Biography of John Frederick Sackville 3rd Duke Dorset 1745-1799

Paternal Family Tree: Sackville

Maternal Family Tree: Elizabeth Sheppard 1617

In 1744 [his father] John Sackville (age 30) and [his mother] Frances Leveson-Gower (age 23) were married. She had given birth to their child before the marriage. She the daughter of John Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Gower (age 49) and Evelyn Pierrepont Baroness Gower. He the son of Lionel Cranfield Sackville 1st Duke Dorset (age 55) and Elizabeth Colyear Duchess Dorset (age 55). They were half third cousins.

On 24 Mar 1745 John Frederick Sackville 3rd Duke Dorset was born to John Sackville (age 31) and Frances Leveson-Gower (age 24).

On 03 Dec 1765 [his father] John Sackville (age 52) died at Geneva.

On 05 Jan 1769 [his uncle] Charles Sackville 2nd Duke Dorset (age 57) died. His nephew John Frederick Sackville 3rd Duke Dorset (age 23) succeeded 3rd Duke Dorset, 9th Earl Dorset, 4th Earl Middlesex, 9th Baron Buckhurst, 4th Baron Cranfield of Cranfield in Middlesex.

On 23 Mar 1769 Augustus Henry Fitzroy 3rd Duke Grafton (age 33) and Anne Liddell Duchess Grafton (age 32) were divorced when he discovered she was pregnant by her lover John Fitzpatrick 2nd Earl Upper Ossory (age 23) whom she subsequently married. Plans to marry his mistress Anne aka Nancy Parsons Viscountess Maynard (age 34), if they existed, were undermined by the the discovery he discovered she was having an affair with John Frederick Sackville 3rd Duke Dorset (age 23).

Around 1779 Elizabeth Hamilton Countess Derby (age 25) had a very public affair with John Frederick Sackville 3rd Duke Dorset (age 33). She moved out of the family home expecting a divorce. Her husband Edward Smith-Stanley 12th Earl of Derby (age 26) announced he did not intend to divorce his wife and withdrew her access to their children. The countess was socially ostracised for the remainder of her life. She died on 14 Mar 1797. Six weeks later he married again.

In 1788 [his mother] Frances Leveson-Gower (age 67) died.

In 1788 John Frederick Sackville 3rd Duke Dorset (age 42) was appointed 609th Knight of the Garter by King George III of Great Britain and Ireland (age 49).

Before 02 Aug 1788 Joshua Reynolds (age 65). Portrait of John Frederick Sackville 3rd Duke Dorset (age 43).

In 1790 John Frederick Sackville 3rd Duke Dorset (age 44) and Arabella Diana Cope 3rd Duchess Dorset (age 21) were married. She by marriage Duchess Dorset, 9th Countess Dorset. The difference in their ages was 23 years. She the daughter of Charles Cope 2nd Baronet and Catherine Bisshopp Countess Liverpool (age 45).

On 30 Jul 1792 [his daughter] Mary Sackville Countess Plymouth Amherst was born to John Frederick Sackville 3rd Duke Dorset (age 47) and [his wife] Arabella Diana Cope 3rd Duchess Dorset (age 23).

On 15 Nov 1793 [his son] George Frederick Sackville 4th Duke Dorset was born to John Frederick Sackville 3rd Duke Dorset (age 48) and [his wife] Arabella Diana Cope 3rd Duchess Dorset (age 24).

On 11 Aug 1795 [his daughter] Elizabeth Sackville Countess De La Warr was born to John Frederick Sackville 3rd Duke Dorset (age 50) and [his wife] Arabella Diana Cope 3rd Duchess Dorset (age 26).

On 19 Jul 1799 John Frederick Sackville 3rd Duke Dorset (age 54) died. His son [his son] George Frederick Sackville 4th Duke Dorset (age 5) succeeded 4th Duke Dorset, 10th Earl Dorset, 5th Earl Middlesex, 10th Baron Buckhurst, 5th Baron Cranfield of Cranfield in Middlesex.

On 07 Apr 1801 Charles Whitworth 1st Earl Whitworth (age 48) and [his former wife] Arabella Diana Cope 3rd Duchess Dorset (age 32) were married. She the daughter of Charles Cope 2nd Baronet and Catherine Bisshopp Countess Liverpool (age 56).

In 1825 [his former wife] Arabella Diana Cope 3rd Duchess Dorset (age 56) died.

