NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Leicester, Robert Sidney, Earl of, 1595-1677 NRA: Sidney Robert (1595-1677) 2nd Earl of Leicester DNB: Sidney, Robert, second earl of Leicester (1595-1677), diplomat and landowner LBT ID: RoSidne1677 VIAF ID: 69827541 LOC ID: n85057324 | B/BAP: 1595-12-01 DIED: 1677-11-02 |
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Son of the first earl; he pursued a career as a diplomat and took a moderate course
during the civil wars; he was the father of Algernon Sidney. | |