Charles Sackville 1643-1706

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Charles SACKVILLE, 6th Earl of Dorset 1643-1706

One of the bookplates of Charles Sackville (British Museum, Franks Collection *30)

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. The extent and disposition of his library is not known.

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