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Robert Sidney, 2nd Earl of Leicester
English diplomat and politician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Robert Sidney, 2nd Earl of Leicester (1 December 1595 – 2 November 1677) was an English diplomat and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1614 and 1625 and then succeeded to the peerage as Earl of Leicester.
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Born | 1 December 1595 |
Died | 2 November 1677(1677-11-02) (aged 81) Penshurst |
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Parent(s) | Robert Sidney, 1st Earl of Leicester Barbara Gamage |
Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
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