Elizabeth Sackville, Duchess of Dorset

Elizabeth Sackville, Duchess of Dorset (born c. 1689 - died 12 June 1768), formerly Elizabeth Colyear, was a British court official and noble, the wife of Lionel Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset.

Portrait by Godfrey Kneller

She was the daughter of Lieutenant-General Walter Colyear (who was a brother of the Earl of Portmore). In 1703, at the age of fourteen, Elizabeth came to court as a Maid of honour to Queen Anne, a position she inherited from her aunt Catherine Sedley, Countess of Dorchester.[1]

They were married in January 1709, but the marriage was not made public until the duchess became pregnant.[1] The couple had five children in all:

Between 1714 and 1737 She was a Lady of the Bedchamber[2] and to Caroline of Ansbach, wife of King George II of the United Kingdom. From 1723 to 1731 she was Caroline's Mistress of the Robes, a title that can be held by no one of lower rank than a duchess.[3] The arrangements for Caroline's appearance at her coronation in 1727 were, however, made by an experienced subordinate.[4]

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Court offices
Preceded by
Diana Beauclerk, Duchess of St Albans
Mistress of the Robes to
Caroline, Princess of Wales

17231727
Succeeded by
Henrietta Howard, Countess of Suffolk
Court offices
Preceded by
Elizabeth Seymour, Duchess of Somerset
Mistress of the Robes to
the Queen

17271731
Succeeded by
Henrietta Howard, Countess of Suffolk
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