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House of Sackville
Incorporating the families of Cranfield, West, Morduant, carey and Stopford



Barons Buckhurst (1567-1843)
Earls of Dorset (1604-1843)
Earls of Middlesex, second creation (1675-1843)
Dukes of Dorset (1720-1843)
Viscounts Sackville (1782, from 1815 to 1843)

  • Thomas Sackville, 1st Earl of Dorset, 1st Baron Buckhurst KG (1527–1608)
  • Robert Sackville, 2nd Earl of Dorset (1561–1609)
  • Richard Sackville, 3rd Earl of Dorset (1589–1624)
  • Edward Sackville, 4th Earl of Dorset KG (1590–1652)
  • Richard Sackville, 5th Earl of Dorset (1622–1677)
  • Charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset, 1st Earl of Middlesex and Baron Cranfield KG (1638–1706), son of Lady Frances Cranfield, daughter of the 1st Earl of Middlesex of the first creation and sister of the second and third Earls whose estates he inherited.
  • Lionel Cranfield Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset, 2nd Earl of Middlesex, 7th Earl of Dorset KG (1688–1765)
  • Charles Sackville, 2nd Duke of Dorset (1711–1769)
  • John Frederick Sackville, 3rd Duke of Dorset KG (1745–1799)
  • George John Frederick Sackville, 4th Duke of Dorset (1793–1815)
  • Charles Sackville-Germain, 5th Duke of Dorset, 2nd Viscount Sackville KG (1767–1843)



Viscounts Sackville (1782-1843)

  • George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville (1716–1785), third son of Lionel Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset and previously Lord George Sackville. In 1769, Lady Elizabeth Germain died without natural heirs, and left her estates to him and he changed his name to Germain. See below
  • Charles Sackville-Germain, 2nd Viscount Sackville, 5th Duke of Dorset KG (1767–1843)



Barons Buckhurst (1864)

  • Elizabeth Sackville-West, Countess De La Warr and 1st Baroness Buckhurst (1795–1870), sister of the 4th Duke of Dorset, wife of the 5th Earl De La Warr with a special remainder to her second surviving son.
  • Reginald Windsor Sackville, 2nd Baron Buckhurst, 7th Earl De La Warr (1817–1896) see below



Baron Cranfield (1621-1675)
Earls of Middlesex, first creation (1622-1675)

  • Lionel Cranfield, 1st Earl of Middlesex, 1st Baron Cranfield (1574–1645)
  • James Cranfield, 2nd Earl of Middlesex (1621–1651)
  • Lionel Cranfield, 3rd Earl of Middlesex (1625–1674)




Dukes of Dorset Viscounts Sackville Elizabeth Sackville-West, Countess De La Warr and 1st Baroness Buckhurst (1795–1870)Earls of Middlesex, first creation

Barons De La Warr, First Creation (1299, abeyant 1554) )
Barons West (1402, abeyant 1554) )
Barons De La Warr, Second Creation (1572)
Earls De La Warr (1761)
Barons Buckhurst (1864 from 1873)

  • Roger la Warr, 1st Baron De La Warr (fl. 1320)
  • John la Warr, 2nd Baron De La Warr (c. 1277–1347)
  • Roger la Warr, 3rd Baron De La Warr (c. 1329–1370)
  • John la Warr, 4th Baron De La Warr (c. 1344–1398)
  • Thomas la Warr, 5th Baron De La Warr (c. 1352–1427)
  • Thomas West, 1st Baron West (1365–1405), married the heiress , through whom his second son eventually became Baron De La Warr.
  • Thomas West, 2nd Baron West (c. 1391–1416)
  • Reginald West, 6th Baron De La Warr and 3rd Baron West (c. 1394–1451)
  • Richard West, 7th BaronBaron De La Warr and 4th Baron West (c. 1430–1476)
  • Thomas West, 8th Baron De La Warr and 5th Baron West KG (c. 1457–1525)
  • Thomas West, 9th Baron De La Warr and 6th Baron West KG (c. 1475–1554) ( abeyant 1554)
  • William West, 1st Baron De La Warr (1520–1595), nephew and adopted heir of Thomas West, 9th Baron De La Warr. His son and descendants have been seated with the precedence of 1299, as though they had inherited his uncle Thomas's title.
  • Thomas West, 2nd Baron De La Warr (1556–1602)
  • Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr (1577–1618)
  • Henry West, 4th Baron De La Warr (1603–1628)
  • Charles West, 5th Baron De La Warr (1626–1687)
  • John West, 6th Baron De La Warr (1663–1723)
  • John West, 1st Earl De La Warr, Viscount Cantelupe, 7th Baron De La Warr (1693–1766)
  • Earl De La Warr (1729–1777)
  • William Augustus West, 3rd Earl De La Warr (1757–1783)
  • John Richard West, 4th Earl De La Warr (1758–1824)
  • George John Sackville-West, 5th Earl De La Warr (1791–1869), married (1795–1870) see above
  • Charles Richard Sackville West, 6th Earl De La Warr (1815–1873)
  • Reginald Windsor Sackville, 7th Earl De La Warr, 2nd Baron Buckhurst (1817–1896)
  • Gilbert George Reginald Sackville, 8th Earl De La Warr (1869–1915)
  • Gilbert George Reginald Sackville, 8th Earl De La Warr (1869–1915)
  • Herbrand Edward Dundonald Brassey Sackville, 9th Earl De La Warr (1900–1976)
  • William Herbrand Sackville, 10th Earl De La Warr (1921–1988)
  • William Herbrand Sackville, 11th Earl De La Warr (b. 1948)




