Philip Charles Shelley Sidney, 1st Baron De L'Isle and Dudley (11 March 1800 – 4 March 1851), was a British

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politician.

Early life

Sidney was the only son of Sir John Shelley-Sidney, 1st Baronet, and Henrietta Hunloke. The poet

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was his first cousin. He was educated at Eton and

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Marriage and issue

On 13 August 1825, he married Lady Sophia FitzClarence, illegitimate daughter of King

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and his mistress, the actress

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. Lord and Lady De L'Isle and Dudley had four children: * Hon. Adelaide Augusta Wilhelmina Sidney (1 June 1826 – 20 September 1904). Married her first cousin, Hon. Frederick FitzClarence-Hunloke (son of

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), in 1856; no issue. *

Philip Sidney, 2nd Baron De L'Isle and Dudley Philip Sidney, 2nd Baron De L'Isle and Dudley (28 January 1828 – 17 February 1898), was an English hereditary peer. Early life Sidney was born in London, England, on 28 January 1828. He was the youngest child and only son born to Philip Sidne ...

(28 January 1828 – 17 February 1898). Married firstly to Mary Foulis in 1850; had issue. Married secondly to Emily Frances Ramsay in 1893; no issue. * Hon. Ernestine Wellington Sidney (9 January 1834 – 20 September 1910). Married to Philip Perceval in 1868; had issue. * Hon. Sophia Philippa Sidney (11 March 1837 – 12 May 1907). Married to Count Alexander von Kielmansegg in 1871; no issue.

Career

Sidney represented

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in the

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from 1829 to 1831 and also served as an

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to his father-in-law from 1830 to 1835 and as Surveyor-General of the

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from 1833 to 1849. In 1835, fourteen years before he succeeded his father, he was raised to the peerage as Baron De L'Isle and Dudley, of Penshurst in the County of Kent.

Death

Lord de L'Isle and Dudley died in March 1851, aged 50, and was succeeded in his titles by his son Philip.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:De Lisle and Dudley, Philip Sidney, 1st Baron 1800 births 1851 deaths Conservative Party (UK) hereditary peers Sidney, Philip Sidney, Philip Sidney, Philip Sidney, Philip UK MPs who were granted peerages Equerries People educated at Eton College Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford 1 Peers of the United Kingdom created by William IV