Sir Henry Sidney
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Sir Henry Sidney was a 16th-century English statesman and Lord Deputy of Ireland, best known for his administrative reforms and as the father of the poet Sir Philip Sidney.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
English statesman
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Lord Deputy of Ireland ⓘ nobleman ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1529 ⓘ |
| child |
Mary Sidney, Countess of Pembroke
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Robert Sidney, 1st Earl of Leicester NERFINISHED ⓘ Sir Philip Sidney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1586 ⓘ |
| familyName | Sidney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Sir William Sidney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Henry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Sir ⓘ |
| monarchServed |
Edward VI of England
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Elizabeth I of England NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary I of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Anne Pakenham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Sidney’s Irish reform programme
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administrative reforms in Ireland ⓘ attempts to reform Irish taxation ⓘ campaigns in Munster and Connacht ⓘ construction and improvement of fortifications in Ireland ⓘ correspondence and state papers on Irish governance ⓘ efforts to curb Gaelic lordship in Ireland ⓘ establishment of provincial presidencies in Ireland ⓘ extension of English common law in Ireland ⓘ military campaigns against Irish chieftains ⓘ plantation policies in Ireland ⓘ policies to anglicize Irish administration ⓘ presidency of Wales ⓘ presidency of the Council in the Marches of Wales ⓘ promotion of English law and customs in Ireland ⓘ promotion of English settlement in Ireland ⓘ promotion of Protestant interests in Ireland ⓘ reform of Irish administration and finances ⓘ reform of local government in Wales ⓘ reform of the Irish judiciary ⓘ reforms in the Council in the Marches of Wales ⓘ reorganization of Irish provincial government ⓘ reorganization of the Irish presidency system ⓘ reports to Queen Elizabeth I on Ireland ⓘ strengthening of royal authority in the Welsh Marches ⓘ suppression of local rebellions in Ireland ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Lord Deputy of Ireland
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Lord Justice of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord President of Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord President of the Council in the Marches of Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ Member of Parliament for Shrewsbury ⓘ Vice-Treasurer of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sibling | Anne Sidney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Mary Dudley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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