The West family is a noble family in the and a prominent family in the history of the of .
The Sackville-West branch is descended from
George Sackville-West, 5th Earl De La Warr
George John Sackville-West, 5th Earl de la Warr, PC (26 October 1791 – 23 February 1869), styled Viscount Cantelupe until 1795, was a British courtier and Tory politician.
Background
Sackville-West was the son of John West, 4th Earl De La ...
, originally a West who added the surname of his wife,
Elizabeth Sackville. The most famous is
Vita Sackville-West
Victoria Mary, Lady Nicolson, CH (née Sackville-West; 9 March 1892 – 2 June 1962), usually known as Vita Sackville-West, was an English author and garden designer.
Sackville-West was a successful novelist, poet and journalist, as wel ...
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American families of English ancestry
English families
English-American culture in Virginia
Families from Virginia
First Families of Virginia
Noble families of the United Kingdom
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