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Viscount De L'Isle

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200: 189: 783: 38: 31: 734: 835: 483: 982: 748: 179: 714: 638: 305:. The title derived from the fact that the title of "Viscount De L'Isle" had been held by his ancestors the Earls of Leicester (in turn deriving from their ancestors), but had become extinct along with the earldom in 1743. The title of "Dudley" came from the fact that 239: 1402: 693: 684: 328:
His grandson, the fifth Baron (who only held the titles for two months in 1945 after succeeding his elder brother), notably served as Mayor of Chelsea and was a member of the
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for earlier history of the family) by Elizabeth Jane, daughter of William Perry and Elizabeth, daughter and heir of the Hon. Thomas Sidney, fourth son of
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1st and 4th, Or a Pheon Azure (Sidney); 2nd and 3rd, Sable on a Fess engrailed between three Whelk Shells Or a Mullet for difference (Shelley).
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1618 creation). In 1799 he assumed by Royal licence the additional surname of Sidney on succeeding to the estates, including
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a Porcupine statant Azure quilled collared and chained Or; 2nd: a Griffin's Head erased Argent ducally gorged Or.
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This branch of the Shelley family descends from John Shelley-Sidney, the only son of the second marriage of
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a Porcupine Azure quilled collared and chained Or; Sinister: a Lion queue fourche Vert
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is the present holder's only son, the Hon. Philip William Edmund Sidney (born 1985).
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As heir of the college's founder, Lord De L'Isle is the hereditary
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in Kent, of his maternal grandmother. In 1818 he was created a
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where the Sidney Chapel houses many memorials to the family.
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Extant viscountcies in the peerages of Britain and Ireland
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William Sidney, 5th Baron De L'Isle and Dudley (1859–1945)
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Sorted by kingdom in which created, then creation date
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Philip John Algernon Sidney, 2nd Viscount De L'Isle
266:(a title which had become extinct in 1743; see the 162: 154: 140: 132: 120: 110: 100: 90: 82: 23: 613:(1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990. 382:Shelley-Sidney baronets, of Penshurst Place (1818) 1403:Viscountcies in the Peerage of the United Kingdom 256:Sir Bysshe Shelley, 1st Baronet, of Castle Goring 429:Algernon Sidney, 4th Baron De L'Isle and Dudley 438:William Sidney, 6th Baron De L'Isle and Dudley 228:William Sidney, 6th Baron de L'Isle and Dudley 678: 423:Philip Sidney, 3rd Baron De L'Isle and Dudley 417:Philip Sidney, 2nd Baron De L'Isle and Dudley 411:Philip Sidney, 1st Baron De L'Isle and Dudley 278:, of Penshurst in the County of Kent, in the 8: 609:Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). 332:. His son, the sixth Baron, was a prominent 519:Earl of Leicester (1563 and 1618 creations) 685: 671: 663: 616: 340:from 1951 to 1955. In 1956 he was created 20: 16:Title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom 1408:1956 establishments in the United Kingdom 594:Debrett's Peerage and Titles of courtesy 500:Philip William Edmund Sidney (born 1985) 177: 544: 323:John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland 48: 524:Duke of Northumberland (1551 creation) 455:William Sidney, 1st Viscount De L'Isle 363:. Close to it is the parish church of 115:William Sidney, 1st Viscount De L'Isle 461:Philip Sidney, 2nd Viscount De L'Isle 136:the Hon. Philip William Edmund Sidney 127:Philip Sidney, 2nd Viscount De L'Isle 7: 404: 388:Sir John Shelley-Sidney, 1st Baronet 315:Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester 307:Robert Sidney, 1st Earl of Leicester 264:Robert Sidney, 4th Earl of Leicester 514:Shelley baronets, of Castle Goring 405:Barons De L'Isle and Dudley (1835) 14: 980: 833: 781: 746: 732: 712: 636: 621:Baronetage of the United Kingdom 611:Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage 591:Hesilrige, Arthur G. M. (1921). 481: 376:Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge 280:Baronetage of the United Kingdom 192:Ceiling of the Sidney Chapel at 36: 577:. 13 January 1956. p. 278. 203:The 2nd Viscount De L'Isle, as 394:Sir Philip Sidney, 2nd Baronet 194:St John the Baptist, Penshurst 1: 559:. 9 January 1835. p. 42. 346:Governor-General of Australia 226:. It was created in 1956 for 224:Peerage of the United Kingdom 105:Peerage of the United Kingdom 1413:Noble titles created in 1956 150:Baronet 'of Penshurst Place' 1423:Barons De L'Isle and Dudley 1418:Peerages created for UK MPs 285:His son and heir apparent, 171:(Whither the Fates call me) 1444: 449:Viscounts De L'Isle (1956) 398:Baron De L'Isle and Dudley 338:Secretary of State for Air 299:Baron De L'Isle and Dudley 148:Baronet 'of Castle Goring' 146:Baron De L'Isle and Dudley 1380: 730: 700: 651: 634: 626: 619: 448: 336:politician and served as 28: 642:Shelley-Sidney baronets 207:, with the Queen in 2011 205:Lord-Lieutenant of Kent 208: 196: 185: 34: 1322:Mackintosh of Halifax 1312:Monckton of Brenchley 1262:Montgomery of Alamein 440:(1909–1991) (created 396:(1800–1851) (created 330:London County Council 202: 191: 181: 33: 321:), the fifth son of 319:of the 1564 creation 313:) was the nephew of 311:of the 1618 creation 222:, is a title in the 24:Viscountcy De L'Isle 1428:Viscounts De 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Queen Elizabeth II
Peerage of the United Kingdom
William Sidney, 1st Viscount De L'Isle
Philip Sidney, 2nd Viscount De L'Isle

Penshurst Place

St John the Baptist, Penshurst

Lord-Lieutenant of Kent
Penshurst
County of Kent
Peerage of the United Kingdom
William Sidney, 6th Baron de L'Isle and Dudley
VC
KG
GCMG
GCVO
Sir Bysshe Shelley, 1st Baronet, of Castle Goring
Shelley Baronets
Robert Sidney, 4th Earl of Leicester
Earl of Leicester
Penshurst Place
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Philip Sidney
Eye
House of Commons
King William IV

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