Edward Sackville, 4th Earl of Dorset

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Edward Sackville, 4th Earl of Dorset KG (d. 17 July 1652) was the son of Robert Sackville, 2nd Earl of Dorset and the brother and heir of Richard Sackville, 3rd Earl of Dorset.

In 1613, Sackville fought a duel with Edward Bruce, 2nd Lord Kinloss, for the hand of Venetia Stanley, a granddaughter of Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby. They fought in Bergen-op-Zoom, Netherlands to avoid the wrath of King James I. In the bloody affray that followed, Sackville was run through the body and lost a finger while attempting to disarm Kinloss, but ultimately dispatched his opponent with two thrusts to the chest. Though gravely wounded, Sackville survived, but Venetia Stanley ultimately married Sir Kenelm Digby.

Before he became Lord Chamberlain in 1642, Sackville served as Queen Henrietta Maria's Lord Chamberlain in the 1630s.

Sackville married Mary Curzon (1586–1645), who became the governess of Charles and James Stuart, both later Kings of England and Scotland. The Sackvilles had three children:

• Mary, d. 1632
• Richard Sackville, 5th Earl of Dorset (1622–1667)
• Hon. Edward Sackville, d. 1646.

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• Description of the duel

Political offices
Preceded by The Earl of Dorset	Lord Lieutenant of Sussex jointly with The Earl of Northumberland 1635–1642 Lord Maltravers 1636–1642 1624–1642	English Interregnum
Preceded by The Duke of Buckingham	Lord Lieutenant of Middlesex jointly with The Earl of Holland 1628–1642	Succeeded by The Earl of Holland
Preceded by The Earl of Essex	Lord Chamberlain 1642–1649	Succeeded by The Earl of Manchester
Peerage of England
Preceded by Robert Sackville	Earl of Dorset 1624–1652	Succeeded by Richard Sackville