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Robert 1st Earl of Leicester Viscount De L'Isle Baron of Penshurst Sidney Lord Chamberlain 1563–1626 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 November 1563

Birth Location: Penhurst Manor, Kent, England

Death Date: 13 July 1626

Death Location: Penshurst, Sevenoaks District, Kent, England

Father: Sir Sidney

Mother: Mary Dudley

Spouse(s): Barbara Gamage, Sarah Sydney

Children(s): Dorothea Sydney, William Sidney, Katharine Mansell, Bridget Sydney, Alice Sydney, Vere Sydney, Lady Sidney, Henry Sidney, Mary Sidney, Philip Sydney, Barbara Sidney, Elizabeth Sidney, Katharine Sydney

In 1563, Robert 1st Earl of Leicester Viscount De L'Isle Baron of Penshurst Sidney Lord Chamberlain entered the world in Penhurst Manor, Kent, England, born to Sir Henry Lord Deputy Of Ireland Knight Skipwith Sidney And Mary Dudley. Robert 1st Earl of Leicester Viscount De L'Isle Baron of Penshurst Sidney Lord Chamberlain married Barbara Countess Of Leicester Gamage, Sarah Sydney, and had children including Alice Sydney, Barbara Sidney, Bridget Sydney, Dorothea Sydney, Elizabeth Sidney, Henry Sidney, Katharine Mansell, Katharine Sydney, Lady Philippa Sidney, Mary Sidney, Philip Sydney, Vere Sydney, William Sidney. Robert 1st Earl of Leicester Viscount De L'Isle Baron of Penshurst Sidney Lord Chamberlain passed away in 1626 in Penshurst, Sevenoaks District, Kent, England.

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  • In 1563, Robert 1st Earl of Leicester Viscount De L'Isle Baron of Penshurst Sidney Lord Chamberlain entered the world in Penhurst Manor, Kent, England, born to Sir Henry Lord Deputy Of Ireland Knight Skipwith Sidney And Mary Dudley.
  • Robert 1st Earl of Leicester Viscount De L'Isle Baron of Penshurst Sidney Lord Chamberlain married Barbara Countess Of Leicester Gamage, Sarah Sydney, and had children including Alice Sydney, Barbara Sidney, Bridget Sydney, Dorothea Sydney, Elizabeth Sidney, Henry Sidney, Katharine Mansell, Katharine Sydney, Lady Philippa Sidney, Mary Sidney, Philip Sydney, Vere Sydney, William Sidney.
  • Robert 1st Earl of Leicester Viscount De L'Isle Baron of Penshurst Sidney Lord Chamberlain passed away in 1626 in Penshurst, Sevenoaks District, Kent, England.

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Robert Chamberlain's Ancestors

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Robert Chamberlain
1563–1626
Birth Place: Penhurst Manor, Kent, England
Parents
Sir Henry "Lord Deputy of Ireland" "Knight Skipwith" Sidney
1529–1586
London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
Mary Dudley
1540–1586
Northumberland, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John (Viscount L'Isle, Earl of Warwick, Duke of Northumberland Dudley Baron of) Malpas
1502–1553
London, City of London, Greater London, England
Jane (Duchess Dudley) Guildford
1504–1555
South Ports, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Edmund Dudley
1462–1510
Ann Windsor
1506–1543
Sir Guildford
1474–1534
Lady West
1481–1508
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth Bramshot
1440–
Andrew Windsor
1467–1543
Elizabeth Blount
1469–1543

Robert Chamberlain's Descendants

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Robert (1st Earl of Leicester Viscount De L'Isle Baron of Penshurst Sidney Lord) Chamberlain (19 November 1563–13 July 1626) m. Barbara (Countess Of Leicester) Gamage (19 November 1565–24 May 1621) m. Sarah Sydney (1580–1655)
  1. 1. Dorothea Sydney 1617–1684 m. Henry (3rd Earl of Spencer Of Wormleighton) Spencer 1620–1643
    1. 1. Robert (2nd Earl of Sunderland 4th Lord of Wormleighton Baron Spencer Knight of the Garter) Spencer 1641–1702 m. Diane Digby 1646–1715
      1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth Countess Clancarty) Spencer 1673–1704 m. Donough (Oge 4th Earl Clancarty Baron Blarney) MacCarthy 1668–1734
        1. 1. Jeremiah MacCarthy 1685–1724 m. Elizabeth (Jane) McDERMOT 1682–1764
        2. 2. Robert (Maccarthy Viscount) Muskerry 1698–1769 m. Elizabeth Farnelly 1700–1790 m. Joanna Player 1693–1759
        3. 3. Charlotte MacCarthy 1695–1735 m. Sir (John West 1st Earl De La Warr West Lieutenant) General 1693–1766
        4. 4. Justin (Officer In Neopolitan Army) MacCarthy 1690–1780 m. Margaret Dalzell 1712–
      2. 2. Charles (3rd Earl Sutherland) Spencer 1675–1722 m. Lady (Anne Countess Of Sunderland) Churchill 1683–1716
        1. 1. Lady (Diana Duchess of Bedford Spencer m john Russell 4th Duke of) Bedford 1710–1735 m. John (4th Duke Of Bedford) Russell 1710–1771
      3. 3. Edward Spencer 1671–1752
      4. 4. Isabella Spencer 1668–1684
      5. 5. John Spencer 1675–1746
      6. 6. Lady (Anne Duchess Of Hamilton) Spencer 1666–1690 m. James Hamilton 1658–1712
      7. 7. Robert Spencer 1666–1688
      8. 8. Sir (Henry) Spencer 1670–1746
    2. 2. Dorothy (Viscountess Halifax) Spencer 1640–1670 m. Sir (George 1st Marquess Of Halifax) Savile 1633–1695
      1. 1. Lady (Anne Countess Of Carbery) Savile 1663–1690
      2. 2. George Savile 1668–1688
      3. 3. Henry Savile 1661–1687
      4. 4. William (2nd Marquess Of Halifax) Savile 1665–1700 m. Mary Finch 1677–1718 m. Elizabeth (Lady Savile) Grimston 1671–1694
        1. 1. William Savile 1696–1697
  2. 2. William Sidney 1585–1612
  3. 3. Katharine Mansell 1597–1616
  4. 4. Bridget Sydney 1598–1599
  5. 5. Alice Sydney 1598–1599
  6. 6. Vere Sydney 1585–1606
  7. 7. Lady (Philippa) Sidney 1594–1620 m. John Hobart 1593–
  8. 8. Henry Sidney 1591–1591
  9. 9. Mary Sidney 1586–1621
  10. 10. Philip Sydney 1591–1612
  11. 11. Barbara Sidney 1599–1642
  12. 12. Elizabeth Sidney 1592–1605
  13. 13. Katharine Sydney 1589–1610

Robert Chamberlain's Timeline

2 Records

1563
19 November 1563
Birth of Robert 1st Earl of Leicester Viscount De L'Isle Baron of Penshurst Sidney Lord Chamberlain in Penhurst Manor, Kent, England
Penhurst Manor, Kent, England
1626
13 July 1626
Age 63
Death of Robert 1st Earl of Leicester Viscount De L'Isle Baron of Penshurst Sidney Lord Chamberlain in Penhurst, Kent
Penhurst, Kent

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 November 1563
    Event Place: Penhurst Manor, Kent, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 July 1626
    Event Place: Penhurst, Kent
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [4] North America, Family Histories
    [5] England, Extracted Parish and Court Records
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Penshurst, Sevenoaks District, Kent, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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