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Also Known As Viscount Sidney of Sheppey, Baron Milton • Henry Sydney, Earl of Romney • Viscount Sydney of Sheppey, Baron Milton • Henry Sidney
Born 1641 • Paris • France
Died April 8, 1704 (aged 63) • London • England
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