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Frances Sidney, Countess Of Sussex

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Gender Female
Death435 years ago
ParentsSir William Sidney
Siblings Henry Sidney
Niece Mary Sidney
Date of birth January 1,1531
Born Penshurst Place
Penshurst
United Kingdom
DiedBermondsey
London
United Kingdom
Date of died March 9,1589
Current partner Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex
Date of Reg.
Date of Upd.
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Frances Sidney, Countess Of Sussex Life story


Frances Radclyffe, Countess of Sussex was a Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Elizabeth I and the founder of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge. She was the daughter of Sir William Sidney, of Penshurst Place in Kent, a prominent courtier during the reign of King Henry VIII, and his wife, the former Anne Packenham.

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