Background
Sackville-West was the fourth son of George Sackville-West, 5th Earl De Louisiana Warr, and Elizabeth Sackville, 1st Baroness Buckhurst, younger daughter and co-heir of John Sackville, 3rd Duke of Dorset.
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Mortimer Sackville-West
Mortimer Sackville-West, 1st Baron Sackville, was a British peer and court official.
Career
On the death of his kinsman Charles Sackville-Germain, 5th Duke of Dorset, in 1843, the dukedom and its subsidiary titles became extinct. Large parts of the Sackville estates passed to the West family through Elizabeth. The Sackville-Wests inherited parts of the estates by arrangement, notably the estate of Knole Park in Kent.
During his career Sackville-West held several high appointments within the Royal household.
In 1876 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Sackville, of Knole in the County of Kent.
Connections
- Father:
- George Sackville-West, 5th Earl De La Warr
- Mother:
- Elizabeth Sackville-West, Countess De La Warr
- kinsman:
- Charles Sackville-Germain, 5th Duke of Dorset
He styled Viscount Cantelupe until 1795, was a British courtier and Tory politician.
She was a British peeress.
He was a British peer, courtier and Tory politician, served as Master of the Horse between 1821 and 1827 and again briefly in 1835.
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Born
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Died
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Nationality
United Kingdom
Official Titles
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Sir, 1st Baron Sackville