Philip Sidney
English poet and courtier
Sir Philip Sidney was an English poet, courtier, scholar and soldier who is remembered as one of the most prominent figures of the Elizabethan age. His works include a sonnet sequence, Astrophel and Stella, a treatise, The Defence of Poesy and a... Wikipedia
Born: November 30, 1554, Penshurst Place, Penshurst, United Kingdom
Died: October 17, 1586 (age 31 years), Arnhem, Netherlands
Spouse: Frances Burke, Countess of Clanricarde (m. 1583–1586)
Parents: Henry Sidney and Mary Dudley
Children: Elizabeth Sydney
Siblings: Mary Sidney and Robert Sidney, 1st Earl of Leicester
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