Philip Sidney, 2nd Baron De L'Isle and Dudley
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28 January 1828
The Lord De L'Isle and Dudley | |
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| Member of the House of Lords | |
Lord Temporal | |
| In office 4 March 1851 – 17 February 1898 | |
| Preceded by | The 1st Baron De L'Isle and Dudley |
| Succeeded by | The 3rd Baron De L'Isle and Dudley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Philip Sidney 28 January 1828 London, England |
| Died | 17 February 1898 (aged 70) Westminster, London |
| Spouse(s) |
Mary Foulis
(m. 1850; died 1891)Emily Frances Ramsay
(m. 1893) |
| Children | 5 |
| Parent(s) | Philip Sidney, 1st Baron De L'Isle and Dudley Lady Sophia FitzClarence |
| Relatives |
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| Education | Eton College |
Philip Sidney, 2nd Baron De L'Isle and Dudley (28 January 1828 – 17 February 1898), was an English hereditary peer.
Sidney was born in London, England, on 28 January 1828. He was the youngest child and only son born to Philip Sidney, 1st Baron De L'Isle and Dudley, and his wife, the former Lady Sophia FitzClarence.[1] His mother was an illegitimate daughter of King William IV and his mistress, the actress Dorothea Jordan. His father was the only son of Sir John Shelley-Sidney, 1st Baronet, and Henrietta Hunloke, and was a first cousin of poet Percy Bysshe Shelley.
Career
Sidney was an Officer in the Royal Horse Guards, gaining the rank of Lieutenant.[1] Upon his father's death in March 1851, he succeeded as the 3rd Shelley-Sidney baronets of Penshurst Place and the 2nd Baron De L'Isle and Dudley, of Penshurst in the County of Kent.[3]
Lord De L'Isle and Dudley served as a trustee of the National Portrait Gallery.[4]