Edward Sackville, 4th Earl of Dorset

Edward Sackville, 4th Earl of Dorset
Edward Sackvile, later 4th Earl of Dorset, c. 1614, by William Larkin.

Edward Sackville, 4th Earl of Dorset KG (died 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.

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Life

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.

In 1614 and in 1621/2 Sackville represented Sussex in parliament and was one of the leaders of the Popular party.

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) of Croxall Hall, Derbyshire, who became the governess of Charles and James Stuart, both later Kings of England and Scotland. The Sackvilles had three children:

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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
Richard Sackville
Earl of Dorset
1624–1652
Succeeded by
Richard Sackville

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