Duke of Dorset

Dukedom of Dorset

Quarterly or and gules, a bend vair
Creation date13 June 1720[1]
Created byKing George I
PeeragePeerage of Great Britain
First holderLionel Sackville, 7th Earl of Dorset
Last holderCharles Sackville-Germain, 5th Duke of Dorset (1767–1843)
Remainder toHeirs male of the first duke's body lawfully begotten
Subsidiary titlesEarl of Dorset
Earl of Middlesex
Earl of Wigtown
Lord of Cumbernauld
Lord of Kirkintilloch
Baron Cranfield
Baron Galloway
Baronet of Galloway House
Seat(s)Tottenham House
Galloway House
Former seat(s)Knole House
MottoAut nunquam tentes, aut perfice ("Either never attempt, or accomplish")[2]

Duke of Dorset was a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1720 for the politician Lionel Sackville, 7th Earl of Dorset.

  1. ^ The English Peerage; or, A View of the Ancient and Present State of the English Nobility. pp. 93–97. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
  2. ^ Debrett, John (1840). Debrett's Peerage of England, Scotland, and Ireland. p. 244. Retrieved 25 December 2016.

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