Biography of Dorothy Sidney Countess Sunderland 1617-1683

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In 1617 Dorothy Sidney Countess Sunderland 1617-1683 was born to Robert Sidney 2nd Earl Leicester 1595-1677 (21) and Dorothy Percy Countess Leicester 1598-1659 (19)

In 1635 Edmund Waller Poet 1606-1687 (28) met Dorothy Sidney Countess Sunderland 1617-1683 (18) , then eighteen years of age, and formed a romantic passion for her, referring to her in a number of his poems under the name of 'Sacharissa'.

Around 1687 . John Riley 1646-1691 (41) . Portrait of Edmund Waller Poet 1606-1687 (80) .

On 20 Jul 1639 Henry Spencer 1st Earl Sunderland 1620-1643 (18) and Dorothy Sidney Countess Sunderland 1617-1683 (22) were married at Penhurst, Rother, Sussex . Dorothy Sidney Countess Sunderland 1617-1683 (22) by marriage Baroness Spencer Wormleighton . Her long-term suitor Edmund Waller Poet 1606-1687 (33) wrote a long, graceful, and eminently sober letter to the bride's sister (12) on the occasion of the wedding.

In 1640 Dorothy Spencer 1640-1670 was born to Henry Spencer 1st Earl Sunderland 1620-1643 (19) and Dorothy Sidney Countess Sunderland 1617-1683 (23)

On 05 Sep 1641 Robert Spencer 2nd Earl Sunderland 1641-1702 was born to Henry Spencer 1st Earl Sunderland 1620-1643 (20) and Dorothy Sidney Countess Sunderland 1617-1683 (24) at Paris

Before 09 Dec 1641 Anthony Van Dyck 1599-1641 (42) . Portrait of Dorothy Sidney Countess Sunderland 1617-1683 (24) .

Before 09 Dec 1641 Anthony Van Dyck 1599-1641 (42) . Portrait of Dorothy Sidney Countess Sunderland 1617-1683 (24) .

In 1642 Penelope Spencer 1642-1667 was born to Henry Spencer 1st Earl Sunderland 1620-1643 (21) and Dorothy Sidney Countess Sunderland 1617-1683 (25)

In 1643 Henry Spencer 1st Earl Sunderland 1620-1643 (22) was created 1st Earl Sunderland (2C 1643) . Dorothy Sidney Countess Sunderland 1617-1683 (26) by marriage Countess Sunderland (2C 1643) .

On 20 Sep 1643 Henry Spencer 1st Earl Sunderland 1620-1643 (22) died . His son Robert Spencer 2nd Earl Sunderland 1641-1702 (2) succeeded as 2nd Earl Sunderland (2C 1643) , 4th Baron Spencer Wormleighton

09 Jul 1652 . John Evelyn's Diary 1652 Jul . We went to see Penshurst , the Earl of Leicester's, famous once for its gardens and excellent fruit, and for the noble conversation which was wont to meet there, celebrated by that illustrious person, Sir Philip Sidney (33) , who there composed divers of his pieces. It stands in a park, is finely watered, and was now full of company, on the marriage of my old fellow-collegiate, Mr. Robert Smith, who married my Lady Dorothy Sidney (35) , widow of the Earl of Sunderland.
One of the men who robbed me was taken; I was accordingly summoned to appear against him; and, on the 12th, was in Westminster Hall , but not being bound over, nor willing to hang the fellow, I did not appear, coming only to save a friend's bail; but the bill being found, he was turned over to the Old Bailey. In the meantime, I received a petition from the prisoner, whose father I understood was an honest old farmer in Kent. He was charged, with other crimes, and condemned, but reprieved. I heard afterward that, had it not been for his companion, a younger man, he would probably have killed me. He was afterward charged with some other crime, but, refusing to plead, was pressed to death.

On 20 Aug 1659 Dorothy Percy Countess Leicester 1598-1659 (61) died .

On 02 Nov 1677 Robert Sidney 2nd Earl Leicester 1595-1677 (81) died . His son Philip Sidney 3rd Earl Leicester 1619-1698 (58) succeeded as 3rd Earl Leicester (4C 1618) , 3rd Viscount Lisle (6C 1605) . Catherine Cecil Countess Leicester -1652 by marriage Countess Leicester (4C 1618) .

In 1683 Dorothy Sidney Countess Sunderland 1617-1683 (66) died

Family Trees

Paternal Family Tree: Sidney

Descent

Kings Wessex: Great x 23 Grand Daughter of Aethelwulf King Wessex -858

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 14 Grand Daughter of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd 1100-1170

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 20 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg, King Deheubarth 880-950

Kings Powys: Great x 15 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys 1047-1132

Kings England: Great x 8 Grand Daughter of Edward III King England 1312-1377

Kings Scotland: Great x 13 Grand Daughter of William "Lion" I King Scotland 1143-1214

Kings Franks: Great x 14 Grand Daughter of Louis VII King Franks 1120-1180

Kings France: Great x 10 Grand Daughter of Philip "Fair" IV King France 1268-1314

Ancestry

Father: Robert Sidney 2nd Earl Leicester 1595-1677 Great x 10 Grandson of Edward "Longshanks" I King England 1239-1307


GrandFather: Robert Sidney 1st Earl Leicester 1563-1626 Great x 9 Grandson of Edward "Longshanks" I King England 1239-1307


Great GrandFather: Henry Sidney 1529-1586


Great x 2 GrandFather: William Sidney 1482-1554


Great x 3 GrandFather: Nicholas Sidney 1447-1512


Great x 3 GrandMother: Anne Brandon


Great x 2 GrandMother: Anne Pakenham 1485-1544


Great x 3 GrandFather: Hugh Pakenham 1470-1512


Great GrandMother: Mary Dudley 1530-1586 Great x 8 Granddaughter of Edward "Longshanks" I King England 1239-1307


