Robert Sidney | |
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![]() Sidney c. 1588. At the top left is inscribed his Latin motto: Inveniam Viam Aut Faciam ("I shall find the way or make it") | |
1st Earl of Leicester | |
Reign | July 1618 - 13 July 1626 |
Successor | Robert Sidney |
Born | 19 November 1563 |
Died | 13 July 1626 (aged 62) |
Noble family | Sidney |
Spouse(s) | Barbara Gamage Sarah Blount |
Issue | Sir William Sidney Robert Sidney, 2nd Earl of Leicester Henry Sidney Philip Sidney Lady Mary Wroth Catherine Sidney Philippa Sidney Barbara Sidney Dorothy Sidney Elizabeth Sidney Bridget Sidney |
Father | Henry Sidney |
Mother | Mary Dudley |
Robert Sidney, 1st Earl of Leicester KG (19 November 1563 – 13 July 1626), was an English courtier, soldier, and landowner. He was chamberlain to Anne of Denmark.