Philip Sidney, 3rd Earl of Leicester

The Earl of Leicester MP, JP
Portrait by Peter Lely
Member of Parliament for Yarmouth (Isle of Wight)
In office May 1659 – March 1660
Monarch	Charles II
Member of Parliament for Isle of Wight
In office September 1654 – January 1655
Member of Parliament for Kent
In office July 1653 – December 1653
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
In office April 1646 – April 1647
Monarch	Charles I
Member of Parliament for Yarmouth (Isle of Wight)
In office November 1640 – April 1653
Member of Parliament for St Ives
In office April 1640 – April 1640
Personal details
Born	Philip Sidney (1619-01-10)10 January 1619 Baynard's Castle, London
Died	6 March 1698(1698-03-06) (aged 79) Leicester House, Westminster
Resting place	Penshurst Place
Nationality	English
Spouse	Lady Catherine Cecil (1628–1652)
Alma mater	Christ Church, Oxford
Occupation	Politician and soldier
Military service
Allegiance	England
Branch/service	Infantry
Years of service	1642 to 1643
Rank	Lieutenant-General
Unit	Lord Lisle’s Regiment of Horse
Battles/wars	Bishops Wars Irish Confederate Wars [1]

Philip Sidney, 3rd Earl of Leicester (10 January 1619 – 6 March 1698) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1640 and 1659 and became Earl of Leicester in 1677. He supported the Parliamentarian cause in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, when he was known as Viscount Lisle, a subsidiary title of the Earls of Leicester.