In 1551 [her father] Henry Sidney (age 22) and [her mother] Mary Dudley (age 21) were married. She the daughter of John Dudley 1st Duke Northumberland (age 47) and Jane Guildford Duchess Northumberland (age 42).
On 25 May 1553 a triple wedding was celebrated at Durham Place, the London townhouse of [her grandfather] John Dudley 1st Duke Northumberland (age 49), father of [her uncle] Guildford Dudley (age 18) and [her aunt] Katherine Dudley Countess Huntingdon 1538-1620 (age 15) ...
Guildford Dudley (age 18) and Lady Jane Grey (age 17) were married. She the daughter of Henry Grey 1st Duke of Suffolk (age 36) and Frances Brandon Duchess of Suffolk (age 35). He the son of John Dudley 1st Duke Northumberland (age 49) and Jane Guildford Duchess Northumberland (age 44). They were third cousin once removed. She a great granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.
Henry Hastings 3rd Earl Huntingdon (age 18) and Katherine Dudley Countess Huntingdon 1538-1620 (age 15) were married. She the daughter of John Dudley 1st Duke Northumberland (age 49) and Jane Guildford Duchess Northumberland (age 44). He the son of Francis Hastings 2nd Earl Huntingdon (age 39) and Catherine Pole Countess Huntingdon (age 42).
[her future husband] Henry Herbert 2nd Earl Pembroke (age 15) and Catherine Grey Countess Hertford (age 12) were married. She the daughter of Henry Grey 1st Duke of Suffolk (age 36) and Frances Brandon Duchess of Suffolk (age 35). He the son of William Herbert 1st Earl Pembroke (age 52) and Anne Parr Countess Pembroke. They were fourth cousins. She a great granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.
On 27 Oct 1561 Mary Sidney Countess Pembroke was born to Henry Sidney (age 32) and Mary Dudley (age 31).
On 17 Feb 1563 at Castle Baynard [Map] a double wedding between two pairs of siblings, Talbot and Herbert, took place ...
[her future husband] Henry Herbert 2nd Earl Pembroke (age 25) and Catherine Talbot Countess Pembroke 1550-1576 (age 13) were married. She the daughter of George Talbot 6th Earl of Shrewsbury (age 35) and Gertrude Manners Countess Shrewsbury and Waterford 1525-1567 (age 38). He the son of William Herbert 1st Earl Pembroke (age 62) and Anne Parr Countess Pembroke. They were fourth cousins.
Francis Talbot (age 11) and [her future sister-in-law] Anne Herbert (age 13) were married. She the daughter of William Herbert 1st Earl Pembroke (age 62) and Anne Parr Countess Pembroke. He the son of George Talbot 6th Earl of Shrewsbury (age 35) and Gertrude Manners Countess Shrewsbury and Waterford 1525-1567 (age 38). They were third cousin once removed.
On 17 Mar 1570 William Herbert 1st Earl Pembroke (age 69) died at Hampton Court Palace, Richmond [Map]. His son [her future husband] Henry Herbert 2nd Earl Pembroke (age 32) succeeded 2nd Earl Pembroke. Catherine Talbot Countess Pembroke 1550-1576 (age 20) by marriage Countess Pembroke.
Before 1573 [her future brother-in-law] Edward Herbert (age 26) and Mary Stanley (age 22) were married. He the son of William Herbert 1st Earl Pembroke and Anne Parr Countess Pembroke.
On 21 Apr 1577 Henry Herbert 2nd Earl Pembroke (age 39) and Mary Sidney Countess Pembroke (age 15) were married. She by marriage Countess Pembroke. The difference in their ages was 23 years. He the son of William Herbert 1st Earl Pembroke and Anne Parr Countess Pembroke.
On 21 Jan 1579 [her son] Mary Herbert was born to [her husband] Henry Herbert 2nd Earl Pembroke (age 41) and Mary Sidney Countess Pembroke (age 17).
On 08 Apr 1580 [her son] William Herbert 3rd Earl Pembroke was born to [her husband] Henry Herbert 2nd Earl Pembroke (age 42) and Mary Sidney Countess Pembroke (age 18).
In 1581 [her son] Katherine Herbert was born to [her husband] Henry Herbert 2nd Earl Pembroke (age 42) and Mary Sidney Countess Pembroke (age 19).
In 1583 [her son] Anne Lady Herbert was born to [her husband] Henry Herbert 2nd Earl Pembroke (age 44) and Mary Sidney Countess Pembroke (age 21) at Wilton House.
In 1584 [her son] Katherine Herbert (age 3) died.
On 10 Oct 1584 [her son] Philip Herbert 4th Earl Pembroke 1st Earl Montgomery was born to [her husband] Henry Herbert 2nd Earl Pembroke (age 46) and Mary Sidney Countess Pembroke (age 22) at Wilton House.
In 1586 [her daughter] Dorothy Herbert was born to [her husband] Henry Herbert 2nd Earl Pembroke (age 47) and Mary Sidney Countess Pembroke (age 24) at Gravesend, Kent [Map].
