Sackville, Richard (1589 - 1624)

Born / Died

Birth Date: 1589-03-28
Death Date: 1624-03-28

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Type: marriage
    Union began: 1609-2-25
    Union ended: n.d.
    Note: or 1608 [CP]

Offspring

From Clifford, Anne (1589/90 - 1675/6)

  1. Male offspring: Sackville, Thomas (b. 1620)

Primary Title

6th Earl of Dorset

Titles

  • Baron of Buckhurst
    Assumed 1608-04-19 (date father succeeded to earldom)
    Vacated 1624-03-28
  • 6th Earl of Dorset
    Assumed 1608/9-02-27
    Vacated 1624-03-28

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
JP, Sussex n.d. n.d.
JP, Kent n.d. n.d.
JP, Middlesex n.d. n.d.
JP, Surrey n.d. n.d.
Chief Butler of England, England 1608/9-2-27 n.d.
Feodary, Duchy of Lancaster 1609-9-28 n.d.
Master, Sussex 1609-9-28 n.d.
Steward, Sussex 1609-9-28 n.d.
Keeper, Sussex 1612-11-27 n.d.
Lord Lieut, Sussex 1612-11-3 1624-03-28 Held jointly
Ranger, Sussex 1612-11-27 n.d.

Details of Properties

Residence

  • Knole, Kent
    Patrimony
  • Dorset House, Salisbury Court, Middlesex
    Granted
    Acquired: 1611-03-25

Lands

  • Shropshire: Pontesbury
  • Sussex: Buckhurst House, Chalvington, East Grinstead, Hartfield & Seaford

Events Naming Patron

Event Date Location Troupe
Performance 1610-1611 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Darsett's Players

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Lord Darsett's Players Sackville, Richard (1589 - 1624) Players 1

Bibliographic Sources

The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. 1887–98 (8 vols); 1910–59 (13 vols). 6 vols. Gloucester: Alan Sutton, 1982.
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 01/05/2005 (http://www.oxforddnb.com)