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Henry Sydney, 1st Earl of Romney (March 1641 – 8 April 1704) was an English Army officer, Whig politician and peer who served as Master-General of the Ordnance from 1693 to 1702. He is best known as one of the Immortal Seven , a group of seven Englishmen who drafted an invitation to William of Orange , which led to the November ...
18 de abr. de 2024 · Henry Sidney, earl of Romney was an English statesman who played a leading role in the Revolution of 1688–89. The son of Robert Sidney, 2nd earl of Leicester, he entered Parliament in 1679 and supported legislation to exclude King Charles II’s Roman Catholic brother James, duke of York (later King.
28 de abr. de 2022 · Henry Sydney (or Sidney), 1st Earl of Romney (8 April 1641 – 8 April 1704) was born in Paris, a son of Robert Sidney, 2nd Earl of Leicester, of Penshurst Place in Kent, England, by Lady Dorothy Percy, a daughter of Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland (a descendant of Edward III) and sister of Algernon Percy, 10th Earl of ...
8 April 1704. Motto. QUO FATA VOCANT. (Whither the Fates call / Where destiny calls) Earl of Romney (pronounced "Rumney") is a title that has been created twice. It was first created in the Peerage of England in 1694 in favour of the soldier and politician Henry Sydney.
Henry Sydney, 1st Earl of Romney (March 1641 – 8 April 1704) was an English Army officer, Whig politician and peer who served as Master-General of the Ordnance from 1693 to 1702. He is best known as one of the Immortal Seven, a group of seven Englishmen who drafted an invitation to William of Orange, which led to the November 1688 Glorious ...
2 de oct. de 2022 · Henry Sidney, Earl of Romney (1641-1704), Politician and Colonel. Sitter associated with 9 portraits Youngest son of Robert, 2nd Earl of Leicester. Envoy to The Hague in 1679-1681 Sidney gained the confidence of William of Orange and was instrumental in preparing his arrival in England in 1688.
William rewarded him with various posts, as secretary of state and as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (1692-3). He was created Baron Milton and Viscount Sydney in 1689 and Earl of Romney in 1694. He reached the rank of Lieutenant-General and was Colonel of the 1st Guards twice, the second time until his death on 8th April 1704.
