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Dorothy Sidney, Countess of Leicester

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Name
  
Dorothy Countess


Died
  
August 20, 1659

Dorothy Sidney, Countess of Leicester

Role
  
Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland's daughter

Spouse
  
Robert Sidney, 2nd Earl of Leicester (m. 1615)

Books
  
The Correspondence (c.1626-1659) of Dorothy Percy Sidney, Countess of Leicester

Parents
  
Dorothy Percy, Countess of Northumberland, Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland

Siblings
  
Algernon Percy, 10th Earl of Northumberland

Similar People
  
Robert Sidney - 1st Earl of Le, Algernon Sidney, Robert Devereux - 2nd Earl, Lettice Knollys, Henry Rich - 1st Earl of Ho

Lady Dorothy Sidney (née Percy), Countess of Leicester (née Percy; ca. 1598 – 20 August 1659), was the eldest daughter of Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland, and his wife, Lady Dorothy Devereux. Her sister was the alleged intrigant Lucy Hay, Countess of Carlisle, and their eldest surviving brother was Algernon Percy, 10th Earl of Northumberland.

Lady Dorothy Percy married Robert Sidney, later Earl of Leicester, in 1615. The couple had twelve children, including:

  • Dorothy (1617–1683), married Henry Spencer, 1st Earl of Sunderland.
  • Philip (1619–1697), the 3rd Earl, married Lady Catherine Cecil.
  • Henry, created Earl of Romney, died unmarried and without issue.
  • Algernon, died unmarried and without issue.
  • Robert, died young.
  • Lucy (died 1685), married Sir John Pelham, 3rd Baronet.
  • References

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