Philip Sidney
1554 – 1586 · aged 32
English poet, courtier, diplomat (1554-1586)
- Born
- 1554 · Penshurst
- Died
- 17 Oct 1586 · Arnhem
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- 1554BornBorn in Penshurst
- 1585 – 1586RoleMaster-General of the Ordnance
- 17 Oct 1586DiedDied in Arnhem
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Biography
Sir Philip Sidney (30 November 1554 – 17 October 1586) was an English poet, courtier, scholar and soldier who is remembered as one of the most prominent figures of the Elizabethan age.
His works include a sonnet sequence, Astrophil and Stella, a treatise, The Defence of Poesy (also known as The Defence of Poesie or An Apology for Poetrie) and a pastoral romance, The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia. He died fighting the Spanish in the Netherlands, aged 31, and his funeral procession in London was one of the most lavish ever seen.
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