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HERALDRY. 
SACKVILLE, DUKE OF DORSET. 
GEORGE - JOHN . FREDERIC SACKVILLE, 
Duke of DORSET, Earl of Dorfet and Middlefex, 
Baron Buckhurft, and Baron Cranfield in SufTex ; born 
November 15, 1793 ; fucceeded his father the late duke, 
July 19, 1799- 
The family of Sackville is defcended from the Nor¬ 
man chief, Herbrand de Sachavilla, who came over to 
England with William the Conqueror. ' His defen¬ 
dants were perfons of confiderable eminence in the fub- 
fequent reigns. Jordan de Sackville, in the reign of 
king John, was one of the perfons eledted by the barons 
to fcrutinize and fettle the articles of Magna Cliarta ; 
and Jdrdan de Sackville, his grandfon, was one of the 
turbulent barons taken prifoner by prince Edward, fon 
of Henry III. at the battle of Evefiiam. The family 
of Sackville alfo ferved in the wars of Edward III. and 
Henry V. for the crown of France. Richard Sackville 
was one of the privy council to Edward VI. and queen 
Mary ; and was appointed, upon the acceffion of queen 
Elizabeth, chancellor and under.treafurer of the exche¬ 
quer. He died April 21, 1566. Thomas Sackville, his 
fon, was one of the confidential minifters of queen Eli¬ 
zabeth. By that princefs he was created baron Buck- 
hurlt, of Buckhurft, in the county of Suffex. He was a 
perfon of great learning and genius, particularly cele¬ 
brated for his compofitionof the tragedy of Gorboduc ; 
and was, December 17, 1591, elected chancellor of the 
univerfity of Oxford. He was employed in various em- 
bafties ; and, upon the death of William lord Burleigh, 
was conftituted, March 15, 1600, lord high treafurer of 
England. He kept himfelf unconnected with the vio¬ 
lent parties that agitated the court, viz. of Cecil earl 
of Sajilbury, and Howard earl of Nottingham, on the 
one fide; and Devereux earl of Effex, on the other; 
and was appointed to prefide as lord high fteward at the 
trial of that unfortunate nobleman. From James I. he 
obtained a patent of the office of lord high treafurer for 
life, and was created by that prince, earl of Dorfet, 
March 13, 1604. He died April 19, 1608. 
Edward, fourth earl of Dorfet, his grandfon, was a 
perfon of great learning and excellent accomplifliments. 
The ftory of his fierce and bloody duel with Edward 
lord Bruce, baron of Kinlofs, is well known ; the let¬ 
ters in which it is related were inferted by Mr. Addifon 
in a paper of the Guardian. While a commoner, lie 
was one of the principal commanders of the forces fent 
to aftift Frederic king of Bohemia, and was at the fa¬ 
mous battle of Prague, November 8, 1620. He fpoke 
with great eloquence in defence of lord chancellor Ba¬ 
con, March 12, 1621 ; and was, in 1642, declared lord 
chamberlain of the houfehold. He was a zealous ad¬ 
herent to Charles I. and diftinguifhed himfelf at the 
battle of Edgehill. He died July 17, 1652. Richard, 
fifth earl of Dorfet, his fon, was for fome time commit¬ 
ted to the Tower by the parliamentary fadftion ; and 
was afterwards particularly active in bringing about the 
reftoration of Charles II. He married Frances, daugh¬ 
ter and lieir of Lionel Cranfield earl of Middlefex, and 
died Atiguft 27, 1677. 
Charles, fixth earl of Dorfet, the iffue of this mar¬ 
riage, was one of the 1110ft popular characters of the 
court of Charles II. Though he yielded in fome mea- 
fure to the profligacy of thofe times, yet his manners 
were fo engaging, that it was obferved of him with fome 
envy, by Wilmot earl of Rochefter, “That lord Buck¬ 
hurft might do what he would, and every body was de¬ 
termined ro fpeak well of him.” A fong of this noble¬ 
man has been particularly.admired, as being written on¬ 
board the fleet of the duke of York, on the night pre¬ 
vious to the celebrated battle with admiral Opdarn, 
June 3, 1665. He was a great patron of polite litera¬ 
ture, and is defcribed by Mr. Pope, with a view to the 
amiablenefs of his manners and the feverity of his fatire, 
as “ the beft good man with the worft-natured mufe,” 
By Charles II. he was created baron Cranfield of Cran¬ 
field, and earl of Middlefex. The princefs Anne, af¬ 
terwards queen of Great Britain, put herfelf under the 
protection of this nobleman in the year of the revolu¬ 
tion, when fhe fecretly withdrew herfelf from the court 
of her father. He voted for filling the throne with the 
prince and princefs of Orange; and was, February 13, 
1689, appointed lord chamberlain of the houfehold, 
which office he refigned April 22, 1697. He died Janu¬ 
ary 29, 1706. 
