Dorothy Sidney, Countess of Leicester
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Dorothy Sidney, Countess of Leicester (née
Percy; born ca. 1598 – died 20 August 1659) was the eldest daughter of Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland
and the former Lady Dorothy Devereux
. In 1615, she married Robert Sidney, 2nd Earl of Leicester
. The couple had twelve children, including:
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Percy; born ca. 1598 – died 20 August 1659) was the eldest daughter of Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland
Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland
Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland KG was an English aristocrat. He was a grandee and one of the wealthiest peers of the court of Elizabeth I. Under James I, Henry was a long-term prisoner in the Tower of London. He is known for the circles he moved in as well as for his own achievements...
and the former Lady Dorothy Devereux
Dorothy Percy, Countess of Northumberland
Dorothy Percy, Countess of Northumberland was the younger daughter of Walter Devereux, 1st Earl of Essex by Lettice Knollys, and the wife of Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland.-Family:...
. In 1615, she married Robert Sidney, 2nd Earl of Leicester
Robert Sidney, 2nd Earl of Leicester
Robert Sidney, 2nd Earl of Leicester was an English aristocrat and diplomat.-Life:He was the son of Robert Sidney, 1st Earl of Leicester, and his first wife, Barbara Gamage...
. The couple had twelve children, including:
- Dorothy Spencer, Countess of SunderlandDorothy Spencer, Countess of SunderlandDorothy Spencer, Countess of Sunderland was the wife of Henry Spencer, 1st Earl of Sunderland and the daughter of Robert Sidney, 2nd Earl of Leicester....
(1617-1683), married Henry Spencer, 1st Earl of SunderlandHenry Spencer, 1st Earl of SunderlandHenry Spencer, 1st Earl of Sunderland, 3rd Baron Spencer of Wormleighton , known as The Lord Spencer between 1636 and June 1643, was an English peer who fought and died in the English civil war on the side of the Cavaliers.Henry was born at Althorp to William Spencer, 2nd Baron Spencer and was...
. - PhilipPhilip Sidney, 3rd Earl of LeicesterPhilip Sidney, 3rd Earl of Leicester 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. He supported the Parliamentary cause in the English Civil War...
(1619-1697), the 3rd Earl, married Lady Catherine Cecil. - Henry Sidney, Earl of Romney, died unmarried and without issue.
- Algernon, died unmarried and without issue.
- Robert, died young.
- Lucy (d. 1685), married Sir John Pelham, 3rd Baronet.