Dorothy Sidney, Countess of Leicester was an English courtier and letter writer.
Dorothy Sidney, by Isaac Oliver
Penshurst Place
Dorothy Spencer, Countess of Sunderland, was the wife of Henry Spencer, 1st Earl of Sunderland, and the daughter of Robert Sidney, 2nd Earl of Leicester, and Lady Dorothy Percy.
Dorothy Sidney, Countess of Leicester
…of Leicester, mentioned Dorothy's first pregnancy in his letters. Her daughter Dorothy was known as "Doll". The couple had twelve children, including: Dorothy Spencer, Countess of Sunderland (1617–1683), married Henry Spencer, 1st Earl of Sunderland. Philip Sidney, 3rd Earl of Leicester (1619–1697), who married Catherine Cecil…
Portrait of Dorothy, Countess of Sunderland (Anthony van Dyck)