Baron Sackville
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Baron Sackville, of Knole in the County of Kent, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
. It was created in 1876 for the Honourable Mortimer Sackville-West
, with remainder, failing heirs male of his body, to his younger brothers the Hon. Lionel and the Hon. William Edward. Sackville-West was the fourth son of George Sackville-West, 5th Earl De La Warr
and Elizabeth Sackville-West, Countess De La Warr and 1st Baroness Buckhurst, younger daughter and co-heir of John Sackville, 3rd Duke of Dorset
. On the death of the latter's cousin, Charles Sackville-Germain, 5th Duke of Dorset
, in 1845, the dukedom and its subsidiary titles became extinct and the Sackville estates passed through Elizabeth to the West family who assumed the additional surname of Sackville by Royal license. By arrangement, Mortimer Sackville-West succeeded to a substantial part of the estates, including Knole in Kent
, which is still the seat of the Barons Sackville.
He was succeeded in the barony according to the special remainder by his brother Lionel, who became the second Baron. He had no legitimate male issue and, on his death, the title passed to his nephew, the third Baron. He was the son of the aforementioned William Edward. He was succeeded by his younger brother, the fourth Baron. He was a major-general in the army. On his death the title passed to his son, the fifth Baron, and then to the latter's cousin, the sixth Baron. He was the eldest son of the Hon. Bertrand George Sackville-West, youngest brother of the fourth Baron. the title is held by his nephew, the seventh Baron, who succeeded in 2004. He is the son of Hugh Rosslyn Inigo Sackville-West, younger brother of the sixth Baron.
The poet Vita Sackville-West
was the daughter of the third Baron and his wife Victoria Sackville-West, daughter of the second Baron.
Peerage of the United Kingdom
The Peerage of the United Kingdom comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Act of Union in 1801, when it replaced the Peerage of Great Britain...
. It was created in 1876 for the Honourable Mortimer Sackville-West
Mortimer Sackville-West, 1st Baron Sackville
Mortimer Sackville-West, 1st Baron Sackville , was a British peer and court official.Sackville-West was the fourth son of George Sackville-West, 5th Earl De La Warr, and Elizabeth Sackville, 1st Baroness Buckhurst, younger daughter and co-heir of John Sackville, 3rd Duke of Dorset...
, with remainder, failing heirs male of his body, to his younger brothers the Hon. Lionel and the Hon. William Edward. Sackville-West was the fourth son of George Sackville-West, 5th Earl De La Warr
George Sackville-West, 5th Earl De La Warr
George John Sackville-West, 5th Earl de la Warr PC , styled Viscount Cantelupe until 1795, was a British courtier and Tory politician.-Background:...
and Elizabeth Sackville-West, Countess De La Warr and 1st Baroness Buckhurst, younger daughter and co-heir of John Sackville, 3rd Duke of Dorset
John Sackville, 3rd Duke of Dorset
John Frederick Sackville, 3rd Duke of Dorset was the only son of Lord John Philip Sackville, second son of Lionel Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset. He succeeded to the dukedom in 1769 on the death of his uncle, Charles Sackville, 2nd Duke of Dorset...
. On the death of the latter's cousin, Charles Sackville-Germain, 5th Duke of Dorset
Charles Sackville-Germain, 5th Duke of Dorset
Charles Sackville-Germain, 5th Duke of Dorset KG, PC , known briefly as Charles Sackville before 1770, as Charles Germain between 1770 and 1785, and as The Viscount Sackville between 1785 and 1815, was a British peer, courtier and Tory politician...
, in 1845, the dukedom and its subsidiary titles became extinct and the Sackville estates passed through Elizabeth to the West family who assumed the additional surname of Sackville by Royal license. By arrangement, Mortimer Sackville-West succeeded to a substantial part of the estates, including Knole in Kent
Kent
Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
, which is still the seat of the Barons Sackville.