Lionel Cranfield, feventh earl of Dorfet, his fon, was 
by George 1. created duke of Dorfet. He was appoint¬ 
ed, May 30, 1725, lord fteward of the houfehold ; and, 
having refigned that office, was, June 19, 1730, confti¬ 
tuted lord lieutenant of the kingdom of Ireland. Hav¬ 
ing refigned that appointment, he was reftored, March 
31, 1737, to the office of lord fteward of the houfehold ; 
and, January 3, 1744, exchanged that appointment for 
the poft of lord prefident of the council. He held this 
office till he was conftituted a fecond time, in June 1751, 
lord lieutenant of the kingdom of Ireland. He ex¬ 
changed that appointment, May 29, 1755, for the poft 
of mailer of the horfe to the king, which office he re¬ 
figned May 5, 1757. In January 1709, his grace mar¬ 
ried Elizabeth, daughter of lieutenant-general Collyear, 
brother to David earl of Portmore; and by her he had 
ifiTue, Charles, the fecond duke; Elizabeth, married to 
Thomas Thynne vifcount Weymouth, but died before 
cohabitation, June 29, 1729, while his lordlhip was on 
his travels. 
John-Philip Sackville married Frances, fourth daugh¬ 
ter of John earl Gower; by whom, who died June 26, 
1788, he had iffue, John-Frederic Sackville, the lafe and 
third duke, and a daughter, Sackville-Tufton.Mary, 
married to the earl of Thanet, and died in September 
1778, leaving iffue, George, the late vifcount Sackville; 
Carolina, married to Jofeph Darner, efq. fince created 
earl of Dorchefter, by whom fhe had iffue, and died in 
March 1735. His grace, the firft duke, dying Oftober 
10, 1765, was fucceeded by his fon, Charles, born 
February 6, 1711; who married, in 1743, Grace, only 
daughter of vilcount Shannon, and (he died May 10, 
1763, without iffue. His grace was, during the life-time 
of his father, December 24, 1743, appointed one of the 
lords commilfioners of the treafury; and, having refigned 
that office, he was, in 1747, conftituted mailer of the 
horfe to Frederic prince of Wales. His grace dying 
without iffue, January 5, 1769, was fucceeded by his 
nephew, John-Frederic, the late duke, who died July 
19, 1799. His grace was born March 25, 1745; married, 
January 4, 1790, Arabella-Diana Cope, daughter and 
heir to the late fir Jonathan Cope, bart. and lady Liver¬ 
pool, by her firft marriage, by whom he had iffue, Mary; 
George.John-Frederic; and Elizabeth. After his grace’s 
death, her grace married, fecondly, Atiguft 3, 1801, lord 
Whitworth, late ambaffador to the court of Paris. His 
grace was fucceeded by his fon, George-John-Frederic, 
the prefent and fourth duke. 
Creations.— Baron of Buckhurft, June 8, 1566. 
Earl of Dorfet, March 13, 1604. Baron Cranfield, and 
Earl of Middlefex, April 4, 1675. Duke of Dorfet, 
June 13, 1720. 
Residences. —Knowle, in the county of Kent; Buck¬ 
hurft, in the county of Suffex ; and Croxhall, in the 
county of Derby.—Town-houfe, Whitehall. 
Armorial Bearings. —See the annexed Engraving. 
Motto.— AiU nunquam tentes , aut ferjice. —“ Either 
not attempt, or accomplilh.” 
CLINTON, DUKE OF NEWCASTLE. 
HENRY-PELHAM. CLINTON, Duke of NEW¬ 
CASTLE-UNDER-LINE, and Earl of Stafford; born 
January 31, 1785; fucceeded his father, the late duke. 
May 17, 17.95; married, July 18, 1807, Mils M'undy-, 
daughter and heir of the late Edward Miller Mundy, elq. 
The 