John Frederick Sackville 3rd Duke Dorset 1745-1799 appears on the following Descendants Family Trees:

John Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Gower 1694-1754

Evelyn Pierrepont Baroness Gower 1691-1727

Royal Ancestors of John Frederick Sackville 3rd Duke Dorset 1745-1799

Kings Wessex: Great x 21 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 18 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 24 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 19 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 11 Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 17 Grand Son of William "Lion" I King Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 17 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 13 Grand Son of Philip "The Fair" IV King France

Ancestors of John Frederick Sackville 3rd Duke Dorset 1745-1799

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Sackville 2nd Earl Dorset 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Sackville 4th Earl Dorset 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Howard 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Sackville 5th Earl Dorset 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Curzon 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Curzon Countess Dorset 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Charles Sackville 6th Earl Dorset 1st Earl Middlesex 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Cranfield

Great x 3 Grandfather: Lionel Cranfield 1st Earl Middlesex

Great x 2 Grandmother: Frances Cranfield Countess Dorset

Great x 4 Grandfather: James Brett

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Brett Countess Middlesex

GrandFather: Lionel Cranfield Sackville 1st Duke Dorset 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Compton 1st Earl of Northampton 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Spencer Compton 2nd Earl of Northampton 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Spencer Countess Northampton

Great x 2 Grandfather: James Compton 3rd Earl of Northampton 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Beaumont 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Beaumont Countess of Northampton 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Compton Countess Dorset and Middlesex 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Noel 2nd Viscount Campden

Great x 3 Grandfather: Baptist Noel 3rd Viscount Campden

Great x 4 Grandmother: Juliana Hicks Viscountess Campden

Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Noel Countess Northampton

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Wotton 2nd Baron Wotton

Great x 3 Grandmother: Hester Wotton Viscountess Campden

Father: John Sackville 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Alexander Colyear

Great x 1 Grandfather: Walter Colyear

GrandMother: Elizabeth Colyear Duchess Dorset

John Frederick Sackville 3rd Duke Dorset 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Gower 1st Baronet

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Gower 2nd Baronet

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Doyley Baroness Gower

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Leveson-Gower 4th Baronet

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Leveson

Great x 3 Grandmother: Frances Leveson Baroness Gower

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Leveson-Gower 1st Baron Gower

Great x 4 Grandfather: Bevil Grenville

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Granville 1st Earl Bath

Great x 4 Grandmother: Grace Smith

Great x 2 Grandmother: Jane Granville Baroness Gower

Great x 4 Grandfather: Peter Wyche

Great x 3 Grandmother: Jane Wyche

GrandFather: John Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Gower 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Manners 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Manners 8th Earl of Rutland 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Grace Pierrepont 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Manners 1st Duke Rutland 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Montagu 1st Baron Montagu 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Frances Montagu Countess Rutland 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Cotton 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Catherine Manners Baroness Gower 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Noel 2nd Viscount Campden

Great x 3 Grandfather: Baptist Noel 3rd Viscount Campden

Great x 4 Grandmother: Juliana Hicks Viscountess Campden

Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine Noel Duchess Rutland 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Montagu Bertie 2nd Earl Lindsey 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Bertie Viscountess Campden 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Mother: Frances Leveson-Gower 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Pierrepont 1st Earl Kingston 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Pierrepont of Thoresby 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Gertrude Talbot Baroness Pierrepont Holme Pierrepoint 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Pierrepont 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Harries aka Harris 1st Baronet

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Harries aka Harris

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Gifford

Great x 1 Grandfather: Evelyn Pierrepont 1st Duke Kingston upon Hull 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Evelyn of West Dean

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Evelyn of Wiltshire

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Evelyn

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Coxe

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Coxe

GrandMother: Evelyn Pierrepont Baroness Gower 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Feilding 1st Earl Denbigh

Great x 3 Grandfather: George Feilding 1st Earl Desmond

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Feilding 2nd Earl Desmond 3rd Earl Denbigh 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Michael Stanhope 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Bridget Stanhope Countess Desmond 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Read

Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Fielding Countess Kingston upon Hull 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Carey 1st Earl Monmouth 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Carey 2nd Earl Monmouth 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Trevannion Countess Monmouth

Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Carey Countess Desmond and Denbigh 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Lionel Cranfield 1st Earl Middlesex

Great x 3 Grandmother: Martha Cranfield Countess Monmouth

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Sheppard