The title Baron Buckhurst has been created twice; once in the

Peerage of England The Peerage of England comprises all peerages created in the Kingdom of England before the Act of Union in 1707. In that year, the Peerages of England and Scotland were replaced by one Peerage of Great Britain. There are five peerages in th ...

and once in the

Peerage of the United Kingdom The Peerage of the United Kingdom is one of the five Peerages in the United Kingdom. It comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Acts of Union in 1801, when it replaced the Peerage of Great ...

. It was first created in 1567 for Thomas Sackville, MP for

East Grinstead East Grinstead is a town in West Sussex, England, near the East Sussex, Surrey, and Kent borders, south of London, northeast of Brighton, and northeast of the county town of Chichester. Situated in the extreme northeast of the county, the civ ...

and

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. He was later created

Earl of Dorset Earl of Dorset is a title that has been created at least four times in the Peerage of England. Some of its holders have at various times also held the rank of marquess and, from 1720, duke. A possible first creation is not well documented. Abou ...

in 1604. That creation became extinct in 1843. It was next created in 1864 for

Elizabeth Sackville-West, Countess De La Warr Elizabeth Sackville-West, Countess De La Warr and 1st Baroness Buckhurst (11 August 1795 – 9 January 1870), was a British peeress. Early life The Countess De La Warr was born Lady Elizabeth Sackville on 11 August 1795. She was the youngest d ...

, the sister of the 4th Duke (and 10th Earl) of Dorset, wife of the 5th

Earl De La Warr Earl De La Warr ( ) is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1761 for John West, 7th Baron De La Warr. The Earl holds the subsidiary titles of Viscount Cantelupe (1761) in the Peerage of Great Britain, Baron De La Warr ( ...

, with special remainder intended to keep it separate from the earldom. Lady De La Warr was thus succeeded in the barony by her second son. When he also succeeded his brother as 7th Earl De La Warr, the Buckhurst title would have passed immediately to the next brother ( Mortimer, later created

Baron Sackville Baron Sackville, of Knole in the County of Kent, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1876 for the Honourable Mortimer Sackville-West, with remainder, failing heirs male of his body, to his younger brothers the Hon. ...

), but the House of Lords found such "shifting remainders" invalid ('' Buckhurst Peerage Case'') and the titles became inseparable.

Barons Buckhurst (1567)

Thomas Sackville, 1st Earl of Dorset Thomas Sackville, 1st Earl of Dorset (153619 April 1608) was an English statesman, poet, and dramatist. He was the son of Richard Sackville, a cousin to Anne Boleyn. He was a Member of Parliament and Lord High Treasurer. Biography Early li ...

(c. 1536–1608), styled Lord Buckhurst from 1567 to 1604 *

Richard Sackville, 3rd Earl of Dorset Richard Sackville, 3rd Earl of Dorset (18 March 1589 – 28 March 1624) was the eldest surviving son of Robert Sackville, 2nd Earl of Dorset, by his first wife, Margaret, a daughter of the Duke of Norfolk. Born at Charterhouse, London, Sackville ...

(1589–1624), styled Lord Buckhurst from 1608 to 1609 *

Richard Sackville, 5th Earl of Dorset Richard Sackville, 5th Earl of Dorset (16 September 1622 – 27 August 1677) was an English peer and politician. Background He was born at Dorset House, the second of three children of Edward Sackville, 4th Earl of Dorset and Mary Curzon, d ...

(1622–1677), styled Lord Buckhurst from birth to 1652 *

Charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset Charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset and 1st Earl of Middlesex, KG (24 January 164329 January 1706) was an English poet and courtier. Early life Sackville was born on 24 January 1643, son of Richard Sackville, 5th Earl of Dorset (1622–1677) ...

(1638-1706), styled Lord Buckhurst from 1652 to 1677 *

Lionel Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset Lionel Cranfield Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset (18 January 168810 October 1765) was an English political leader and Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. Life He was the son of the 6th Earl of Dorset and 1st Earl of Middlesex, and the former Lady Mar ...

(1688–1765), styled Lord Buckhurst from birth to 1706 *

Charles Sackville, 2nd Duke of Dorset Charles Sackville, 2nd Duke of Dorset PC (6 February 17115 January 1769), styled as Lord Buckhurst from 1711 to 1720 and the Earl of Middlesex from 1720 to 1765, was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1734 and 1765. He ...

(1711–1769), styled Lord Buckhurst from birth to 1720

Barons Buckhurst (1864)

* Elizabeth Sackville-West, Countess De La Warr and 1st Baroness Buckhurst (1795–1870) * Reginald Windsor Sackville, 2nd Baron Buckhurst (1817–1896), succeeded as 7th Earl De La Warr in 1873 * Gilbert George Reginald Sackville, 8th Earl De La Warr (1869–1915) *

Herbrand Sackville, 9th Earl De La Warr Herbrand Edward Dundonald Brassey Sackville, 9th Earl De La Warr, (20 June 1900 – 28 January 1976), styled Lord Buckhurst until 1915 (and sometimes nicknamed "Buck De La Warr" after that), was a British politician. He was the first hereditar ...

(1900–1976), styled Lord Buckhurst from birth to 1915 *

William Sackville, 10th Earl De La Warr William Herbrand Sackville, 10th Earl De La Warr ( 16 October 1921 – 9 February 1988) was a British peer. He inherited the earldom on 28 January 1976 on the death of his father Herbrand Edward Dundonald Brassey Sackville, 9th Earl De La Warr. ...

(1921–1988), styled Lord Buckhurst from birth to 1976 *

William Sackville, 11th Earl De La Warr William Herbrand Sackville, 11th Earl De La Warr ( ; born 10 April 1948) is a British businessman, nobleman, and peer. He was styled Lord Buckhurst from 1976 until 9 February 1988, when he inherited upon the death of his father William Sackvil ...

(born 1948), styled Lord Buckhurst from 1976 to 1988

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Cope v Earl de la Warr, (1873) 8 Ch App 982
a court case about the effects of the 1873 succession.
Buckhurst Peerage Case, (1876) 2 App Cas 1
a Peerage Claim in the House of Lords about the effects of the 1873 succession.

Baron Baron is a rank of nobility or title of honour, often hereditary, in various European countries, either current or historical. The female equivalent is baroness. Typically, the title denotes an aristocrat who ranks higher than a lord or kn ...

Extinct baronies in the Peerage of England Peerages created with special remainders Baronies in the Peerage of the United Kingdom Noble titles created in 1567 Noble titles created in 1864 {{GB-baron-stub

Barons Buckhurst (1567)

Barons Buckhurst (1864)

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