Frances Sidney, Countess of Sussex

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Frances Sidney, Countess of Sussex, was a 16th-century English noblewoman and philanthropist whose endowment led to the founding of Sidney Sussex College at the University of Cambridge.

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Frances Sidney, Countess of Sussex canonical 5
Frances Sidney 1

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instanceOf 16th-century English person
English noblewoman
philanthropist
associatedInstitution Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge NERFINISHED
Cambridge University
surface form: University of Cambridge
associatedWith Elizabeth I of England
benefactorOf Sidney Sussex College, University of Cambridge NERFINISHED
birthYear 1531
burialPlace Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster
surface form: Westminster Abbey
commemorativeCategory founders of colleges of the University of Cambridge
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
courtRole lady of the bedchamber to Queen Elizabeth I
deathYear 1589
era Tudor period
familyName Sidney
father Sir William Sidney
givenName Frances
governedEstate Sussex estates through marriage
hasMonument tomb in Westminster Abbey
historicalRegion England
language English
legacy Sidney Sussex College named in her honor
marriedIntoFamily Radclyffe family
memorial commemorated at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge
mother Anne Pakenham
name Frances Sidney, Countess of Sussex self-linksurface differs
surface form: Frances Sidney
nobleFamily Sidney family
notableBequest funds for a Puritan-inclined college at Cambridge
notableFor endowing Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge
philanthropicFocus education
religious causes
placeOfBirth England
placeOfDeath England
relative Sir Philip Sidney
religion Protestant Christianity
surface form: Protestantism
sibling Henry Sidney
socialRole patron of learning
patron of religion
spouse Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex
timePeriod 16th century
title Countess of Sussex
titleHeldByMarriage Countess of Sussex
willProvidedFor foundation of a Cambridge college

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Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge namedAfter Frances Sidney, Countess of Sussex
Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge foundedBy Frances Sidney, Countess of Sussex
Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge foundingEndowmentBy Frances Sidney, Countess of Sussex
Frances Sidney, Countess of Sussex name Frances Sidney, Countess of Sussex self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Frances Sidney
Sidney Sussex foundedBy Frances Sidney, Countess of Sussex
subject surface form: Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge
Sidney Sussex namedAfter Frances Sidney, Countess of Sussex
subject surface form: Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge