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.
Portrait of Dorothy, Countess of Sunderland (Anthony van Dyck)
Dorothy Sidney, Countess of Leicester was an English courtier and letter writer.
Dorothy Spencer, Countess of Sunderland
…baptised) – 5 February 1684), was the wife of Henry Spencer, 1st Earl of Sunderland, and the daughter of Robert Sidney, 2nd Earl of Leicester, and Lady Dorothy Percy. As a child, her parents called her "Doll". Lady Dorothy Sidney (or Sydney) was celebrated not only for her beauty but for wit, charm and intelligence…
Dorothy Sidney, by Isaac Oliver
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