SYDNEY, Hon. Philip (1676-1705), of Penshurst, Kent

b. 8 July 1676, 1st s. of Robert Sydney, 4th Earl of Leicester, and bro. of Hon. John Sydney*. educ. travelled abroad 1698. m. 17 Dec. 1700, Anne (d. 1726), da. and coh. of Sir Robert Reeve, 2nd Bt., of Thwaite, Suff., s.p.s. Styled Ld. Lisle 1698–1702. suc. fa. as 5th Earl 11 Nov. 1702. Luttrell, Brief Relation, iv. 387.