Sidney, Sir Robert

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Sidney, Sir Robert (1563–1626), the younger brother of Sir P. Sidney. His early career closely followed that of his brother, whom he succeeded as governor of Flushing in 1589. He was created Baron Sidney by James I in 1603, Viscount Lisle in 1605, and earl of Leicester in 1618. It has been claimed that he wrote lyrics for settings by Robert Dowland, his godson. An autograph manuscript of his poems, consisting of sonnets, pastorals, songs, and epigrams, apparently written in the mid-1590s, was identified by P. J. Croft in 1973.

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