Sophia Sidney, Baroness De L'Isle and Dudley
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Sophia Sidney, Baroness De L'Isle and Dudley (née FitzClarence; August 1796 – 10 April 1837) was the eldest daughter of William IV
of the United Kingdom and his longtime mistress Dorothea Jordan.
On 13 August 1825, she married Philip Sidney
, later an M.P. and the 1st Baron De L'Isle and Dudley
of Penshurst in the County of Kent.
She bore four children, three daughters and a son:
She died in childbirth in 1837.
William IV of the United Kingdom
William IV was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of Hanover from 26 June 1830 until his death...
of the United Kingdom and his longtime mistress Dorothea Jordan.
On 13 August 1825, she married Philip Sidney
Philip Sidney, 1st Baron De L'Isle and Dudley
Philip Charles Shelley Sidney, 1st Baron De L'Isle and Dudley GCH was a British Tory politician.Sidney was the only son of Sir John Shelley-Sidney, 1st Baronet and Henrietta Hunloke. The poet Percy Bysshe Shelley was his cousin. He was educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford...
, later an M.P. and the 1st Baron De L'Isle and Dudley
Viscount De L'Isle
Viscount De L'Isle, of Penshurst in the County of Kent, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1956 for William Sidney, 6th Baron de L'Isle and Dudley...
of Penshurst in the County of Kent.
She bore four children, three daughters and a son:
- Adelaide Augusta Willhelmina Sydney, married her first cousin, Frederick Charles George FitzClarence-Hunloke, son of George FitzClarence, 1st Earl of MunsterGeorge FitzClarence, 1st Earl of MunsterGeorge Augustus Frederick FitzClarence, 1st Earl of Munster PC , was the eldest natural son of William IV of the United Kingdom and his long-time mistress Dorothy Jordan....
, no issue - Ernestine Wellington Sidney, married Philip Perceval; mother of Major Sir Philip HunlokePhilip HunlokePhilip Hunloke né Perceval was a British sailor who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He was a crew member of the British boat Sorais, which won the bronze medal in the 8 metre class....
, who was the father of Lt.-Col. Henry Philip Hunloke - Sophia Philippa Sidney, married Alexander, Graf von Kielmannsegg, a great-grandson of Johann Ludwig, Reichsgraf von Wallmoden-GimbornJohann Ludwig, Reichsgraf von Wallmoden-GimbornJohann Ludwig Reichsgraf von Wallmoden-Gimborn was a German lieutenant-general and art collector.-Life:He was an illegitimate son of George II of Great Britain by his mistress Amalie von Wallmoden...
(illegitimate son of George II of Great Britain) - Philip Sidney, 2nd Baron of De L'Isle and Dudley of Penshurst (1828–1898), grandfather of the 1st Viscount De L'IsleWilliam Sidney, 1st Viscount De L'IsleWilliam Philip Sidney, 1st Viscount De L'Isle and 6th Baron De L'Isle and Dudley VC KG GCMG GCVO KStJ PC , was the 15th Governor-General of Australia and the final non-Australian to hold the office...
She died in childbirth in 1837.