Barons Sackville (1876)

  • Mortimer Sackville-West, 1st Baron Sackville (1820–1888), created with remainder, failing heirs male of his body, to his younger brothers the Hon. Lionel and the Hon. William Edward. Sackville-West was the fourth son of George Sackville-West, 5th Earl De La Warr and Elizabeth Sackville-West, Countess De La Warr and 1st Baroness Buckhurst, younger daughter and co-heir of John Sackville, 3rd Duke of Dorset.
  • Lionel Sackville Sackville-West, 2nd Baron Sackville (1827–1908)
  • Lionel Edward Sackville-West, 3rd Baron Sackville (1867–1928)
  • Charles John Sackville-West, 4th Baron Sackville (1870–1962)
  • Edward Charles Sackville-West, 5th Baron Sackville (1901–1965)
  • Lionel Bertrand Sackville-West, 6th Baron Sackville (1913–2004)
  • Robert Bertrand Sackville-West, 7th Baron Sackville (b. 1958)




Barons West 1st to 5th Earls De La Warr George John Sackville-West, 5th Earl De La Warr (1791–1869)Earls De La Warr 6th onwardsBarons Sackville

Barons Mordaunt (1529, abeyant 1836)
Earls of Peterborough (1628-1814)
Viscounts Mordaunt (1659, from 1697 to 1814)
Earls of Monmouth, second creation (1689, from 1697 to 1814)


John Mordaunt, 1st Baron Mordaunt (d. 1562)
John Mordaunt, 2nd Baron Mordaunt (1508–1571)
Lewis Mordaunt, 3rd
Baron Mordaunt (1538–1601)
Henry Mordaunt, 4th
Baron Mordaunt (c. 1567–1609)
John Mordaunt, 1st
Earl of Peterborough, 5th Baron Mordaunt (1599–1644)
Henry Mordaunt, 2nd
Earl of Peterborough, 6th Baron Mordaunt KG (1621–1697)
Mary Howard nee Mordaunt, 7th
Baroness Mordaunt, Duchess of Norfolk, Lady Germain (c. 1659–1705), daughter of 2nd Earl of Peterborough. Married firstly Henry Howard, 7th Duke of Norfolk KG (1655-1701), from whom she was divorced in 1700 and secondly Sir John Germain, 1st Baronet of Westminster (1650–1718) (thought to have been an illegitimate brother of William of Orange). Sir John married secondly Lady Elizabeth Berkeley (1680-1769), daughter of Charles Berkeley, 2nd Earl of Berkeley. On her death she left the Drayton estate to George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville (1716–1785), third son of Lionel Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset and previously Lord George Sackville.
Charles Mordaunt, 3rd
Earl of Peterborough, 1st Earl of Monmouth, 2nd Viscount Mordaunt of Avalon, 8th Baron Mordaunt KG (c. 1658–1735)
Charles Mordaunt, 4th
Earl of Peterborough, 2nd Earl of Monmouth, 9th Baron Mordaunt (1708–1779)
Charles Mordaunt, 5th
Earl of Peterborough, 3rd Earl of Monmouth, 10th Baron Mordaunt (1758–1814)
Mary Mordaunt, 11th
Baroness Mordaunt (1738–1819), daughter of 4th Earl of Peterborough
Alexander Gordon, 4th
Duke of Gordon, 1st Earl of Norwich, 12th Baron Mordaunt KT (1743–1827), grandson of the 3rd Earl of Peterborough.
George Gordon, 5th
Duke of Gordon, 13th Baron Mordaunt (1770–1836) (abeyant)


Viscounts Mordaunt (1659-1814)
Earls of Monmouth, second creation (1689-1814)

John Mordaunt, 1st
Viscount Mordaunt of Avalon and Baron Mordaunt of Reigate (1626–1675), second son of John Mordaunt, 1st Earl of Peterborough and Elizabeth Carey (daughter of Thomas Carey, younger son of Robert Carey, 1st Earl of Monmouth)
Charles Mordaunt, 1st Earl of Monmouth, 2nd Viscount Mordaunt of Avalon and 3rd Earl of Peterborough (1658–1735) see above



