Mary Sackville (1792–1864)

Mary Sackville
Mary, Countess of Plymouth c. 1817
Born30 July 1792
Died20 July 1864(1864-07-20) (aged 71)
TitleLady Mary Sackville
Spouse(s)
(m. 1811; died 1833)

(m. 1839; died 1857)
Parents
RelativesElizabeth Sackville (sister)
George Sackville (brother)

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

  1. ^ Hoppner, John (1796), The Sackville Children, archived from the original on 2025-04-19, retrieved 2025-05-24
  2. ^ "Women of Knole | Sevenoaks | Kent". National Trust. Archived from the original on 2025-03-25. Retrieved 2025-05-24.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Lady Mary Amherst, countess Amherst of Arracan | Artist | Royal Academy of Arts". www.royalacademy.org.uk. Retrieved 2025-05-24.
  5. ^ "Mary Amherst (née Sackville), Countess Amherst of Arracan (formerly Windsor, Countess of Plymouth) - National Portrait Gallery". www.npg.org.uk. Retrieved 2025-05-24.
  6. ^ 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.