Portrait of Lady Mary Sackville (1792–1864), later Countess Amherst and of Plymouth; George Sackville, Earl of Middlesex (1793–1815), later Duke of Dorset and Lady Elizabeth Sackville (1795–1870), later Countess De La Warr and Baroness Buckhurst.
Lady De La Warr died on 9 January 1870.[4] She was buried at St Michael and All Angels Churchyard in Withyham, East Sussex.
Peerageedit
On 27 April 1864, Lady De La Warr was created Baroness Buckhurst, of Buckhurst in the County of Sussex, by Queen Victoria with a special remainder to her second surviving son, Reginald and the heirs male of his body.[4] Failing him, to her third and fourth son and their heirs male with a remainder that if any of the heirs inherited the barony and the earldom of De La Warr, then the barony should pass to a younger brother or younger son of the heirs male.[5] The patent was worded to prevent the barony and earldom being held by the same person. However, when Reginald inherited the barony in 1870 and subsequently the earldom in 1873, his brother, Mortimer, tried to make a claim to the barony, but the House of Lords deemed the remainders invalid. Mortimer was instead created Baron Sackville as a consolation.[6][a]
Referencesedit
Notes
^"This complicated creation was not totally unique as three years previously in 1861 the Earldom of Cromartie was granted to Anne, Duchess of Sutherland, with a similar remainder. They are often referred to as "the two jumping peerages" as the intention of the draughtsman appears to have been to create a peerage that would "jump" from one person in his lifetime to another as certain circumstances arose. The descent of the Earldom of Cromartie has never been tested and that of the Barony of Buckhurst was frustrated within one generation. The Hon Reginald Sackville-West took his seat in the House of Lords as Baron Buckhurst following the death of his mother in 1870. Three years later he succeeded his elder brother as 7th Earl De La Warr and yet made no move to surrender the Barony of Buckhurst in accordance with the letters patent. The Barony of Buckhurst was claimed, together Knole Park and the other Sackville estates, by his younger brother, Hon Mortimer Sackville-West. His claim to the estates was successful but not his claim to the Barony of Buckhurst. As a consolation he was created Baron Sackville in 1876, with a special remainder, failing the heirs male of his body, to his two younger brothers in like manner, they being the only two people who might have inherited the Barony of Buckhurst had the letters patent of 1864 being adhered to."[4]
Sources
^ abcde"Dorset, Duke of (GB, 1708 - 1843)". www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk. Heraldic Media Limited. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
^"De La Warr, Earl (GB, 1761)". www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk. Heraldic Media Limited. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
^ abcdefghijklmn"Sackville, Baron (UK, 1876)". www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk. Heraldic Media Limited. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
^Vict, Parliament lords, proc (1876). 3 papers relating to claims to the barony of Buckhurst. Retrieved 4 February 2021.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^Evidence Before Lords Committees for Privileges and Before the House. Vol. 9. House of Lords. 1876. p. 12.
External linksedit
Lady Elizabeth Sackville, Baroness Buckhurst of Buckhurst and Countess De La Warr (1795-1870) National Trust Collections
Lady Elizabeth Sackville Sackville-West at Find a Grave
elizabeth, sackville, west, countess, warr, baroness, buckhurst, august, 1795, january, 1870, british, peeress, right, honourablethe, countess, warrcountess, warr, baroness, buckhurstbornlady, elizabeth, sackville, 1795, august, 1795knole, kingdom, great, brit. Elizabeth Sackville West Countess De La Warr and 1st Baroness Buckhurst 11 August 1795 9 January 1870 was a British peeress The Right HonourableThe Countess De La WarrCountess of De La Warr Baroness BuckhurstBornLady Elizabeth Sackville 1795 08 11 11 August 1795Knole Kingdom of Great BritainDied9 January 1870 1870 01 09 aged 74 United Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandBuriedJanuary 1870St Michael and All Angels WithyhamSpouse s George Sackville West 5th Earl De La Warr m 1813 died 1869 wbr IssueGeorge West Viscount Cantelupe Charles Sackville West 6th Earl De La Warr Reginald Sackville 7th Earl De La Warr Elizabeth Russell Duchess of Bedford Mortimer Sackville West 1st Baron Sackville Mary Stanley Countess of Derby Lionel Sackville West 2nd Baron Sackville William Sackville Arabella Bannerman Lady BannermanFatherJohn Sackville 3rd Duke of DorsetMotherArabella Cope Duchess of DorsetPortrait of Lady Mary Sackville 1792 1864 later Countess Amherst and of Plymouth George Sackville Earl of Middlesex 1793 1815 later Duke of Dorset and Lady Elizabeth Sackville 1795 1870 later Countess De La Warr and Baroness Buckhurst Contents 1 Early life 2 Personal life 2 1 Peerage 3 References 4 External linksEarly life editThe Countess De La Warr was born Lady Elizabeth Sackville on 11 August 1795 She was the youngest daughter of John Sackville 3rd Duke of Dorset and his wife the former