Victoria Mary "Vita" Sackville-West 1892-1962

Paternal Family Tree: West

In 1892 [her father] Lionel Sackville-West 3rd Baron Sackville [aged 24] and [her mother] Victoria Sackville-West Baroness Sackville were married. They were first cousins.

On 9th March 1892 Victoria Mary "Vita" Sackville-West was born to Lionel Sackville-West 3rd Baron Sackville [aged 24] and Victoria Sackville-West Baroness Sackville. Coefficient of inbreeding 6.26%.

On 3rd September 1908 [her grandfather] Lionel Sackville-West 2nd Baron Sackville [aged 81] died. His nephew [her father] Lionel [aged 41] succeeded 3rd Baron Sackville of Knole in Kent. [her mother] Victoria Sackville-West Baroness Sackville by marriage Baroness Sackville of Knole in Kent.

1910. Philip de László [aged 40]. Portrait of Victoria Mary "Vita" Sackville-West [aged 17].

In 1913 Harold George Nicolson of Sissinghurst Castle in Kent [aged 26] and Victoria Mary "Vita" Sackville-West [aged 20] were married.

1918. William Strang [aged 58]. "Lady with Red Hat". Portrait of Victoria Mary "Vita" Sackville-West [aged 25].

Diary of Anne Clifford. 1923. The Diary of Lady Anne Clifford with an Introductory Note by V. Sackville-West [aged 30]. London. William Heinemann. 1923.

On 28th January 1928 [her father] Lionel Sackville-West 3rd Baron Sackville [aged 60] died. His brother [her uncle] Charles [aged 57] succeeded 4th Baron Sackville of Knole in Kent.

On 2nd June 1962 Victoria Mary "Vita" Sackville-West [aged 70] died.

Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes

Récits d’un bourgeois de Valenciennes aka The Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes is a vivid 14th-century vernacular chronicle written by an anonymous urban chronicler from Valenciennes in the County of Hainaut. It survives in a manuscript that describes local and regional history from about 1253 to 1366, blending chronology, narrative episodes, and eyewitness-style accounts of political, military, and social events in medieval France, Flanders, and the Low Countries. The work begins with a chronological framework of events affecting Valenciennes and its region under rulers such as King Philip VI of France and the shifting allegiances of local nobility. It includes accounts of conflicts, sieges, diplomatic manoeuvres, and the impact of broader struggles like the Hundred Years’ War on urban life in Hainaut. Written from the perspective of a burgher (bourgeois) rather than a monastery or royal court, the chronicle offers a rare lay viewpoint on high politics and warfare, reflecting how merchants, townspeople, and civic institutions experienced the turbulence of the 13th and 14th centuries. Its narrative style combines straightforward reporting of events with moral and civic observations, making it a valuable source for readers interested in medieval urban society, regional politics, and the lived experience of war and governance in pre-modern Europe.

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On 1st May 1968 [her former husband] Harold George Nicolson of Sissinghurst Castle in Kent [aged 81] died.

[her son] Captain Nigel Nicolson of Sissinghurst Castle in Kent was born to Harold George Nicolson of Sissinghurst Castle in Kent and Victoria Mary "Vita" Sackville-West.

Ancestors of Victoria Mary "Vita" Sackville-West 1892-1962

Great x 4 Grandfather: John West 1st Earl De La Warr 11 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John West 2nd Earl De La Warr 10 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Charlotte MacCarty Baroness De La Warr 9 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: John West 4th Earl De La Warr 11 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: George Sackville-West 5th Earl De La Warr 12 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Grandfather: William Sackville-West 12 x Great Grandson of King Edward IV of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Lionel Cranfield Sackville 1st Duke Dorset 10 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Sackville 11 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Colyear Duchess Dorset

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Frederick Sackville 3rd Duke Dorset 11 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Gower 10 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Frances Leveson-Gower 10 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Evelyn Pierrepont Baroness Gower 9 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Sackville Countess De La Warr 11 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward IV of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Johnathan Cope 14 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Cope 2nd Baronet 9 x Great Grandson of King Edward IV of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Arabella Howard 8 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward IV of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Arabella Diana Cope 3rd Duchess Dorset 10 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward IV of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Cecil Bishopp 6th Baronet 11 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Bishopp Countess Liverpool 12 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

father: Lionel Sackville-West 3rd Baron Sackville 13 x Great Grandson of King Edward IV of England

Grandmother: Georgina Dodwell

Victoria Mary "Vita" Sackville-West 14 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward IV of England