Mary sidney herbert shakespeare

Current countess of pembroke

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Mary Sidney

English poet, playwright and patron (1561–1621)

For other people named Mary Sidney, see Mary Sidney (disambiguation).

Mary Herbert

Portrait of Mary Herbert (née Sidney), by Nicholas Hilliard, c.

1590.

TenureApril 1577 - 19 January 1601
Known forLiterary patron, author
Born27 October 1561
Tickenhill Palace, Bewdley, England
Died25 September 1621 (aged 59)
London, England
BuriedSalisbury Cathedral
Noble familySidney
Spouse(s)Henry Herbert, 2nd Earl of Pembroke
IssueWilliam Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke
Katherine Herbert
Anne Herbert
Philip Herbert, 4th Earl of Pembroke
FatherHenry Sidney
MotherMary Dudley

Mary Herbert, Countess of Pembroke (néeSidney, 27 October 1561 – 25 September 1621) was among the first Englishwomen to gain notice for her poetry and her literary patronage.

By the age of 39, she was listed with her brother Philip Sidney and with Edmund Spenser and William Shakespeare among the