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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Frances Sidney, Countess of Sussex | 0 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English noblewoman
ⓘ
courtier ⓘ founder of educational institution ⓘ philanthropist ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Sidney Sussex College
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
University of Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bequest | endowment for a Cambridge college ⓘ |
| birthYear | 1531 ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Westminster Abbey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 16th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| court | English royal court ⓘ |
| deathCause | illness (unspecified in historical records) ⓘ |
| deathYear | 1589 ⓘ |
| era | Tudor period ⓘ |
| familyName | Sidney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founded | Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Frances NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitle | The Right Honourable ⓘ |
| honouredAt | Sidney Sussex College chapel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
founding Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge
ⓘ
service at the Tudor court ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legacy | enduring association with Sidney Sussex College ⓘ |
| memberOfNobleFamily | Sidney family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monarchDuringService |
Elizabeth I of England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mary I of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleRank | countess ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | Countess of Sussex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | charitable works ⓘ |
| notableRole | lady of the bedchamber ⓘ |
| patronage |
education
ⓘ
religious causes ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | England ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | England ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Protestant Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Protestantism
|
| socialStatus | peeress ⓘ |
| spouse | Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Reformation England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleHeld | Countess of Sussex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| willProvidedFor | foundation of Sidney Sussex College ⓘ |
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