Dorset, Edward Sackville, Earl of, 1591-1652
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Name (Latin)
Dorset, Edward Sackville, Earl of, 1591-1652
Other forms of name
Dorset, Earl of (Edward Sackville), 1591-1652
Edward, Earl of Dorset, 1591-1642
Sackville, Edouart, Earl of Dorset, 1591-1652
Sackville, Edward, Earl of Dorset, 1591-1652
Date of birth
1591
Date of death
1652-07-17
Gender
male
Other Identifiers
Sources of Information
- Bristol, J.D. Two speeches spoken at the councell-table at Oxford, 1642 (a.e.)
- InU/3 cent. drama files
- DNB
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Wikipedia description:
Edward Sackville, 4th Earl of Dorset KG (1591 – 17 July 1652) was an English courtier, soldier and politician. He sat in the House of Commons from 1621 to 1622 and became Earl of Dorset in 1624. He fought a duel in his early life, and was later involved in colonisation in North America. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War.
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