Henry Sydney, 1st Earl of Romney

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.

Further reading

The University of Nottingham Library is in possession of the catalogue of the papers of Hans William Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland which outline much of Sidneys correspondence.

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There further have survived 98 letters between Sidney and George Legge, 1st baron

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Dartmouth, which include papers written by Dartmouth during his confinement at the Tower.

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