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Jocelyn Sidney, 7th Earl of Leicester

1682 – 1743

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Lived 1682 – 1743 (aged 60–61). Jocelyn Sidney, 7th Earl of Leicester was a British.

Jocelyn Sidney, 7th Earl of Leicester (1682 – 7 July 1743) was a British peer, known as Hon. Jocelyn Sidney until 1737.

He was the son of Robert Sidney, 4th Earl of Leicester and Lady Elizabeth Egerton. He was educated at University College, Oxford University. In February 1717, he married Miss Elizabeth Thomas, of Glamorgan.

On 30 April 1734, he was appointed Chief Porter of the Tower of London by his older brother John Sidney, 6th Earl of Leicester, then Constable of the Tower. He held the office until 1737, when he succeeded his brother as Earl of Leicester. He died on 7 July 1743, when the earldom and the viscountcy of Lisle became extinct. The dowager countess Elizabeth died on 14 November 1747. On Sir Jocelyn's death, Henry could potentially have inherited the Penshurst Estate, but after much legal wrangling Henry and Anne only received the income from the Sidneys' Welsh properties - but these were still fairly significant.

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Born
1682, Penshurst
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Education
University of Oxford
Also known as
Jocelyn Sydney, 7th Earl of Leicester

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Who was Jocelyn Sidney, 7th Earl of Leicester?

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When was Jocelyn Sidney, 7th Earl of Leicester born?

Jocelyn Sidney, 7th Earl of Leicester was born in 1682 in Penshurst.

When did Jocelyn Sidney, 7th Earl of Leicester die?

Jocelyn Sidney, 7th Earl of Leicester died on 7 July 1743 in Penshurst.

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Jocelyn Sidney, 7th Earl of Leicester was British.

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· Wikipedia: Jocelyn Sidney, 7th Earl of Leicester

· Wikidata: Q266693

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