Lady Mary Sackville (30 July 1792 – 20 July 1864), also known by her married names as the Mary, Countess of Plymouth and the Countess Amherst of Arracan, was a British noblewoman.

Biography

Mary was born into the prestigious

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, the eldest child of

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and his wife Arabella Diana Cope. Her father died in 1799. On the death of her mother in 1825, she inherited the

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estate at

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. She was Countess of Plymouth as the wife of Other Windsor. In 1839 she married William Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst of Arracan (1773-1857). She died without issue and her estate went to her sister

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 ...

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