Arabella Diana Cope 1 Her only brother George became the 4th Duke of Dorset and her sister Lady Mary Sackville married twice first to Other Windsor 6th Earl of Plymouth and secondly to William Amherst 1st Earl Amherst 1 Her father served as a Member of Parliament for Kent a Privy Councillor and British Ambassador to France in Paris from 1783 to 1789 before serving as Lord Steward of the Household from 1789 to 1799 1 Her paternal grandparents were Lord John Philip Sackville second son of 1st Duke of Dorset and the former Lady Frances Leveson Gower 1 Her mother was the eldest daughter and coheiress of Sir Charles Cope 2nd Baronet and Catherine Bisshopp the sister of Cecil Bisshopp 12th Baron Zouche 1 Personal life editOn 21 June 1813 she married George Sackville West 5th Earl De La Warr the only son of John West 4th Earl De La Warr the former Catherine Lyell 2 Lord De La Warr served as Lord Chamberlain of the Household under Sir Robert Peel between 1841 and 1846 and under Lord Derby between 1858 and 1859 and was sworn of the Privy Council in 1841 3 Together they had ten children nine of whom lived to maturity including 4 George West Viscount Cantelupe 1814 1850 who died unmarried 4 Charles Sackville West 6th Earl De La Warr 1815 1873 4 Reginald Sackville 7th Earl De La Warr 1817 1896 4 Elizabeth Sackville West Duchess of Bedford 1818 1897 who married Francis Russell 9th Duke of Bedford and had issue 4 Mortimer Sackville West 1st Baron Sackville 1820 1888 4 a son 1822 1823 4 Lady Mary Catherine 1824 1900 who married first James Gascoyne Cecil 2nd Marquess of Salisbury and had issue and secondly to Edward Stanley 15th Earl of Derby 4 Lionel Sackville West 2nd Baron Sackville 1827 1908 4 William Sackville 1830 1905 4 Lady Arabella Diana 1835 1869 who married Sir Alexander Bannerman 9th Baronet 4 Lady De La Warr died on 9 January 1870 4 She was buried at St Michael and All Angels Churchyard in Withyham East Sussex Peerage edit On 27 April 1864 Lady De La Warr was created Baroness Buckhurst of Buckhurst in the County of Sussex by Queen Victoria with a special remainder to her second surviving son Reginald and the heirs male of his body 4 Failing him to her third and fourth son and their heirs male with a remainder that if any of the heirs inherited the barony and the earldom of De La Warr then the barony should pass to a younger brother or younger son of the heirs male 5 The patent was worded to prevent the barony and earldom being held by the same person However when Reginald inherited the barony in 1870 and subsequently the earldom in 1873 his brother Mortimer tried to make a claim to the barony but the House of Lords deemed the remainders invalid Mortimer was instead created Baron Sackville as a consolation 6 a References editNotes This complicated creation was not totally unique as three years previously in 1861 the Earldom of Cromartie was granted to Anne Duchess of Sutherland with a similar remainder They are often referred to as the two jumping peerages as the intention of the draughtsman appears to have been to create a peerage that would jump from one person in his lifetime to another as certain circumstances arose The descent of the Earldom of Cromartie has never been tested and that of the Barony of Buckhurst was frustrated within one generation The Hon Reginald Sackville West took his seat in the House of Lords as Baron Buckhurst following the death of his mother in 1870 Three years later he succeeded his elder brother as 7th Earl De La Warr and yet made no move to surrender the Barony of Buckhurst in accordance with the letters patent The Barony of Buckhurst was claimed together Knole Park and the other Sackville estates by his younger brother Hon Mortimer Sackville West His claim to the estates was successful but not his claim to the Barony of Buckhurst As a consolation he was created Baron Sackville in 1876 with a special remainder failing the heirs male of his body to his two younger brothers in like manner they being the only two people who might have inherited the Barony of Buckhurst had the letters patent of 1864 being adhered to 4 Sources a b c d e Dorset Duke of GB 1708 1843 www cracroftspeerage co uk Heraldic Media Limited Retrieved 4 February 2021 De La Warr Earl GB 1761 www cracroftspeerage co uk Heraldic Media Limited Retrieved 4 February 2021 No 20019 The London Gazette 17 September 1841 p 2315 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Sackville Baron UK 1876 www cracroftspeerage co uk Heraldic Media Limited Retrieved 4 February 2021 Vict Parliament lords proc 1876 3 papers relating to claims to the barony of Buckhurst Retrieved 4 February 2021 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link Evidence Before Lords Committees for Privileges and Before the House Vol 9 House of Lords 1876 p 12 External links editLady Elizabeth Sackville Baroness Buckhurst of Buckhurst and Countess De La Warr 1795 1870 National Trust Collections Lady Elizabeth Sackville Sackville West at Find a GravePeerage of the United KingdomNew creation Baroness Buckhurst1864 1870 Succeeded byReginald Sackville West Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Elizabeth Sackville West Countess De La Warr amp oldid 1168708172, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
