Lady Mary Sackville
About Lady Mary Sackville
Lived 1792 – 1864 (aged 71).
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. Her father died in 1799. On the death of her mother in 1825, she inherited the Kent estate at Knole. She was Countess of Plymouth as the wife of Other Windsor. In 1839 she married William Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst of Arracan (1773-1857). She died without issue and her estate went to her sister Elizabeth Sackville-West, Countess De La Warr.
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Who was Lady Mary Sackville?
(1792-1864)
When was Lady Mary Sackville born?
Lady Mary Sackville was born on 30 July 1792.
When did Lady Mary Sackville die?
Lady Mary Sackville died on 20 July 1864.
Sources & further reading
· Wikipedia: Lady Mary Sackville
· DBpedia: Mary Sackville (1792–1864)
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