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'''Robert Sidney, 2nd Earl of Leicester''' was an [[England|English]] diplomat and politician. | |image=Wiki noimage.jpg | ||
|birth=1 December 1595<br>[[London]], [[Kingdom of England]] | |||
|death=2 November 1677<br>{{Wiki|Penshurst}}, [[Kent]], Kingdom of England | |||
|species=[[Human]] | |||
|affiliates={{Wiki|Earl of Leicester|Earldom of Leicester}}<br>{{Wiki|House of Commons of England}} | |||
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'''Robert Sidney, 2nd Earl of Leicester''' (1595 – 1677) was an [[England|English]] diplomat and politician. | |||
==Biography== | |||
In the 1630s, Sidney purchased land from the government, building {{Wiki|Leicester House, Westminster|Leicester House}} and walling off what would later be known as [[Leicester Square]]. The public didn't take kindly to once-public land being walled off and used exclusively by the rich, so King [[Charles I of England|Charles I]] responded to the outcry by making the field public once again.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Database: Leicester Square]]</ref> | In the 1630s, Sidney purchased land from the government, building {{Wiki|Leicester House, Westminster|Leicester House}} and walling off what would later be known as [[Leicester Square]]. The public didn't take kindly to once-public land being walled off and used exclusively by the rich, so King [[Charles I of England|Charles I]] responded to the outcry by making the field public once again.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Database: Leicester Square]]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:13, 17 May 2023
Robert Sidney, 2nd Earl of Leicester (1595 – 1677) was an English diplomat and politician.
Biography[edit | edit source]
In the 1630s, Sidney purchased land from the government, building Leicester House and walling off what would later be known as Leicester Square. The public didn't take kindly to once-public land being walled off and used exclusively by the rich, so King Charles I responded to the outcry by making the field public once again.[1]
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Assassin's Creed: Syndicate (mentioned in Database entry only)