Difference between revisions of "Charles Sackville 1643-1706"
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===[[name::Charles]] [[name::SACKVILLE]], 6th [[personal title::Earl of Dorset]] [[date of birth::1643]]-[[date of death::1706]]=== | ===[[name::Charles]] [[name::SACKVILLE]], 6th [[personal title::Earl of Dorset]] [[date of birth::1643]]-[[date of death::1706]]=== | ||
[[file:P1120395(1).JPG|thumb|One of the bookplates of Charles Sackville (British Museum, Franks Collection *30)]] | [[file:P1120395(1).JPG|thumb|One of the bookplates of Charles Sackville (British Museum, Franks Collection *30)]] | ||
| + | [[file:CharlesSackville.jpg|thumb|One of the armorial stamps of Charles Sackville (British Armorial Bindings)]] | ||
====Biographical Note==== | ====Biographical Note==== | ||
Son of [[crossreference::Richard Sackville]], 5th Earl of Dorset, from whom he inherited the title and family estates in 1677. [[occupation::MP]] for [[location::East Grinstead]] 1661-75, when he entered the [[organisations::House of Lords]] as Earl of Middlesex. Noted as a rake and a hedonist in the 1660s, he developed a wide literary circle, writing verse himself; he was a friend or patron of [[associates::Matthew Prior]] and [[crossreference::Sir George Etherege]]. He was appointed [[occupation::Lord Chamberlain]] in 1689 and was elected a Fellow of the [[organisations::Royal Society]] in 1699. | Son of [[crossreference::Richard Sackville]], 5th Earl of Dorset, from whom he inherited the title and family estates in 1677. [[occupation::MP]] for [[location::East Grinstead]] 1661-75, when he entered the [[organisations::House of Lords]] as Earl of Middlesex. Noted as a rake and a hedonist in the 1660s, he developed a wide literary circle, writing verse himself; he was a friend or patron of [[associates::Matthew Prior]] and [[crossreference::Sir George Etherege]]. He was appointed [[occupation::Lord Chamberlain]] in 1689 and was elected a Fellow of the [[organisations::Royal Society]] in 1699. | ||
====Books==== | ====Books==== | ||
| − | Sackville used engraved armorial bookplates made ca.1700, Franks 25914-5/*30-31. The extent and disposition of his library is not known. | + | Sackville used engraved armorial bookplates made ca.1700, Franks 25914-5/*30-31. A number of books using one of two armorial binding stamps used by him are recorded in the Armorials Database. The extent and disposition of his library is not known. |
====Sources==== | ====Sources==== | ||
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| + | *[https://armorial.library.utoronto.ca/stamp-owners/SAC005 British Armorial Bindings]. | ||
*Gambier Howe, E. R. J. ''Franks bequest: catalogue of British and American book plates bequeathed to the ... British Museum''. London, 1903. | *Gambier Howe, E. R. J. ''Franks bequest: catalogue of British and American book plates bequeathed to the ... British Museum''. London, 1903. | ||
*Lee, B. N. ''British bookplates: a pictorial history''. Newton Abbot, 1979 , 28. | *Lee, B. N. ''British bookplates: a pictorial history''. Newton Abbot, 1979 , 28. | ||
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[[Category:Members of Parliament]] | [[Category:Members of Parliament]] | ||
[[Category:Fellows of the Royal Society]] | [[Category:Fellows of the Royal Society]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Armorial Stamps]] | ||
Revision as of 02:54, 30 June 2020
Charles SACKVILLE, 6th Earl of Dorset 1643-1706
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Biographical Note
Son of Richard Sackville, 5th Earl of Dorset, from whom he inherited the title and family estates in 1677. MP for East Grinstead 1661-75, when he entered the House of Lords as Earl of Middlesex. Noted as a rake and a hedonist in the 1660s, he developed a wide literary circle, writing verse himself; he was a friend or patron of Matthew Prior and Sir George Etherege. He was appointed Lord Chamberlain in 1689 and was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1699.
Books
Sackville used engraved armorial bookplates made ca.1700, Franks 25914-5/*30-31. A number of books using one of two armorial binding stamps used by him are recorded in the Armorials Database. The extent and disposition of his library is not known.
Sources
- British Armorial Bindings.
- Gambier Howe, E. R. J. Franks bequest: catalogue of British and American book plates bequeathed to the ... British Museum. London, 1903.
- Lee, B. N. British bookplates: a pictorial history. Newton Abbot, 1979 , 28.
- Love, Harold. "Sackville, Charles, sixth earl of Dorset and first earl of Middlesex (1643–1706), poet and politician." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.