Richard Sackville, 3rd Earl of Dorset was the eldest surviving son of Robert Sackville, 2nd Earl of Dorset, by his first wife, Lady Margaret Howard, daughter of Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk and
Richard Sackville, 3rd Earl of Dorset, c. 1613
Richard Sackville, 3rd Earl of Dorset, c. 1613, by William Larkin.
Edward Sackville, 4th Earl of Dorset KG, KB was an English courtier, soldier and politician. He sat in the House of Commons from 1621 to 1622 and became Earl of Dorset in 1624. He fought a duel in his
Richard Sackville, 3rd Earl of Dorset
…3rd Earl died at Dorset House, London without a male heir on Easter Sunday of 1624 at Dorset House, London, and was succeeded by his younger brother Edward Sackville. He was buried on 7 April 1624 at St. Michael's Parish Church in Withyham, Sussex. His painting by William Larkin (c.1585–1619) was eventually donated…
Edward Sackville, later 4th Earl of Dorset, c. 1614, by William Larkin.
His wife wife Mary Curzon, daughter and heiress of George Curzon (d.1622) of Croxall Hall in Derbyshire, was appointed governess of the royal children for the Stuart family, her duties involved the upbringing of the princes and princesses during the turbulent lead-up to the English Civil War. Her payment ensured that Knole House remained in the Dorset (Sackville) family. She was given a lavish funeral in Westminster Abbey.
Knole House from Kip and Knyff's Britannia Illustrata (1709)
Edward Sackville, miniature by John Hoskins, 1635