Elizabeth Sackville-West, Countess De La Warr
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Elizabeth Sackville-West, Countess De La Warr and 1st Baroness Buckhurst (11 August 1795–9 January 1870) was a British peeress.
Born Lady Elizabeth Sackville, she was the youngest daughter of John Sackville, 3rd Duke of Dorset and his wife, Arabella. In 21 June 1813, she married the 5th Earl De La Warr and they had nine children:
- Lady Mary Catherine (d. 1900), married (1), 2nd Marquess of Salisbury and had issue, (2) 15th Earl of Derby.
- George John Frederick, Viscount Cantelupe (1814–1850), died unmarried.
- Hon. Charles Richard, later Viscount Cantelupe, later still 6th Earl de la Warr (1815–1873)
- Hon. Reginald Windsor, later 7th Earl de la Warr (1817–1896)
- Lady Elizabeth (1818–1897), married Francis Russell, 9th Duke of Bedford and had issue.
- Hon. Mortimer, later 1st Baron Sackville (1820-1888)
- Hon. Lionel, later 2nd Baron Sackville (1827-1908)
- Hon. William (1830-1905)
- Lady Arabella Diana (1835–1869), married Sir Alexander Bannerman, 9th Baronet.
On 27 April 1864, Lady De La Warr was created Baroness Buckhurst, of Buckhurst, Co. Sussex by Queen Victoria with a special remainder to her second surviving son, Reginald and the heirs male of his body. 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. Basically, 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.
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by New creation |
Baroness Buckhurst 1864–1870 |
Succeeded by Reginald Sackville-West |
