SACKVILLE

Dukes of Dorset

 

 

Sir Richard Sackville (d.1556); m.Winifred Brydges (d.ca 1586), who m.2ndly the Marquess of Winchester

 

1a) Thomas, cr 1567 Baron Buckhurst, cr 1604 Earl of Dorset (d.Whitehall 19 Apr 1608); m.1555 Cicely Baker (d.1 Oct 1615)

 

1b) Robert, 2nd Earl of Dorset (1561-Dorset House 27 Feb 1609); m.1st 1580 Lady Margaret Howard (d.19 Aug 1591); m.2nd Yarnton, Oxon 4 Dec 1592 Anne Spencer (d.22 Sep 1618), widow of Lord Compton and of Lord Monteagle

 

1c) Thomas, d. an infant

 

2c) Richard, 3rd Earl of Dorset (London 28 Mar 1589-Dorset House 28 Mar 1624); m.London 25 Feb 1609 Lady Anne Clifford, de jure 14th Baroness Clifford (Skipton Castle 30 Jan 1590-Brougham Castle 22 Mar 1676), later wife of Earl of Pembroke & Montgomery

 

1d) Margaret (Dorset House 2 Jul 1614-14 Aug 1676); m.London 21 Apr 1629 John Tufton, 2nd Earl of Thanet (15 Dec 1608-Thanet House 7 May 1664)

 

2d) Thomas, Lord Buckhurst (Knole 2 Feb 1620-Knole 26 Jul 1620)

 

3d) Isabella (Knole 6 Oct 1622-London 14 Oct 1661); m.London 5 Jul 1647 James Compton, 3rd Earl of Northampton (19 Aug 1622-Castle Ashby 15 Dec 1681)

 

4d & 5d) two daughters by Martha, dau of Sir Thomas Temple of Stowe, and wife of Sir Thomas Penniston [Penyston], Bt.

 

3c) Edward, 4th Earl of Dorset (1590-Dorset House 18 Jul 1652); m.Mary Curzon (1586-16 May 1645)

 

1d) Richard, 5th Earl of Dorset (Dorset House 16 Sep 1622-Knole 27 Aug 1677); m.1637 Lady Frances Cranfield (d.London 20 Apr 1687)

 

1e) Charles, 6th Earl of Dorset (24 Jan 1638-Bath 29 Jan 1706); m.1st Jun 1674 Mary, Dowager Countess of Falmouth, née Bagot (1645-12 Sep 1679); m.2nd 7 Mar 1685 Lady Mary Compton (d.London 6 Aug 1691); m.3rd 27 Oct 1704 Mrs Anne Roche (d.Aug 1706)

 

1f) LIONEL CRANFIELD, 7th Earl of Dorset, cr 1720 Duke of Dorset (18 Jan 1688-Knole 10 Oct 1765); m.Jan 1709 Elizabeth Colyear (d.12 Jun 1768), gdau of Sir Alexander Colyear, Bt.

 

1g) Anne (1709-23 Mar 1721)

 

2g) CHARLES, 2nd Duke of Dorset (6 Feb 1711-6 Jan 1769); m.London 30 Oct 1744 Hon. Grace Boyle (d.London 10 May 1763)

 

3g) Elizabeth (20 Mar 1712-19 Jun 1729); m.6 Dec 1726 Thomas Thynne, 2nd Viscount Weymouth (21 May 1710-12 Jan 1751)

 

4g) John Philip (22 Jun 1713-3 Dec 1765); m.1744 Lady Frances Gower (12 Aug 1720-1788); per History of Parliament, he married Lady Frances two days after she gave birth to their son; the same source says they had two sons and one dau; I do not know whether John Frederick, 3rd Duke, was the son born before marriage, but most sources give his birth date as being in 1745, so either there was a son born before marriage who died young, or John Frederick’s birth date has been altered so that he appeared legitimate

 

1h) JOHN FREDERICK, 3rd Duke of Dorset (25 Mar 1745-Knole 19 Jul 1799); m.Knole 4 Jan 1790 Arabella Diana Cope (1769-Knole 1 Aug 1825)

 

1i) Mary (30 Jul 1792-Bournemouth 20 Jul 1864); m.1st Knole 5 Aug 1811 Other Archer, 6th Earl of Plymouth (2 Jul 1789-10 Jul 1833); m.2nd Knole 25 May 1839 William Pitt Amherst, Earl Amherst (Bath 14 Jan 1773-Knole 13 Mar 1857)

 

2i) GEORGE JOHN FREDERICK, 4th Duke of Dorset (15 Nov 1793-14 Feb 1815)

 

3i) Elizabeth, cr 1864 Baroness Buckhurst (11 Aug 1795-9 Jan 1870); m.21 Jun 1813 George John West, later Sackville-West, 5th Earl de la Warr (London 26 Oct 1791-Knole 23 Feb 1869); they and their issue inherited Knole and much of the other Sackville property after the death of her brother and sister, and added the name “Sackville”

 

