buffoonery and low company.... he was never thought to have wanted a tendency to power, in whatever hands it was, or was likely to be". Jonathan Swift thought him one of the most agreeable and well-informed men, and best conversationalists, he had ever met. Even harsh critics admitted his dignity and perfect decorum, a last legacy of the manners of the Court of Queen Anne. Family He married Elizabeth Colyear, the daughter of Lieutenant-General Walter Colyear (brother of the David Colyear, 1st Earl of Portmore), in January 1709. She later became a Lady of the Bedchamber (1714–1737) and Mistress of the Robes (1723–1731) to Caroline of Ansbach, wife of George II. Lionel and Elizabeth's sons were: Charles, Earl of Middlesex (later 2nd Duke of Dorset) Lord John Sackville (father of John Sackville, 3rd Duke of Dorset) Lord George Sackville (later Lord George Germain and 1st Viscount Sackville) They also had two daughters: Elizabeth, who married Thomas Thynne, 2nd Viscount Weymouth Caroline, who married Joseph Damer, 1st Earl of Dorchester. References |- 101 Knights of the Garter Lord High Stewards Lord-Lieutenants of Kent Lord Presidents of the Council Lords Lieutenant of Ireland Lords Warden of the Cinque Ports Members of the Privy Council of Great Britain 1688 births 1765 deaths Lionel Members of the Kit-Kat Club Earls of Dorset Grooms of the Stool Court of George I of Great Britain