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Personal data Sir Philip Sidney 

  • He was born on November 30, 1554 in Penshurst Place, Kent, England.
  • He died on October 17, 1586 in Arnhem, Gelderland, Netherlands, he was 31 years old.
  • He is buried on February 16, 1587 in Old St Paul's Cathedral, London, England.
  • A child of Henry Sidney and Mary Dudley
  • This information was last updated on October 18, 2023.

Household of Sir Philip Sidney

He is married to Frances Walsingham.

They got married on September 20, 1583 at Penshurst, Kent, England, he was 28 years old.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Philip Sidney

William Sidney
± 1482-1554
Lady Anne Pakenham
± 1486-1544
John Dudley
± 1503-1553
Jane Guildford
1503-1555
Henry Sidney
1529-1586
Mary Dudley
1530-1586

Philip Sidney
1554-1586

1583

Frances Walsingham
1567-1632


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Birthday November 30, 1554

  • Graaf Karel II (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1515 till 1555 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1554: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 12 » Bayinnaung, who would go on to assemble the largest empire in the history of Southeast Asia, is crowned King of Burma.
    • January 25 » São Paulo, Brazil, is founded by Jesuit priests.
    • February 23 » Mapuche forces, under the leadership of Lautaro, score a victory over the Spanish at the Battle of Marihueñu in Chile.
    • May 21 » Queen Mary I grants a royal charter to Derby School, as a grammar school for boys in Derby, England.
    • July 25 » Mary I marries Philip II of Spain at Winchester Cathedral.

Day of marriage September 20, 1583

Day of death October 17, 1586

  • Stadhouder Prins Maurits (Huis van Oranje) was from 1585 till 1625 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1586: Source: Wikipedia
    • June 16 » Mary, Queen of Scots, recognizes Philip II of Spain as her heir and successor.
    • June 19 » English colonists leave Roanoke Island, after failing to establish England's first permanent settlement in North America.
    • September 22 » The Battle of Zutphen is a Spanish victory over the English and Dutch.
    • October 14 » Mary, Queen of Scots, goes on trial for conspiracy against Queen Elizabeth I of England.
    • December 17 » Go-Yōzei becomes Emperor of Japan.

Day of burial February 16, 1587

  • Stadhouder Prins Maurits (Huis van Oranje) was from 1585 till 1625 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1587: Source: Wikipedia
    • February 8 » Mary, Queen of Scots, is executed on suspicion of having been involved in the Babington Plot to murder her cousin, Queen Elizabeth I.
    • July 22 » Roanoke Colony: A second group of English settlers arrives on Roanoke Island off North Carolina to re-establish the deserted colony.
    • October 31 » Leiden University Library opens its doors after its founding in 1575.


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