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NameSir William Sydney 
[40, Second Series, Vol II, p. 345 (Dorset vis'n) (1888)], [54, His own co-article], [135, Sidney, p. 525], [60, Sussex article, Vol XII/1, p. 524], [60, Dudley article, Vol IV, pp. 482-3], [56, Sussex of 1530+1633-4, pub Harleian 1905, Bramshott pedigree p.45]
[40, Second Series, Vol II, p. 345 (Dorset vis'n) (1888)], [54, His own co-article], [135, Sidney, p. 525], [60, Sussex article, Vol XII/1, p. 524], [60, Dudley article, Vol IV, pp. 482-3], [56, Sussex of 1530+1633-4, pub Harleian 1905, Bramshott pedigree p.45]Birthca 1482
Death10 Feb 1554, Penshurst, Kent
BurialPenshurst church, Kent (MI)
GeneralOf Penshurst, Kent.
FatherNicholas Sidney (->1512)
MotherAnne Brandon
Spouses
1Anne Pagenham [40, Second Series, Vol II, p. 345 (Dorset vis'n) (1888)], [135, Sidney, p. 525], [60, Sussex article, Vol XII/1, p. 524], [54, Son, Sir Henry Sidney's article], [56, Surrey of 1530-1620, pub Harleian 1899, Browne, p. 19], [56, Sussex of 1530+1633-4, pub Harleian 1905, Bramshott pedigree p.44]
[40, Second Series, Vol II, p. 345 (Dorset vis'n) (1888)], [135, Sidney, p. 525], [60, Sussex article, Vol XII/1, p. 524], [54, Son, Sir Henry Sidney's article], [56, Surrey of 1530-1620, pub Harleian 1899, Browne, p. 19], [56, Sussex of 1530+1633-4, pub Harleian 1905, Bramshott pedigree p.44]FatherSir Hugh Pagenham
Marriage1517 [54, Wm Sidney's own co-article]
Notes for Sir William Sydney
Bucks Visit'n gives a Wm Sidney of Penshurst a dau. Mary who m. Sir Wm. Dormer of Ethrop; looks like his daughter. DNB confirms this.
Said to be at the Field of the Cloth of Gold but not in the list with the picture.
Said to be at the Field of the Cloth of Gold but not in the list with the picture.
DNB Main notes for Sir William Sydney
Co-subject: Sidney, Sir William
Dates: 1482?-1554
Active Date: 1522
Gender: Male
Field of Interest: Military
Occupation: Soldier
His father, Sir William Sidney 1482?-1554, was eldest son of Nicholas Sidney, by Anne, sister of Sir William Brandon, father of Charles, duke of Suffolk [q.v.]. His ancestor, one Sir William Sidney, was chamberlain to Henry II, with whom he came from Anjou. In 1511 he accompanied Thomas, lord Darcy [q.v.], into Spain as a volunteer against the Moors, and when Darcy, finding his assistance not required, returned almost immediately to England, Sidney and several of his companions remained behind in order to see Madrid. He was hospitably entertained by Ferdinand, but declined the honour of knighthood from him; and shortly afterwards, having gratified his curiosity, returned home through France. As captain of the ‘Great Bark’ he took part in the naval operations before Brest in April 1513, and later in the year commanded the right wing of the English army at the battle of Flodden. He was knighted for his services, and on 23 March 1514 obtained a grant in tail male of the lordship of Kingston-upon-Hull and the manor of Myton forfeited by the attainder of Edmund de la Pole [q.v.]. In October he accompanied his cousin, the Duke of Suffolk, and the Marquis of Dorset to Paris, to witness the coronation on 5 Nov. of the Princess Mary as consort of Louis XII, and took a prominent part in the subsequent jousts and festivities. In the following summer he again repaired to France, charged with the delicate task of announcing the approaching marriage of the Princess Mary to the Duke of Suffolk. He was appointed a squire of the body to Henry VIII, and married in 1517. He accompanied the king to the Field of the Cloth of Gold in 1520, and in 1523, during the war with France, took part in the expedition commanded by the Duke of Suffolk. In March 1538 he was appointed tutor and steward of the household to Prince Edward. In 1539 he received a large grant of lands in Kent and Sussex in exchange for those held by him in York and Lincoln. His wife died on 22 Oct. 1543, and on 25 April 1552 Edward added to his estates in Kent the manor of Penshurst. He died at Penshurst on 10 Feb. 1553-4, and was buried in the parish church, where, in the chancel, is a raised tomb with a memorial tablet, on the sides of which are engraven the escutcheons of his four daughters and their husbands, viz. Mary, the eldest, who married Sir William Dormer of Ayscot, Buckinghamshire; Lucy, wife of Sir James Harrington of Exton, Rutland; Anne, wife of Sir William Fitzwilliam [q.v.] of Milton, Northamptonshire, some time lord deputy of Ireland; and Frances, wife of Thomas Radcliffe, third earl of Sussex [q.v.].
Dates: 1482?-1554
Active Date: 1522
Gender: Male
Field of Interest: Military
Occupation: Soldier
His father, Sir William Sidney 1482?-1554, was eldest son of Nicholas Sidney, by Anne, sister of Sir William Brandon, father of Charles, duke of Suffolk [q.v.]. His ancestor, one Sir William Sidney, was chamberlain to Henry II, with whom he came from Anjou. In 1511 he accompanied Thomas, lord Darcy [q.v.], into Spain as a volunteer against the Moors, and when Darcy, finding his assistance not required, returned almost immediately to England, Sidney and several of his companions remained behind in order to see Madrid. He was hospitably entertained by Ferdinand, but declined the honour of knighthood from him; and shortly afterwards, having gratified his curiosity, returned home through France. As captain of the ‘Great Bark’ he took part in the naval operations before Brest in April 1513, and later in the year commanded the right wing of the English army at the battle of Flodden. He was knighted for his services, and on 23 March 1514 obtained a grant in tail male of the lordship of Kingston-upon-Hull and the manor of Myton forfeited by the attainder of Edmund de la Pole [q.v.]. In October he accompanied his cousin, the Duke of Suffolk, and the Marquis of Dorset to Paris, to witness the coronation on 5 Nov. of the Princess Mary as consort of Louis XII, and took a prominent part in the subsequent jousts and festivities. In the following summer he again repaired to France, charged with the delicate task of announcing the approaching marriage of the Princess Mary to the Duke of Suffolk. He was appointed a squire of the body to Henry VIII, and married in 1517. He accompanied the king to the Field of the Cloth of Gold in 1520, and in 1523, during the war with France, took part in the expedition commanded by the Duke of Suffolk. In March 1538 he was appointed tutor and steward of the household to Prince Edward. In 1539 he received a large grant of lands in Kent and Sussex in exchange for those held by him in York and Lincoln. His wife died on 22 Oct. 1543, and on 25 April 1552 Edward added to his estates in Kent the manor of Penshurst. He died at Penshurst on 10 Feb. 1553-4, and was buried in the parish church, where, in the chancel, is a raised tomb with a memorial tablet, on the sides of which are engraven the escutcheons of his four daughters and their husbands, viz. Mary, the eldest, who married Sir William Dormer of Ayscot, Buckinghamshire; Lucy, wife of Sir James Harrington of Exton, Rutland; Anne, wife of Sir William Fitzwilliam [q.v.] of Milton, Northamptonshire, some time lord deputy of Ireland; and Frances, wife of Thomas Radcliffe, third earl of Sussex [q.v.].