Sir Philip SydneyFamous Elizabethans - Major Figures & People during Elizabethan Times Short Biography of the life of Sir Philip Sydney - Poet, Courtier and Diplomat
The following biography information provides basic facts about the life Sir Philip Sydney: Sir Philip Sydney Nationality - English Lifespan - 1554 - 1586 Family – Father was Henry Sidney, a courtier and his Godfather was Philip II of Spain Education – Shrewsbury school and Christchurch college, Oxford Career - Poet, Courtier and Diplomat Famous Works of Sir Philip Sydney – Old Arcadia and the poem ‘Sleep’
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The following are additional facts about the life and history of Sir Philip Sydney: Philip Sydney was born at Penshurst on 30 Nov 1554 the son of Sir Henry Sidney and Mary Dudley He attended Oxford University Philip Sydney came from a noble and wealthy family and had many influential friends Travelled around Europe to complete his education On August 24 1572 Sydney witnessed the St Bartholomew's Day massacre where French Protestants were massacred by French Catholics in Paris In 1576 served as ceremonial cup bearer to Queen Elizabeth He fought in Ireland Undertook various diplomatic missions on behalf of Queen Elizabeth Was a patron of the Arts. He was patron to the great Elizabethan poet Edmund Spenser Argued against the possible marriage of Elizabeth to the Catholic Henri, Duke of Anjou and argued with other courtiers - and temporarily retired from court He wrote Arcadia at the house of his sister, Mary Sydney Philip Sydney returned to court and the Queen's favour in 1583 He married wealthy Frances Walsingham who was the daughter of Sir Francis Walsingham In 1586 he fought in the Netherlands with his uncle Robert Dudley and was fatally wounded He died on 17 Oct 1586, Arnheim, Netherlands The court went into mourning Philip Sydney was buried in St Paul's Cathedral in London
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