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Sidney, Robert, second earl of Leicester (1595–1677), diplomat and landowner  

Ian Atherton

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23 September 2004
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23 September 2004

Sidney, Robert, second earl of Leicester (1595–1677), diplomat and landowner, was born on 1 December 1595 at Baynard's Castle, London, the youngest but only surviving son of Robert Sidney, first earl of Leicester (1563–1626), and his first wife, Barbara Sidney, née Gamage (c. 1559–1621)...

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Townshend, Charles, second Viscount Townshend (1674–1738), politician, diplomatist, and agricultural innovator  

Linda Frey and Marsha Frey

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23 September 2004
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23 September 2004

Townshend, Charles, second Viscount Townshend (1674–1738), politician, diplomatist, and agricultural innovator, was born on 18 April 1674 at Raynham, Norfolk, and baptized on 2 May at St Martin-in-the-Fields, London. He was the eldest of the three sons and heir of Horatio Townshend, first Viscount Townshend...