Robert Sidney, 4th Earl of Leicester (17 December 1649 – 11 November 1702) was the son of Philip Sidney, 3rd Earl of Leicester , and the former Lady Catherine Cecil .[1]
Life
As a child, Robert Sidney and his sister Dorothy had their portrait painted by Sir Peter Lely .[2] He is commemorated in St John the Baptist, Penshurst .
Elizabeth, Countess of Leicester, by Peter Lely
He succeeded his father to the earldom in 1698. He married Lady Elizabeth Egerton, daughter of John Egerton, 2nd Earl of Bridgewater , and they had four sons:[3]
Three of his sons succeeded their father in turn to the earldom. The youngest son, Jocelyn, was the last earl of this creation.
Sidney's memorial can be seen at Penshurst .[4] His tomb in Penshurst Church was designed by William Stanton of Holborn and completed by William woodman .[5]
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