Sir William Sidney, Knight^[1]

1482 - 1554  (72 years)

• Name	William Sidney
  Prefix	Sir
  Suffix	Knight
  Birth	1482
  Gender	Male
  Death	1554
  Burial	Penshurst village church, Kent, England
  Notes	http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/SIDNEY.htm#William%20SIDNEY%20(Sir%20Knight)1 courtier to «u»«b»Henry VIII«/u»«/b», knighted 1513 after «u»Flodden (the_battle_of_flodden0«/u», tutor (and later steward) to «u»«b»Edward VI«/u»«/b», his wife was governess to the young Prince. «u»«b»Edward VI «/u»«/b» granted him Penshurst Place, Kent , 1552, built 1338 by «b»Sir John de Pulteney«/b», Baron's Hall completed 1341, last owner before «b»Sidney«/b» was «u»«b»Edward Stafford, D. Buckingham «/u»«/b» Penshurst was forfeit to the crown when «u»«b»Buckingham «/u»«/b» was executed for treason 1521, «u»«b»Henry VIII «/u»«/b» used stay at Penshurst while courting «u»«b»Anne Boleyn «/u»«/b» at nearby Hever Castle. The arrow , the Sidney family emblem comes from `W' for «b»William«/b», did not live to enjoy Penshurst himself.
  Person ID	I57782	Glenn Cook Family
  Last Modified	25 Feb 2009

  
  

  Father	Nicholas Sidney   d. 1512
  Mother	Anne Brandon   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F551611906	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anne Packenham   d. 22 Oct 1554
  Children	1. Sir Henry Sidney, Knight,   b. 20 Jul 1529, London, Middlesex, England d. 5 May 1586, Ludlow, Shropshire, England (Age 56 years)
  Family ID	F551615538	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 Feb 2009

  
  

• Sources

  [S27] http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/.