Algernon Sydney

A son of the Earl of Leicester, and the great-nephew of Sir Philip Sidney, he is thought to have been born at Penshurst Place[?] in Kent. During the English Civil War, he joined the army of Parliament, but became critical of Oliver Cromwell's leadership. Following the Restoration of the monarchy, he went into exile, returning in 1677. In 1683, he was implicated in the Rye House Plot[?], and was found guilty of treason and executed.