Sir Sacheverell Reresby Sitwell, 7th Baronet (15 April 1927 – 31 March 2009) was the head of the Sitwell family, and owner of

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, Derbyshire. The elder son of

Sir Sacheverell Sitwell, 6th Baronet Sir Sacheverell Reresby Sitwell, 6th Baronet, (; 15 November 1897 – 1 October 1988) was an English writer, best known as an art critic, music critic (his books on Mozart, Liszt, and Domenico Scarlatti are still consulted), and writer ...

, he was educated at

Sandroyd School Sandroyd School is an independent co-educational preparatory school for day and boarding pupils aged 2 to 13 in the south of Wiltshire, England. The school's main building is Rushmore House, a 19th-century country house which is surrounded by the ...

then

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and

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, but left the latter of his own volition without a degree. He married Penelope Forbes, the niece of Bernard Forbes, 8th Earl of Granard, in 1952. He was succeeded in the baronetcy by

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, the son of his brother Francis, who died in 2004, and his sister-in-law Susanna Cross.Sir Reresby Sitwell, Bt
Daily Telegraph, 31 March 2009. Retrieved 2 April 2009 Due to Sir Reresby and his brother being "never in harmony", he bequeathed Renishaw Hall to his daughter (and only child) Alexandra, Mrs

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. He was the nephew of poet and critic Dame Edith Sitwell.Sir Reresby Sitwell, Bt
Timesonline. Retrieved 1 April 2009 During his lifetime, Sitwell wrote a new variation upon the

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tale, was a partner in a wine business with

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, and became known for his support of the arts and the upkeep of Renishaw Hall. He served as

High Sheriff of Derbyshire High may refer to: Science and technology * Height * High (atmospheric), a high-pressure area * High (computability), a quality of a Turing degree, in computability theory * High (tectonics), in geology an area where relative tectonic uplift to ...

in 1983.

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1927 births 2009 deaths Alumni of King's College, Cambridge Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom English people of Canadian descent Grenadier Guards officers High Sheriffs of Derbyshire People educated at Eton College People educated at Sandroyd School Reresby {{UK-baronet-stub