William Sackville, Lord Buckhurst

William Herbrand Thomas Sackville, Lord Buckhurst (born 13 June 1979), is the son and heir of William Sackville, 11th Earl De La Warr. He was styled Lord Buckhurst on 9 February 1988, upon his father's succession to the earldom.[1]

Lord Buckhurst
Born (1979-06-13) 13 June 1979 (age 44)
Alma materEton College
Newcastle University (BA (Hons))
Spouse
Children2
Parent(s)William Sackville, 11th Earl De La Warr
Anne Pamela Leveson
FamilyDe La Warr
Baron Buckhurst
Names
William Herbrand Thomas Sackville

Buckhurst is a godson of Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon.[1] He was educated at Eton, and graduated from Newcastle University with a BA (Hons) in Classical Studies.[2][3]

He began his career in the City of London in 2002 at Laing & Cruickshank Investment Management, which was acquired by UBS Wealth Management in 2004.[4][2] In 2006, he joined the investment firm Quilter Cheviot, where he managed an investment fund and private client portfolios.[2][5] Buckhurst left Quilter Cheviot in 2018.[6]

In September 2009, Buckhurst became engaged to Countess Xenia Tolstoy-Miloslavsky, daughter of author and historian Count Nikolai Tolstoy-Miloslavsky, distantly related to author Leo Tolstoy.[5]

The marriage took place on 5 February 2010, at the Russian Orthodox Cathedral of the Dormition in London.[7] A son and heir, William Lionel Robert Sackville, was born on 24 January 2014.[8] Their second child, a daughter, Victoria Elizabeth Anne Sackville, was born on 6 June 2016.[9]

References edit

  1. ^ a b Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage. Vol. 1 (107th ed.). p. 1074. ISBN 978-0971196629. Cited in Lundy, Darryl Roger (ed.). "William Herbrand Thomas Sackville, Lord Buckhurst". The Peerage. Archived from the original on 22 March 2016.
  2. ^ a b c "William Buckhurst". Quilter Cheviot Investment Management. Archived from the original on 19 April 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  3. ^ "William Buckhurst". LinkedIn. U.K. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  4. ^ "William Buckhurst". FE Trustnet. UK. Archived from the original on 21 July 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  5. ^ a b Walker, Tim (24 September 2009). "Jeweller Xenia Tolstoy receives her gem from Lord Buckhurst". The Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 7 May 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  6. ^ Bucak, Selin (25 October 2018). "Unmasked! The dozen wealth managers quitting Quilter Cheviot". Wealth Manager. Archived from the original on 13 February 2019.
  7. ^ "Marriages: Lord Buckhurst and Countess Xenia Tolstoy-Miloslavsky". The Telegraph (Announcements). London. 2010. Archived from the original on 19 April 2016.
  8. ^ Buckhurst, Xenia (30 January 2014). "Births: Sackville". The Telegraph (Announcements). London. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
  9. ^ Buckhurst, William (9 June 2016). "Births: Buckhurst". The Telegraph (Announcements). London. Archived from the original on 10 June 2016.