Biography of Edward Sackville 4th Earl Dorset 1591-1652

Paternal Family Tree: Sackville

Maternal Family Tree: Margaret Wotton Marchioness Dorset 1487-1535

In Feb 1580 [his father] Robert Sackville 2nd Earl Dorset (age 19) and [his mother] Margaret Howard (age 18) were married. She the daughter of Thomas Howard 4th Duke of Norfolk and Margaret Audley Duchess Norfolk. He the son of Thomas Sackville 1st Earl Dorset (age 44) and Cicely Baker Countess Dorset (age 45).

In 1591 Edward Sackville 4th Earl Dorset was born to Robert Sackville 2nd Earl Dorset (age 30) and Margaret Howard (age 29).

On 19 Aug 1591 [his mother] Margaret Howard (age 29) died.

On 04 Dec 1592 [his father] Robert Sackville 2nd Earl Dorset (age 31) and [his step-mother] Anne Spencer Countess Dorset were married. He the son of Thomas Sackville 1st Earl Dorset (age 56) and Cicely Baker Countess Dorset (age 57).

On 19 Apr 1608 [his grandfather] Thomas Sackville 1st Earl Dorset (age 72) died suddenly at the council table, having apparently suffered a stroke. His funeral was held at Westminster Abbey [Map]. He was buried in the Sackville Chapel St Michael's Church Withyham East Sussex. His son [his father] Robert Sackville 2nd Earl Dorset (age 47) succeeded 2nd Earl Dorset, 2nd Baron Buckhurst. [his step-mother] Anne Spencer Countess Dorset by marriage Countess Dorset.

On 27 Feb 1609 [his father] Robert Sackville 2nd Earl Dorset (age 48) died at Dorset House. He was buried at Sackville Chapel St Michael's Church Withyham East Sussex. His son [his brother] Richard Sackville 3rd Earl Dorset (age 19) succeeded 3rd Earl Dorset, 3rd Baron Buckhurst and inherited Knole House, Sevenoaks. Anne Clifford Countess Dorset and Pembroke (age 19) by marriage Countess Dorset.

In 1612 Edward Sackville 4th Earl Dorset (age 21) and Mary Curzon Countess Dorset (age 22) were married. He the son of Robert Sackville 2nd Earl Dorset and Margaret Howard.

In 1613 William Larkin (age 31). Portrait of Edward Sackville 4th Earl Dorset (age 22).

On 16 Sep 1622 [his son] Richard Sackville 5th Earl Dorset was born to Edward Sackville 4th Earl Dorset (age 31) and [his wife] Mary Curzon Countess Dorset (age 32) at Dorset House.

On 28 Mar 1624 [his brother] Richard Sackville 3rd Earl Dorset (age 35) died at Dorset House. He was buried in the Sackville Chapel St Michael's Church Withyham East Sussex. His brother Edward Sackville 4th Earl Dorset (age 33) succeeded 4th Earl Dorset, 4th Baron Buckhurst. [his wife] Mary Curzon Countess Dorset (age 34) by marriage Countess Dorset.

In 1625 Edward Sackville 4th Earl Dorset (age 34) was appointed 420th Knight of the Garter by King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland (age 58).

On 30 Oct 1632 [his daughter] Mary Sackville died.

Before 1637 [his son] Richard Sackville 5th Earl Dorset (age 14) and [his daughter-in-law] Frances Cranfield Countess Dorset (age 14) were married. She the daughter of Lionel Cranfield 1st Earl Middlesex (age 61) and Anne Brett Countess Middlesex. He the son of Edward Sackville 4th Earl Dorset (age 45) and Mary Curzon Countess Dorset (age 46).

On 16 May 1645 [his wife] Mary Curzon Countess Dorset (age 55) died.

On 11 Apr 1646 [his son] Edward Sackville was murdered by Parliamentary forces at Chawley Cumnor, Oxfordshire.

On 17 Jul 1652 Edward Sackville 4th Earl Dorset (age 61) died. His son [his son] Richard Sackville 5th Earl Dorset (age 29) succeeded 5th Earl Dorset, 5th Baron Buckhurst. [his daughter-in-law] Frances Cranfield Countess Dorset (age 30) by marriage Countess Dorset.

[his son] Edward Sackville was born to Edward Sackville 4th Earl Dorset and Mary Curzon Countess Dorset.

[his daughter] Mary Sackville was born to Edward Sackville 4th Earl Dorset and Mary Curzon Countess Dorset.

Edward Sackville 4th Earl Dorset 1591-1652 appears on the following Descendants Family Trees:

Thomas Howard 3rd Duke of Norfolk 1473-1554

Royal Ancestors of Edward Sackville 4th Earl Dorset 1591-1652

Kings Wessex: Great x 17 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 14 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 20 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 15 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 8 Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 12 Grand Son of William "Lion" I King Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 13 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 10 Grand Son of Philip "The Fair" IV King France

Ancestors of Edward Sackville 4th Earl Dorset 1591-1652

Great x 4 Grandfather: Humphrey Sackville

Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Sackville of Buckhurst 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Browne 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Sackville 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Digges

Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabel Digges

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Clifton

Great x 1 Grandfather: Richard Sackville 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Geoffrey Boleyn

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Boleyn

Great x 4 Grandmother: Ann Hoo

Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Boleyn 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Butler 7th Earl Ormonde 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Butler 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Hankford Countess Ormonde 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

GrandFather: Thomas Sackville 1st Earl Dorset 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Brydges

Great x 1 Grandmother: Winifred Brydges Marchioness Winchester

Great x 2 Grandmother: Agnes Ayloffe

Father: Robert Sackville 2nd Earl Dorset 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Baker

GrandMother: Cicely Baker Countess Dorset

Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Dinley

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Dinley

Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Dinley

Edward Sackville 4th Earl Dorset 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Howard 1st Duke of Norfolk 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Howard 2nd Duke of Norfolk 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Katherine Moleyns 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Howard 3rd Duke of Norfolk 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick Tilney

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Tilney Countess of Surrey 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Cheney 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Howard 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Stafford 2nd Duke of Buckingham 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Woodville Duchess Buckingham Duchess Bedford 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Stafford Duchess Norfolk 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Percy 4th Earl of Northumberland 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Percy Duchess Buckingham 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Maud Herbert Countess Northumberland 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

GrandFather: Thomas Howard 4th Duke of Norfolk 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert de Vere 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John de Vere 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Courtenay 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: John de Vere 15th Earl of Oxford 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Colbroke

Great x 1 Grandmother: Frances Vere Countess of Surrey 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Trussell

Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Trussell

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Trussell Countess of Oxford 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Donne

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Donne 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Hastings 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Mother: Margaret Howard 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Ralph Audley

Great x 2 Grandfather: Geoffrey Audley

Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Audley 1st Baron Audley Walden

GrandMother: Margaret Audley Duchess Norfolk 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Grey 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Grey 1st Marquess Dorset 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Woodville Queen Consort England 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Grey 2nd Marquess Dorset 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Bonville 6th Baron Harington 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Cecily Bonville Marchioness Dorset 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Katherine Neville Baroness Bonville and Hastings 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Grey Baroness Audley 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Nicholas Wotton

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Wotton of Boughton Malherbe

Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Wotton Marchioness Dorset