On 05 May 1586 [her father] Henry Sidney (age 57) died.
On 09 Aug 1586 [her mother] Mary Dudley (age 56) died.
Around 1590 Nicholas Hilliard (age 43). Portrait of Mary Sidney Countess Pembroke (age 28).
In 1592 [her sister-in-law] Anne Herbert (age 42) died.
In 1594 [her daughter] Elizabeth Herbert was born to [her husband] Henry Herbert 2nd Earl Pembroke (age 55) and Mary Sidney Countess Pembroke (age 32).
On 23 Mar 1594 [her brother-in-law] Edward Herbert (age 47) died at Montgomery.
On 19 Jan 1601 [her husband] Henry Herbert 2nd Earl Pembroke (age 63) died. His son [her son] William Herbert 3rd Earl Pembroke (age 20) succeeded 3rd Earl Pembroke.
On 04 Nov 1604 [her son] William Herbert 3rd Earl Pembroke (age 24) and [her daughter-in-law] Mary Talbot Countess Pembroke 1594-1649 (age 10) were married at Shrewsbury, Shropshire [Map]. She by marriage Countess Pembroke. She the daughter of Gilbert Talbot 7th Earl of Shrewsbury (age 51) and Mary Cavendish Countess Shrewsbury and Waterford 1556-1632 (age 48). He the son of Henry Herbert 2nd Earl Pembroke and Mary Sidney Countess Pembroke 1561-1621 (age 43).
On 27 Dec 1605 [her son] Philip Herbert 4th Earl Pembroke 1st Earl Montgomery (age 21) and [her daughter-in-law] Susan Vere Countess Montgomery (age 18) were married at Whitehall. The bride was escorted into the church by the Queen's (age 31) brother Prince Ulrik Oldenburg (age 26) and her son Henry Frederick Stewart Prince of Wales (age 11). She the daughter of Edward de Vere 17th Earl of Oxford and Anne Cecil Countess of Oxford. He the son of Henry Herbert 2nd Earl Pembroke and Mary Sidney Countess Pembroke 1561-1621 (age 44).
In 1615 [her daughter] Dorothy Herbert (age 29) died at Gravesend, Kent [Map].
On 25 Sep 1621 Mary Sidney Countess Pembroke (age 59) died of smallpox at Herbert Townhouse Aldersgate Street. Her funeral was held at St Paul's Cathedral [Map]. She was buried at Salisbury Cathedral [Map].
Paternal Family Tree: Sidney
Maternal Family Tree: Alice Sanford Countess of Oxford
Kings Wessex: Great x 15 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 12 Grand Daughter of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd 1100-1170
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 18 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 13 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys 1047-1132
Kings England: Great x 9 Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 13 Grand Daughter of Malcolm III King Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 13 Grand Daughter of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 10 Grand Daughter of Philip "Bold" III King France
Great x 2 Grandfather: William IV Sidney
Great x 1 Grandfather: Nicholas Sidney
GrandFather: William Sidney
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Brandon
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Brandon
Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Brandon
Father: Henry Sidney
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Pakenham
Great x 1 Grandfather: Hugh Pakenham
GrandMother: Anne Pakenham
Mary Sidney Countess Pembroke 1561-1621 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Sutton 4th Baron Sutton 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Dudley 1st Baron Dudley 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Constance Blount Baroness Sutton Dudley 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Dudley 6 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Berkeley 4 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Berkeley Baroness Cherleton Baroness Dudley 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Bettershorne
Great x 1 Grandfather: Edmund Dudley 7 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Bramshott
GrandFather: John Dudley 1st Duke Northumberland 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Reginald Grey 3rd Baron Grey Ruthyn 5 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Grey Baron Ferrers of Groby 6 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Astley Baroness Grey Ruthyn 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Grey 1st Viscount Lisle 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Ferrers 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Ferrers 6th Baroness Ferrers Groby 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabel Mowbray Baroness Berkeley 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Grey Viscountess Lisle 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John "Old Talbot" Talbot 1st Earl of Shrewsbury 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Talbot 1st Viscount Lisle 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Beauchamp Countess Shrewsbury and Waterford 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Talbot Viscountess Lisle 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Cheddar
Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Cheddar Viscountess Lisle
Mother: Mary Dudley 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Guildford
Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Guildford
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Waller
Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Waller
Great x 1 Grandfather: Edward Guildford
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Pympe
Great x 2 Grandmother: Ann Pympe
Great x 3 Grandmother: Philippe Thornbury
GrandMother: Jane Guildford Duchess Northumberland 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Reginald West 6th Baron De La Warr 3rd Baron West 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard West 7th Baron De La Warr 4th Baron West 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Thorley Baroness De La Warr Baroness West
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas West 8th Baron De La Warr 5th Baron West 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Hungerford 2nd Baron Hungerford 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Katherine Hungerford Baroness De La Warr Baroness West 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Botreaux 4th Baroness Botreaux Baroness Hungerford 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Eleanor West 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Mortimer Baroness De La Warr and West 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edmund Cornwall 5 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Cornwall 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Barre 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England