| 1456 | KNOLE bought by Archbishop BOURCHIER |
| 1486 | Death of Bourchier. Succeeded by Cardinal MORTON |
| 1500 | Death of Morton. Succeeded by HENRY DEAN |
| 1502 | Death of Dean. Succeeded by WAREHAM |
| 1532 | Death of Wareham. Succeeded by CRANMER |
| 1539 | KNOLE given by Cranmer to HENRY VIII |
| 1546 | Death of Henry VIII. Succeeded by EDWARD VI |
| 1550 | KNOLE granted by Edward VI to JOHN DUDLEY, Earl of Warwick |
| 1552 | KNOLE resold by Warwick to EDWARD VI |
| 1553 | Death of Edward VI. Succeeded by QUEEN MARY |
| | KNOLE granted by the Queen to REGINALD POLE |
| 1558 | Death of Mary. Succeeded by QUEEN ELIZABETH |
| 1586 | KNOLE granted to THOMAS SACKVILLE by Elizabeth |
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| Thos. Sackville, Lord Buckhurst, 1st EARL of DORSET 1536–1608 |
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| 1554 | Married CECILIE BAKER |
1557
1563 | Member of Parliament |
| 1563 | Travelling abroad |
| 1566 | Death of his father, Sir RICHARD |
| 1567 | Created Lord BUCKHURST |
| 1568 | Ambassador to France |
| 1569 | Lord-Lieutenant of Sussex |
| 1571 | Ambassador to France |
| 1586 | Execution of MARY Queen of SCOTS |
| 1586 | Given KNOLE by QUEEN ELIZABETH |
| 1587 | Ambassador to the Low Countries |
| 1589 | Ambassador to the Low Countries |
| 1589 | Knight of the Garter |
| 1591 | Chancellor of Oxford |
| 1598 | Ambassador to the Low Countries |
| 1599 | Lord High Treasurer |
| 1601 | Lord High Steward |
| 1603 | Death of Queen Elizabeth. Succeeded by JAMES I |
| 1603 | Lord Treasurer for life |
| 1604 | Created Earl of DORSET |
| 1608 | Death at the Council Table |
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| Robert Sackville, 2nd EARL of DORSET, 1561–1609 |
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| 1579 | Married MARGARET HOWARD, dau. of Duke of NORFOLK |
1585
1608 | Member of Parliament |
| 1592 | Married ANNE SPENCER |
| 1608 | Succeeded his father, THOMAS |
| 1609 | Death |
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| Richard Sackville, 3rd EARL of DORSET, 1589–1624 |
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| 1609 | Married Lady ANNE CLIFFORD, daughter of GEORGE, Earl of CUMBERLAND |
| 1609 | Succeeded his father, ROBERT |
| 1624 | Death |
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| Edward Sackville, 4th EARL of DORSET, 1591–1652 |
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| 1605 | At Christ Church, Oxford |
| 1612 | Married MARY, daughter of Sir GEORGE CURZON |
| 1614 | His duel with Lord BRUCE |
| 1614 | Member of Parliament |
| 1616 | Knight of the Bath |
| 1621 | Ambassador to LOUIS XIII |
1623
1624 | Travels in Italy |
| 1623 | Again Ambassador to LOUIS XIII |
| 1624 | Succeeded his brother, RICHARD |
| 1624 | Lord-Lieutenant of Sussex and Middlesex |
| 1625 | Knight of the Garter |
| 1625 | Death of James I. Succeeded by CHARLES I |
| 1628 | Lord Chamberlain |
| 1630 | Lady DORSET appointed Governess to the King’s children |
1631
1634 | Commissioner for Planting Virginia |
| 1638 | Granted the East Coast of America |
| 1642 | Outbreak of civil war. Ld. DORSET joins the KING at York |
| 1644 | Lord Privy Seal |
| 1649 | Execution of CHARLES I |
| 1652 | Death |
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| Richard Sackville, 5th EARL of DORSET, 1622–1677 |
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| Before 1638 | Married Lady FRANCES CRANFIELD, daughter of LIONEL Earl of MIDDLESEX |
| 1662 | Succeeded his father, EDWARD |
1660
1670 | Lord-Lieutenant of Middlesex and Sussex |
| 1677 Death |
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| Charles Sackville, 6th EARL of DORSET and EARL of MIDDLESEX, 1638–1706 |
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| 1660 | Member of Parliament |
| 1660 | Restoration of CHARLES II |
| 1665 | Naval battle against the Dutch |
| 1667 | Living with NELL GWYNN |
| 1668 | Ambassador to France |
| 1674 | Death of his mother; he succeeds to the Cranfield estates |
| 1675 | Created Earl of MIDDLESEX |
| 1677 | Succeeded his father, RICHARD, as Earl of DORSET |
| 1678 | Married MARY, Countess of FALMOUTH |
| 1685 | Married Lady MARY COMPTON, daughter of JAMES Earl of NORTHAMPTON |
| 1685 | Death of Charles II. Succeeded by JAMES II |
| 1688 | Accession of WILLIAM of ORANGE |
1689
1697 | Lord Chamberlain |
| 1691 | Knight of the Garter |
| 1701 | His poems published with SEDLEY’S |
| 1702 | Death of William III. Succeeded by QUEEN ANNE |
| 1704 | Married ANNE ROCHE |
| 1706 | Death |
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| Lionel Sackville, 7th EARL and 1st DUKE of DORSET, 1688–1765 |
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| 1706 | Succeeded his father, CHARLES, as Earl of DORSET and MIDDLESEX |
| 1709 | Married ELIZABETH COLYEAR |
| 1708 | Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports, intermittently till 1728 |
| 1714 | Knight of the Garter |
| 1714 | Death of Queen Anne. Succeeded by GEORGE I |
| 1720 | Created Duke of DORSET |
| 1725 | Lord Steward |
| 1727 | Death of George I. Succeeded by GEORGE II |
| 1730 | Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland till 1737 |
| 1746 | Lord-Lieutenant of Kent |
| 1750 | Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland till 1755 |
| 1760 | Death of George II. Succeeded by GEORGE III |
| 1765 | Death |
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| Charles Sackville, 2nd DUKE of DORSET, 1711–1769 |
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| Before 1734 | On the Grand Tour |
| 1734 | Member of Parliament intermittently till 1754. Lord of the Treasury and Master of the Horse |
| 1744 | Married GRACE BOYLE |
| 1765 | Succeeded his father, LIONEL, as Duke of DORSET |
| 1769 | Death |
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| John Frederick Sackville, 3rd DUKE of DORSET, 1745–1799 |
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| 1769 | Succeeded his uncle, CHARLES |
1783
1789 | Ambassador to LOUIS XVI |
| 1788 | Knight of the Garter |
1769
1797 | Lord-Lieutenant of Kent |
1789
1799 | Lord Steward |
| 1790 | Married ARABELLA DIANA, daughter of Sir JOHN COPE, of Bramshill |
| 1799 | Death |
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| George John Frederick Sackville, 4th DUKE of DORSET, 1794–1815 |
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| 1799 | Succeeded his father, JOHN FREDERICK |
| 1815 | Death |
