Countess of Sussex

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The Countess of Sussex was an English noble title held by Frances Sidney, a prominent 16th-century courtier and philanthropist best known for founding Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge.

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Countess of Sussex canonical 7

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English noblewoman
courtier
founder of educational institution
philanthropist
associatedWith Sidney Sussex College
University of Cambridge
bequest endowment for a Cambridge college
birthYear 1531
burialPlace Westminster Abbey
centuryOfActivity 16th century
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
court English royal court
deathCause illness (unspecified in historical records)
deathYear 1589
era Tudor period
familyName Sidney
founded Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge
givenName Frances
hasTitle The Right Honourable
honouredAt Sidney Sussex College chapel
knownFor founding Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge
service at the Tudor court
language English
legacy enduring association with Sidney Sussex College
memberOfNobleFamily Sidney family
monarchDuringService Elizabeth I of England
Mary I of England
nobleRank countess
nobleTitle Countess of Sussex
notableFor charitable works
notableRole lady of the bedchamber
patronage education
religious causes
placeOfBirth England
placeOfDeath England
regionOfActivity England
religion Protestantism
socialStatus peeress
spouse Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex
timePeriod Reformation England
linked to: English Reformation
titleHeld Countess of Sussex
willProvidedFor foundation of Sidney Sussex College

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Frances Sidney, Countess of Sussex title Countess of Sussex
Frances Sidney, Countess of Sussex title Countess of Sussex
subject linked to: Sidney
Frances Sidney, Countess of Sussex nobleTitle Countess of Sussex
subject linked to: Countess of Sussex
Frances Sidney, Countess of Sussex titleHeld Countess of Sussex
subject linked to: Countess of Sussex
Anne Lennard, Countess of Sussex nobleTitle Countess of Sussex