Mary Sackville (1792–1864)
Mary Sackville | |
|---|---|
| Lady Mary Sackville | |
Mary, Countess of Plymouth c. 1817 | |
| Born | 30 July 1792 |
| Died | 20 July 1864 (aged 71) |
| Spouse(s) | Other Windsor (1811–1833) William Amherst (1839–1857) |
| Father | John Sackville |
| Mother | Arabella Diana Cope |
Lady Mary Sackville (30 July 1792 – 20 July 1864), also known by her married names as the Mary, Countess of Plymouth and the Countess Amherst of Arracan, was a British noblewoman.
Biography
Mary was born into the prestigious Sackville family, the eldest child of John Sackville, 3rd Duke of Dorset and his wife Arabella Diana Cope.[1] Her father died in 1799.[2] On the death of her mother in 1825, she inherited the Kent estate at Knole.[3] She was Countess of Plymouth as the wife of Other Windsor.[4] In 1839 she married William Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst of Arracan (1773-1857).[5] She died without issue and her estate went to her sister Elizabeth Sackville-West, Countess De La Warr.[6]
References
- ^ Hoppner, John (1796), The Sackville Children, retrieved 2025-05-24
- ^ "Women of Knole | Sevenoaks | Kent". National Trust. Retrieved 2025-05-24.
- ^ Doughty, Eleanor (2023-08-23). "Meet the owner of 2,000-acre Buckhurst Park estate: 'Me, rich? No! It's all relative'". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2025-05-24.
- ^ "Lady Mary Amherst, countess Amherst of Arracan | Artist | Royal Academy of Arts". www.royalacademy.org.uk. Retrieved 2025-05-24.
- ^ "Mary Amherst (née Sackville), Countess Amherst of Arracan (formerly Windsor, Countess of Plymouth) - National Portrait Gallery". www.npg.org.uk. Retrieved 2025-05-24.
- ^ Copy will (2): Mary Dowager Countess of Amherst (Daughter of 3rd Duke of Dorset, married (1) Other Archer Windsor, 6th Earl of Plymouth, (2) William Pitt Amherst, 1st. Earl Amherst). 1860-04-21.
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