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Lady Margaret Ann Howard Countess van Dorset 1556–1591 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Aug 1556

Birth Location: Saffron Walden, Essex, England

Death Date: 4 Sep 1591

Death Location: Knole House, Kent, England

Father: Sir Surrey

Mother: Lady Norfolk

Spouse(s): Sir II

Children(s): Sir Dorset, Lady Dorset, Sir Dorset, Lady Dorset, Lady Dorset, Sir Dorset, Lady Dorset, Lady Dorset, Sir Dorset, Sir Dorset

In 1556, Lady Margaret Ann Howard Countess van Dorset entered the world in Saffron Walden, Essex, England, born to Sir Thomas Howard 4Th Duke Of Norfolk 4Th Earl Of Surrey And Lady Mary Fitzalan Duchess Van Norfolk. Lady Margaret Ann Howard Countess van Dorset married Sir Robert Sackville 2Nd Earl Van Dorset Ii, and had children including Lady Ann Sackville Van Dorset, Lady Cecilia Cecily Sackville Van Dorset, Lady Margaret Sackville Van Dorset, Lady Mary Sackville Van Dorset, Lady Winifred Sackville Van Dorset, Sir Edward Sackville Van Dorset, Sir John Sackville Van Dorset, Sir Joseph Sackville Van Dorset, Sir Richard Sackville Van Dorset, Sir Robert Sackville Van Dorset, Sir Thomas Sackville Van Dorset. Lady Margaret Ann Howard Countess van Dorset passed away in 1591 in Knole House, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • In 1556, Lady Margaret Ann Howard Countess van Dorset entered the world in Saffron Walden, Essex, England, born to Sir Thomas Howard 4Th Duke Of Norfolk 4Th Earl Of Surrey And Lady Mary Fitzalan Duchess Van Norfolk.
  • Lady Margaret Ann Howard Countess van Dorset married Sir Robert Sackville 2Nd Earl Van Dorset Ii, and had children including Lady Ann Sackville Van Dorset, Lady Cecilia Cecily Sackville Van Dorset, Lady Margaret Sackville Van Dorset, Lady Mary Sackville Van Dorset, Lady Winifred Sackville Van Dorset, Sir Edward Sackville Van Dorset, Sir John Sackville Van Dorset, Sir Joseph Sackville Van Dorset, Sir Richard Sackville Van Dorset, Sir Robert Sackville Van Dorset, Sir Thomas Sackville Van Dorset.
  • Lady Margaret Ann Howard Countess van Dorset passed away in 1591 in Knole House, Kent, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lady Dorset's Ancestors

Self
Lady Dorset
1556–1591
Birth Place: Saffron Walden, Essex, England
Parents
Sir Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk, 4th Earl of Surrey
1536–1572
Kenninghall, Norfolk, England
Lady (Mary FitzAlan Duchess van) Norfolk
1540–1557
Arundel, Sussex, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Dorset's Descendants

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Lady (Margaret Ann Howard Countess van) Dorset (1 Aug 1556–4 Sep 1591) m. Sir (Robert Sackville 2nd Earl van Dorset) II (abt 1561–28 Feb 1609)
  1. 1. Sir (Richard Sackville van) Dorset 1589–1624
  2. 2. Lady (Ann Sackville van) Dorset 1586–1664
  3. 3. Sir (Edward Sackville van) Dorset 1590–1652
  4. 4. Lady (Winifred Sackville van) Dorset 1580–1587
  5. 5. Lady (Mary Sackville van) Dorset 1584–1616
  6. 6. Sir (Thomas Sackville van) Dorset 1580–1587
  7. 7. Lady (Margaret Sackville van) Dorset 1591–1591
  8. 8. Lady (Cecilia "Cecily" Sackville van) Dorset 1608–1676
  9. 9. Sir (John Sackville van) Dorset 1603–1656
  10. 10. Sir (Joseph Sackville van) Dorset 1590–1683

Lady Dorset's Timeline

2 Records

1556
1 Aug 1556
Birth of Lady Margaret Ann Howard Countess van Dorset in Saffron Walden, Essex, England
Saffron Walden, Essex, England
1591
4 Sep 1591
Age 35
Death of Lady Margaret Ann Howard Countess van Dorset in Knole House, Kent, England
Knole House, Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Aug 1556
    Event Place: Saffron Walden, Essex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Sep 1591
    Event Place: Knole House, Kent, England
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current

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