SYDNEY, Henry (1641-1704) | HoP Development Site

Family and Education

b. c. Mar. 1641, 4th s. Robert Sydney, 2nd earl of Leicester, and Dorothy, da. of Henry Percy^†, 3rd earl of Northumberland; bro. of Algernon Sydney^‡ and Philip Sydney, 3rd earl of Leicester. educ. travelled abroad 1658-64 (Spain, Italy). unm. 1s. with Grace Worthley. d. 8 Apr. 1704; will 12 Apr. 1699 – 21 July 1702, pr. 18 May 1704. TNA, PROB 11/477.

Offices Held

Groom of the bedchamber to James, duke of York, 1665; master of the horse to duchess of York 1665; envoy to France 1672, Hague 1679–81; Bodl. Carte 222, f. 314. master of the robes 1679–85; Kent HLC (CKS), U1475/O102. PC 1689; Bodl. Carte 79, f. 743. gent. of the bedchamber 1689 – ?1702; sec. of state (north) 1690 – 92; ld. justice [I] 1690; ld. lt. Ireland 1692 – 95; ld. justice 1697, 1698; groom of the stole 1700 – 02.

Ld. lt. Kent 1689–92, Kent HLC (CKS), U1475/O103. 1694 – d.; v.-adm. Kent 1689–1702; Kent HLC (CKS), U1475/O104. ld. warden of the Cinque Ports 1691–1702; Kent HLC (CKS), U1475/O107. kpr. of Greenwich Palace and Park 1697–d. CSP Dom. 1697, p. 68.

Capt. Holland regt. (the Buffs); gen. of British regts. in Dutch service 1681 – 85; col. 1st regt. of foot 1689 – 90, 1693–d.; CSP Dom. 1693, p. 404. maj.-gen. 1691; lt.-gen. 1694; master-gen. of the Ordnance 1693–1702. CTB, 1693–96, p. 1322.

Parlimentarian

SIDNEY (SYDNEY), Hon. Henry (1641-1704), of Jermyn Street, Westminster and Elverton, Stone, Kent.

SIDNEY

Likenesses

oil on canvas, by ?Sir G. Kneller, 1700, NPG 1722; oil on canvas by Sir J.B. de Medina, Government Art Collection.

Author

Eagles, Robin

Volume

Lords 1660-1715

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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