and 1698.

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Thomas Edmondes

Sir Thomas Edmonds (1563 – 20 September 1639) was an English diplomat and politician who served under three successive monarchs, Queen Elizabeth I, Kings James I and Charles I, and occupied the office of Treasurer of the Royal Household from 1618 to 1639.

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Thomas Walsingham (literary patron)

Sir Thomas Walsingham (c. 1561 – 11 August 1630) was a courtier to Queen Elizabeth I and literary patron to such poets as Thomas Watson, Thomas Nashe, George Chapman and Christopher Marlowe.

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Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford

Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford (13 April 1593 (O.S.) – 12 May 1641) was an English statesman and a major figure in the period leading up to the English Civil War.

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William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Salisbury

William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Salisbury, (28 March 1591 – 3 December 1668), known as Viscount Cranborne from 1605 to 1612, was an English peer, nobleman, and politician.

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William Herbert (of Coldbrook)

William Herbert (died 1646) was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons of England in 1626.

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William Morgan (of Tredegar)

Sir William Morgan (1560–1655) was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons of England in 1624 and 1625.

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Wilton (UK Parliament constituency)

Wilton was the name of a parliamentary borough in Wiltshire.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Sidney,_2nd_Earl_of_Leicester

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