The poet Vita Sackville-West
Vita Sackville-West
The Hon Victoria Mary Sackville-West, Lady Nicolson, CH , best known as Vita Sackville-West, was an English author, poet and gardener. She won the Hawthornden Prize in 1927 and 1933...
was the daughter of the third Baron and his wife Victoria Sackville-West, daughter of the second Baron.
Barons Sackville (1876)
- Mortimer Sackville-West, 1st Baron SackvilleMortimer Sackville-West, 1st Baron SackvilleMortimer Sackville-West, 1st Baron Sackville , was a British peer and court official.Sackville-West was the fourth son of George Sackville-West, 5th Earl De La Warr, and Elizabeth Sackville, 1st Baroness Buckhurst, younger daughter and co-heir of John Sackville, 3rd Duke of Dorset...
(1820–1888) - Lionel Sackville Sackville-West, 2nd Baron SackvilleLionel Sackville-West, 2nd Baron SackvilleLionel Sackville-West, 2nd Baron Sackville GCMG , was a British diplomat.-Background:Sackville-West was the fourth son of George Sackville-West, 5th Earl De La Warr, by Lady Elizabeth, daughter of John Sackville, 3rd Duke of Dorset...
(1827–1908) - Lionel Edward Sackville-West, 3rd Baron SackvilleLionel Sackville-West, 3rd Baron SackvilleLionel Edward Sackville-West, 3rd Baron Sackville , was a British peer.Sackville-West was the son of the Honourable William Edward Sackville-West, sixth son of George Sackville-West, 5th Earl De La Warr and Lady Elizabeth Sackville. His mother was Georgina, daughter of George Dodwell...
(1867–1928) - Charles John Sackville-West, 4th Baron SackvilleCharles Sackville-West, 4th Baron SackvilleMajor-General Charles John Sackville-West, 4th Baron Sackville, KBE, CB, CMG was a British Army general and peer who served throughout the First World War and reached the rank of major general. In 1919, Sackville-West was British Military Representative on the Supreme War Council and from 1920 to...
(1870–1962) - Edward Charles Sackville-West, 5th Baron SackvilleEdward Sackville-West, 5th Baron SackvilleEdward Charles Sackville-West, 5th Baron Sackville was a British music critic, novelist and, in his last years, a member of the House of Lords. Musically gifted as a boy, he was attracted as a young man to a literary life and wrote a series of semi-autobiographical novels in the 1920s and '30s...
(1901–1965) - Lionel Bertrand Sackville-West, 6th Baron SackvilleLionel Sackville-West, 6th Baron SackvilleLionel Bertrand Sackville-West, 6th Baron Sackville was a stockbroker and member of the British peerage. In 1965, he became the sixth Baron Sackville.-Early life:...
(1913–2004) - Robert Bertrand Sackville-West, 7th Baron SackvilleRobert Sackville-West, 7th Baron SackvilleRobert Bertrand Sackville-West, 7th Baron Sackville is a British hereditary peer.The eldest son of Hugh Rosslyn Inigo Sackville-West and Bridget Eleanor Cunliffe, he inherited the title of Baron Sackville on 27 March 2004 on the death of his uncle, Lionel Bertrand Sackville-West, 6th Baron...
(b. 1958)
See also
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- Duke of DorsetDuke of DorsetDuke of Dorset was a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1720 for the politician Lionel Sackville, 7th Earl of Dorset. The Sackville family descended from Sir Richard Sackville. His only surviving son, Thomas Sackville, was a statesman, poet and dramatist and notably served as...
- Baroness BuckhurstBaron BuckhurstThe title Baron Buckhurst has been created twice; once in the Peerage of England and once in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was first created in 1567 for Thomas Sackville, MP for East Grinstead and Ailesbury. He was later created Earl of Dorset. That creation became extinct in 1843...
- Vita Sackville-WestVita Sackville-WestThe Hon Victoria Mary Sackville-West, Lady Nicolson, CH , best known as Vita Sackville-West, was an English author, poet and gardener. She won the Hawthornden Prize in 1927 and 1933...
- Victoria Sackville-West
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