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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 ...
- English
- Whig
- Soldier and politician
- St James's Church, Piccadilly
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.
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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 ...
- Paris
- April 08, 1641
- "Sydney"
- Paris, France
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. He had been made Baron Milton and Viscount Sydney at the same time in 1689. [1] . Sydney was the younger son of Robert Sydney, 2nd Earl of Leicester.
- David Marsham, Viscount Marsham
- Charles Marsham, 1st Earl of Romney
- Viscount Marsham, Baron Romney, Baronet 'of Cuchston'
- Julian Marsham, 8th Earl of Romney
SYDNEY (SIDNEY), Henry (1641–1704) cr. 9 Apr. 1689 Visct. SYDNEY; cr. 14 May 1694 earl of ROMNEY (RUMNEY) First sat 15 Apr. 1689; last sat 28 Mar. 1704 MP Bramber 1679, Tamworth 1689 b . c.
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.
"Henry Sydney (or Sidney), 1st Earl of Romney (8 April 1641 – 8 April 1704) was an English politician and army officer. Often dismissed as a mere flunkey and court favourite, he was nevertheless an expert Statesman, with an adroitness for manipulating men.
