Biography of Mary Sidney Countess Pembroke 1561-1621

1553 Grey and Dudley Triple Wedding

1563 Talbot Herbert Double Wedding

1605 Marriage of Philip Herbert and Susan Howard

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).

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1553 Grey and Dudley Triple Wedding

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).

1563 Talbot Herbert Double Wedding

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.

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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).

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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.

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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.

PAINTINGS/UNKNOWN/Mary_Herbert.jpgAround 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.

Marriage of Philip Herbert and Susan Howard

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].

Family Trees of Mary Sidney Countess Pembroke 1561-1621

Paternal Family Tree: Sidney

Maternal Family Tree: Alice Sanford Countess of Oxford

Royal Ancestors of Mary Sidney Countess Pembroke 1561-1621

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

Royal Descendants of Mary Sidney Countess Pembroke 1561-1621

Diana Spencer Princess Wales 1961-1997 x 2

William Windsor Prince of Wales 1982- x 2

Ancestors of Mary Sidney Countess Pembroke 1561-1621

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 3 Grandmother: Ada Calthorpe

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 4 Grandfather: John Mortimer

Great x 3 Grandfather: Hugh Mortimer

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