1st and 2nd Earls of Peterborough Charles Mordaunt, 3rd Earl of Peterborough, 1st Earl of Monmouth, 2nd Viscount Mordaunt of Avalon, 8th Baron Mordaunt KG (c. 1658–1735) 4th and 5th Earls of Peterborough John Mordaunt, 1st Viscount Mordaunt of Avalon and Baron Mordaunt of Reigate (1626–1675)Mary Howard nee Mordaunt, 7th Baroness Mordaunt, Duchess of Norfolk. Lady Germain (c. 1659–1705)Henry Howard, 7th Duke of Norfolk KG (1655-1701)Sir John Germain, 1st Baronet of Westminster (1650–1718), first marriageSir John Germain, 1st Baronet of Westminster (1650–1718), second marriage

Barons Carey of Leppington (1622-1661)
Earls of Monmouth, first creation (1626-1661)

  • Robert Carey, 1st Earl of Monmouth,1st Baron Carey of Leppington (1560–1639), youngest son of Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon
  • Henry Carey, 2nd Earl of Monmouth (1596–1661)


Barons Hunsdon (1559-1765)
Viscount Rochford (1621-1677)
Earls of Dover (1628-1677)

  • Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon KG (1526–1596), son of Sir William Carey (1495- 1528) and Mary Boleyn (c. 1499-1543) sister of Ann Boleyn, Queen of England.
  • George Carey, 2nd Baron Hunsdon KG (c. 1556–1603)
  • John Carey, 3rd Baron Hunsdon (1563–1617)
  • Henry Carey, 1st Earl of Dover, 1st Viscount Rochford, 4th Baron Hunsdon (d. 1666)
  • John Carey, 2nd Earl of Dover, 5th Baron Hunsdon (1608–1677)
  • Robert Carey, 6th Baron Hunsdon (d. 1692)
  • Robert Carey, 7th Baron Hunsdon (d. 1702)
  • William Ferdinand Carey, 8th Baron Hunsdon (1684–1765)



Viscounts (of) Falkland, in the Peerage of Scotland (1620)
Earl of Falkland, in the Jacobite Peerage (1722)
Baron Hunsdon (1832-1886)

The Senior branch of the House of Cary/Carey:

  • Henry Cary, 1st Viscount Falkland and Lord Cary (c. 1575–1633)
  • Lucius Cary, 2nd Viscount Falkland (1610–1643)
  • Lucius Cary, 3rd Viscount Falkland (1632–1649)
  • Henry Cary, 4th Viscount Falkland (1634–1663)
  • Anthony Cary, 5th Viscount Falkland (1656–1694)
  • Lucius Henry Cary, 6th Viscount Falkland, 1st Earl of Falkland, in the Jacobite Peerage (1687–1730)
  • Lucius Charles Cary, 7th Viscount Falkland (c. 1707–1785)
  • Henry Thomas Cary, 8th Viscount Falkland (1766–1796)
  • Charles John Cary, 9th Viscount Falkland (1768–1809)
  • Lucius Bentinck Cary, 10th Viscount Falkland (1803–1884)
  • Plantagenet Pierrepont Cary, 11th Viscount Falkland, 1st Baron Hunsdon (1806–1886)
  • Byron Plantagenet Cary, 12th Viscount Falkland (1845–1922)
  • Lucius Plantagenet Cary, 13th Viscount Falkland (1880–1961)
  • Lucius Henry Charles Plantagenet Cary, 14th Viscount Falkland (1905–1984)
  • Lucius Edward William Plantagenet Cary, 15th Viscount Falkland (b. 1935)



Earls of Monmouth, first creation Earls of Dover Viscounts (of) Falkland

Baron Courtown, in the Peerage of Ireland (1758)
Earls of Courtown, in the Peerage of Ireland (1762)
Baron Salterford (1796)


  • James Stopford, 1st Earl of Courtown, Viscount Stopford, 1st Baron Courtown (1700–1770)
  • James Stopford, 2nd Earl of Courtown, 1st Baron Salterford KP (1731–1810)
  • James George Stopford, 3rd Earl of Courtown KP (1765–1835)
  • James Thomas Stopford, 4th Earl of Courtown (1794–1858)
  • James George Henry Stopford, 5th Earl of Courtown (1823–1914)
  • James Walter Milles Stopford, 6th Earl of Courtown (1853–1933)
  • James Richard Neville Stopford, 7th Earl of Courtown (1877–1957)
  • James Montagu Burgoyne Stopford, 8th Earl of Courtown (1908–1975)
  • James Patrick Montagu Burgoyne Winthrop Stopford, 9th Earl of Courtown (b. 1954)




Stopford Sackville of Drayton

  • William Bruce Stopford Sackville (1806-1872), grandson of married Caroline Harriet Sackville (d.1908), daughter of Hon. George Sackville (1770-1836), second son of George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville (1716–1785). They inherited the Drayton estate in 1843 on the death of her uncle Charles Sackville-Germain, 5th Duke of Dorset and changed the name to Sackville in 1870.



Earls of CourtownStopford Sackville of Drayton

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