4i) [by Giovanna Francesca Antonia Giuseppe Baccelli (Venice ca 1753-May 1801)] John Frederick (ca 1779-Port-au-Prince 1796)

 

1j) [by Amy Skoulding] Sackville, d.Ceylon 1815

 

5i) the 3rd Duke was also biological father of Lady Elizabeth Henrietta Stanley

 

2h) Mary (1 Apr 1746-30 Sep 1778); m.30 Aug 1767 Sackville Tufton, 8th Earl of Thanet (Aug 1733-Nice 27 Mar 1786)

 

5g) George, took surname Germain, having inherited the estates of Lady Elizabeth Germain, cr 1782 Viscount Sackville of Drayton and Lord Bolebrooke (26 Jan 1716-Stoneland Lodge 26 Aug 1785); m.London 3 Sep 1754 Diana Sambrooke (d.Knole 15 Jan 1778)

 

1h) Diana (8 Jul 1756-Ardfert Abbey 29 Aug 1814); m.London 26 Nov 1777 John Crosbie, 2nd Earl of Glandore (25 May 1752-Ardfert Abbey 23 Oct 1815)

 

2h) Elizabeth (5 Jul 1762-    ); m.28 Oct 1781 Henry Arthur Herbert, of Muckruss

 

3h) Caroline (30 Jun 1764-10 Sep 1789)

 

4h) CHARLES, 2nd Viscount Sackville, 5th Duke of Dorset (27 Aug 1767-London 29 Jul 1843)

 

5h) George (7 Dec 1770-31 May 1836); m.Dec 1814 Harriet Pearce (d.18 Apr 1835)

 

1i) Caroline Harriet (Sep 1815-16 Jan 1908); m.2 Jun 1837 William Bruce Stopford, later Stopford Sackville (1 Apr 1806-29 May 1872); they inherited Drayton and other property of this branch of the family

 

2i) Georgiana (Jul 1822-14 Jun 1833)

 

6g) Caroline (6 Mar 1718-24 Mar 1775); m.Knole 27 Jul 1742 Joseph Damer, Earl of Dorchester (12 Mar 1718-London 12 Jan 1798)

 

2f) Mary (Copthall, Essex 24 Apr 16__ [1688?]-18 Jun 1705); m.Knole 7 Jul 1702 Henry Somerset, 2nd Duke of Beaufort (2 Apr 1684-Badminton 24 May 1714)

 

3f) [illegitimate] Mary (d.London 26 Jun 1714); m.1st Feb 1693 Lionel Boyle, 3rd Earl of Orrery (1670-Earl’s Court, Kensington 24 Aug 1703); m.2nd Richard Boyle, 2nd Viscount Shannon (1675-London 20 Dec 1740)

 

2e) Edward (2 Apr 1641-1678)

 

3e) Lionel (25 Jun 1645-21 Jul 1645)

 

4e) Richard (30 Apr 1646-1712)

 

5e) Mary (4 Feb 1648-London 4 Nov 1710); m.London 6 Feb 1665 Roger Boyle, 2nd Earl of Orrery (1646-29 Mar 1682)

 

6e) Anne (17 Jun 1650-22 Aug 1672); m.19 Apr 1671 Alexander Home, 4th Earl of Home (d.1674)

 

7e) Frances (6 Feb 1655-21 Jan 1722); m.1st 11 Dec 1673 George Lane, Lord Lanesborough (d.Lanesborough 11 Dec 1683); m.2nd Denny Mischamp

 

8e) Lionel (25 Oct 1656-d.young)

 

9e) Cranfield (18 Dec 1660-1 Jan 1661)

 

10e) Thomas (3 Feb 1662-14 Aug 1675)

 

11e) Elizabeth (d.young)

 

12e) Anne (d.young)

 

13e) Catherine (d.young)

 

2d) Edward (k.a.11 Apr 1646); m.24 Dec 1645 Bridget Wray, Baroness Norreys (12 May 1627-1657)

 

3d) Mary, d.young

 

4c) Winifrede, d. an infant

 

5c) Cecily; m.Hon. Sir Henry Compton (1583-1648)

 

6c) Anne; m.1st 21 Jun 1609 Edward Seymour, Lord Beauchamp (d.15 Sep 1618); m.2nd Sir Edward Lewis, of the Van

 

2b) Henry

 

3b) Sir William (k.a.France 1591)

 

4b) Thomas

 

5b) Anne; m.Sir Henry Glemham; their dau Elizabeth m.Thomas Cressy, and their gdau Anne Cressy m.Sir Thomas Parkyns, Bt.; their dau Anne Glemham m. 1st Viscount Bayning

 

6b) Jane; m.Feb 1591 Anthony Browne, 2nd Viscount Montague (1 Feb 1574-23 Oct 1629)

 

7b) Mary; m.Henry Neville, 9th Lord Abergavenny (bur 24 Dec 1641)

 

2a) Anne (d.14 May 1595); m.Gregory Fiennes, 10th Lord Dacre (bap 1539-Chelsea 25 Sep 1594)