SIDNEY, HENRY [SSNE 4896]

Surname
SIDNEY
First name
HENRY
Title/rank
VISCOUNT SIDNEY OF SHEPPEY, EARL OF ROMNEY
Nationality
ENGLISH
Region
SHEPPEY AND ROMNEY
Social status
NOBILITY

Text source

Henry Sidney (Viscount Sidney of Sheppey/ Earl of Romney) was an envoy extraordinaire from the Stuart Kingdoms to the Dutch Republic between the years 1679-81

G.M. Bell, 'A handlist of British Diplomatic Representatives, 1506-1688 (London, 1990), p.205.

Service record

STUART KINGDOMS, THE DUTCH REPUBLIC
Arrived 1679-06-01
Departed 1681-07-30
Capacity ENVOY EXTRAORDINARY, purpose DIPLOMACY