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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’
Facts & History about the life of Sir Philip Sydney - Poet, Courtier and Diplomat 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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