Dorothy Sidney, Countess of Leicester
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Dorothy Sidney, Countess of Leicester (née Lady Dorothy Percy; ca. 1598 – 20 August 1659),[1] was the eldest daughter of Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland, and his wife, Lady Dorothy Devereux.[2] Her sister was the alleged intrigant Lucy Hay, Countess of Carlisle, and their eldest surviving brother was Algernon Percy, 10th Earl of Northumberland.
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Dorothy Sidney | |
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Countess of Leicester Lady Dorothy Percy | |
Born | ca. 1598 |
Died | 20 August 1659(1659-08-20) (aged 60–61) |
Noble family | Percy |
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Father | Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland |
Mother | Dorothy Percy, Countess of Northumberland |
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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.[3]
- 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.