Great x 2 GrandFather: John Dudley 1st Duke Northumberland 1504-1553 Great x 7 Grandson of Edward "Longshanks" I King England 1239-1307


Great x 3 GrandFather: Edmund Dudley 1462-1510 Great x 7 Grandson of John "Lackland" I King England 1166-1216


Great x 3 GrandMother: Elizabeth Grey Viscountess Lisle 1480-1525 Great x 6 Granddaughter of Edward "Longshanks" I King England 1239-1307


Great x 2 GrandMother: Jane Guildford Duchess Northumberland 1509-1555 Great x 8 Granddaughter of Edward "Longshanks" I King England 1239-1307


Great x 3 GrandFather: Edward Guildford 1474-1534


Great x 3 GrandMother: Eleanor West 1481- Great x 7 Granddaughter of Edward "Longshanks" I King England 1239-1307


GrandMother: Barbara Gamage 1563-1621 Great x 12 Granddaughter of John "Lackland" I King England 1166-1216


Great GrandFather: John Gamage of Coity Castle -1584 -1584 Great x 11 Grandson of John "Lackland" I King England 1166-1216


Great x 2 GrandFather: Robert Gamage of Coity Castle 1510-1553 Great x 10 Grandson of John "Lackland" I King England 1166-1216


Great x 3 GrandFather: Thomas Gamage 1484-1513


Great x 3 GrandMother: Margaret St John Great x 9 Granddaughter of John "Lackland" I King England 1166-1216


Mother: Dorothy Percy Countess Leicester 1598-1659 Great x 7 Granddaughter of Edward III King England 1312-1377


GrandFather: Henry "Wizard Earl" Percy 9th Earl Northumberland 1564-1632 Great x 6 Grandson of Edward III King England 1312-1377


Great GrandFather: Henry Percy 8th Earl Northumberland 1532-1585 Great x 5 Grandson of Edward III King England 1312-1377


Great x 2 GrandFather: Thomas Percy 1504-1537 Great x 4 Grandson of Edward III King England 1312-1377


Great x 3 GrandFather: Henry Percy 5th Earl Northumberland 1478-1527 Great x 4 Grandson of Edward III King England 1312-1377


Great x 3 GrandMother: Katherine Spencer Countess Northumberland 1477-1542 Great x 3 Granddaughter of Edward III King England 1312-1377


Great x 2 GrandMother: Eleanor Harbottle 1504-1567 Great x 5 Granddaughter of Edward III King England 1312-1377


Great x 3 GrandFather: Guiscard Harbottle 1485-1513 Great x 4 Grandson of Edward III King England 1312-1377


Great x 3 GrandMother: Jane Willoughby Great x 10 Granddaughter of Henry "Curtmantle" II King England 1133-1189


Great GrandMother: Katherine Neville Countess Northumberland 1545-1596 Great x 6 Granddaughter of Edward III King England 1312-1377


Great x 2 GrandFather: John Neville 4th Baron Latimer Snape 1520-1577 Great x 5 Grandson of Edward III King England 1312-1377


Great x 3 GrandFather: John Neville 3rd Baron Latimer Snape 1493-1543 Great x 4 Grandson of Edward III King England 1312-1377


Great x 3 GrandMother: Dorothy Vere Baroness Latimer Snape Great x 7 Granddaughter of John "Lackland" I King England 1166-1216


Great x 2 GrandMother: Lucy Somerset Baroness Latimer Snape 1524-1583 Great x 5 Granddaughter of Edward III King England 1312-1377


Great x 3 GrandFather: Henry Somerset 2nd Earl Worcester 1496-1549 Great x 4 Grandson of Edward III King England 1312-1377


Great x 3 GrandMother: Elizabeth Browne Countess Worcester 1502-1565 Great x 4 Granddaughter of Edward III King England 1312-1377


GrandMother: Dorothy Devereux Countess Northumberland 1564-1619 Great x 7 Granddaughter of Edward III King England 1312-1377


Great GrandFather: Walter Devereux 1st Earl Essex 1541-1576 Great x 6 Grandson of Edward III King England 1312-1377


Great x 2 GrandFather: Richard Devereux 1513-1547 Great x 5 Grandson of Edward III King England 1312-1377


Great x 3 GrandFather: Walter Devereux 1st Viscount Hereford 1488-1558 Great x 8 Grandson of Edward "Longshanks" I King England 1239-1307


Great x 3 GrandMother: Mary Grey Baroness Ferrers Chartley 1491-1538 Great x 4 Granddaughter of Edward III King England 1312-1377


Great x 2 GrandMother: Dorothy Hastings 1516-1541 Great x 5 Granddaughter of Edward III King England 1312-1377


Great x 3 GrandFather: George Hastings 1st Earl Huntingdon 1487-1544 Great x 4 Grandson of Edward III King England 1312-1377


Great x 3 GrandMother: Anne Stafford Countess Huntingdon 1483-1544 Great x 4 Granddaughter of Edward III King England 1312-1377


Great GrandMother: Lettice Knollys Countess Essex 1543-1634 Great x 6 Granddaughter of Edward III King England 1312-1377


Great x 2 GrandFather: Francis Knollys 1512-1596


Great x 3 GrandFather: Robert Knollys -1521


Great x 2 GrandMother: Catherine Carey 1524-1569 Great x 5 Granddaughter of Edward III King England 1312-1377


Great x 3 GrandFather: William Carey 1500-1528 Great x 4 Grandson of Edward III King England 1312-1377


Great x 3 GrandMother: Mary Boleyn 1499-1543 Great x 7 Granddaughter of Edward "Longshanks" I King England 1239-1307