John Frederick Sackville, 3rd Duke of Dorset, KG was a British courtier and diplomat. He was the only son of Lord John Philip Sackville, second son of Lionel Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset. His mother
Anne Parsons was about to be the First Minister's wife until she met Dorset
Knole House, near Sevenoaks, Kent
Arabella, Duchess of Dorset by John Hoppner, 1790
Buckhurst House, Sussex (originally named Stoneland)
Elizabeth Christiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire was an English aristocrat and letter writer. She is best known as Lady Elizabeth Foster, the close friend of Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devon
John Sackville, 3rd Duke of Dorset
…and Knole after the couple parted in 1789. The Duke was also known for his affair (c. 1777–1779) with the Countess of Derby, and briefly (c. 1784) with Lady Elizabeth Foster, daughter of Frederick Hervey, 4th Earl of Bristol and mistress of William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire. The first affair was notable because it…
Bess in 1787, painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds
Portrait of the Duke of Devonshire by Pompeo Batoni, 1768. Elizabeth Foster's second husband, with whom she lived from 1782 on: William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire
Lady Elizabeth with Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, by Guérin, ca. 1791