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Há 5 dias · In the year 1632, Sir Henry's son, Robert, then Earl of Leicester, built Leicester House, having derived the ownership of the Lammas-land of St. Giles's through the grant of Henry VIII. to his ancestor, Lord Lisle.
Há 4 dias · But when Robert Sidney, second Earl of Leicester, purchased four acres of St. Martin's Field in 1630 in order to build Leicester House, he had first, before enclosing part of his land for building, to compensate the parishioners for their loss of rights.
Há 2 dias · It is not known when the abbey obtained the advowson, but if St. Leonard's already existed in 1143, when the abbey was founded and endowed by Robert, Earl of Leicester with all the churches of Leicester, it would have been acquired by the abbey.
Há 5 dias · He was appointed joint castellan with Robert Fitzwalter of Vaudreuil in Normandy. Saer's brother-in-law, Robert de Breteuil, earl of Leicester, died in 1204, and his inheritance was split between his sisters, Amice, wife of Simon de Montfort (d.by 1188), and Margaret, Saer's wife.
Há 3 dias · Elizabeth attempted to neutralise Mary by suggesting that she marry English Protestant Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester. Dudley was Sir Henry Sidney's brother-in-law and the English queen's own favourite, whom Elizabeth trusted and thought she could control.
Há 2 dias · The formal royal household established around Edward was, at first, under William Sidney, and later Richard Page, stepfather of Edward's aunt Anne (the wife of Edward Seymour). Henry demanded exacting standards of security and cleanliness in his son's household, stressing that Edward was "this whole realm's most precious jewel". [16]
Há 6 dias · Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester Younger son of the Duke of Northumberland, was a childhood friend of Elizabeth. Survived his father's downfall and became Elizabeth's favourite over many years.
