The Earl of Leicester | |
|---|---|
 Portrait by Peter Lely | |
| Member of Parliament for Yarmouth (Isle of Wight) | |
| In office May 1659 – March 1660 | |
| Monarch | Charles II |
| Member of Parliament for Isle of Wight | |
| In office September 1654 – January 1655 | |
| Member of Parliament for Kent | |
| In office July 1653 – December 1653 | |
| Lord Lieutenant of Ireland | |
| In office April 1646 – April 1647 | |
| Monarch | Charles I |
| Member of Parliament for Yarmouth (Isle of Wight) | |
| In office November 1640 – April 1653 | |
| Member of Parliament for St Ives | |
| In office April 1640 – April 1640 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Philip Sidney 10 January 1619 Baynard's Castle, London |
| Died | 6 March 1698 (aged 79) Leicester House, Westminster |
| Resting place | Penshurst Place |
| Nationality | English |
| Spouse | Lady Catherine Cecil (1628–1652) |
| Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
| Occupation | Politician and soldier |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  England |
| Branch/service | Infantry |
| Years of service | 1642 to 1643 |
| Rank | Lieutenant-General |
| Unit | Lord Lisle’s Regiment of Horse |
| Battles/wars | Bishops Wars Irish Confederate Wars [1] |
Philip Sidney, 3rd Earl of Leicester (10 January 1619 – 6 March 1698) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1640 and 1659 and became Earl of Leicester in 1677. He supported the Parliamentarian cause in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, when he was known as Viscount Lisle, a subsidiary title of the Earls of Leicester.