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Dorothy Sidney, Countess of Leicester ( née Lady Dorothy Percy; ca. 1598 – 20 August 1659), [1] was the eldest daughter of Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland, and his wife, Lady Dorothy Devereux. [2] .
Lady Dorothy Sidney (or Sydney) was celebrated not only for her beauty but for wit, charm and intelligence. In about 1635, she rejected a marriage proposal from the poet Edmund Waller, who addressed verses to her under the nickname "Sacharissa" (which he based on the Latin word sacharum, meaning "sugar"). [1]
title: Dorothy (Sidney), Countess of Sunderland, 1617 - 1684. Wife of Henry Spencer, 1st Earl of Sunderland; daughter of the 2nd Earl of Leicester; Waller's 'Sacharissa' date created: Published 1823. after: Sir Anthony van Dyck (1599 - 1641) Flemish English. materials: Stipple engraving on paper. measurements: 12.40 x 9.90 cm. object type:
29 de dez. de 2020 · Arrangements having been speedily completed, Dorothy Sidney was married on 20 July 1639, and Waller wrote an excellent letter to Dorothy's sister, Lady Lucy, conveying all good wishes for the happiness of the bride.
Women. Encyclopedias almanacs transcripts and maps. Sidney, Dorothy (1617–1684) views 1,725,428 updated. Sidney, Dorothy (1617–1684) Countess of Sunderland who was celebrated in poetry. Name variations: Lady Dorothy Sidney; Lady Dorothy Spencer; Lady Sunderland; Sacharissa.
‘Dorothy Sidney, Countess of Sunderland, after van Dyck‘, Mary Beale on display at Tate Britain.
Memoirs of Eminent Englishwomen - October 2010
