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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Frances Sidney, Countess of Sussex 0

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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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