Robert Sidney, 1st Earl of Leicester, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Robert Sidney, 1st Earl of Leicester

English noble and diplomat

Date of Birth: 19-Nov-1563

Place of Birth: Kent, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 13-Jul-1626

Profession: poet, politician, diplomat, patron of the arts

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About 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.
  • He was also a patron of the arts and an interesting poet.
  • His mother, Mary Sidney née Dudley, was a lady-in-waiting to Queen Elizabeth I and a sister of Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester, an advisor and favourite of the Queen.

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