Peerage Record – 14925

     Diana Fox was born circa 1965.¹ She was the daughter of Christopher Fox.¹ She married Mark Carney in July 1994 at Bullingdon, Oxfordshire, England.¹
     She was educated at Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.¹ She was educated at University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.^G.¹ From July 1994, her married name became Carney.¹

     Sir George William Gunning, 2nd Bt. was born on 15 February 1763.² He was the son of Sir Robert Gunning, 1st Bt. and Anne Sutton.² He married Hon. Elizabeth Bridgeman, daughter of Henry Bridgeman, 1st Baron Bradford of Bradford and Elizabeth Simpson, on 10 February 1794.² He died on 7 April 1823 at age 60.²
     He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Wigan between 1800 and 1802.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Hastings between 1802 and 1806.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for East Grinstead between 1812 and 1818.² He succeeded as the 2nd Baronet Gunning, of Eltham, co. Kent [G.B., 1778] on 22 September 1816.²

     Hans Ecke was born on 9 May 1976 at Jena, Austria.¹ He married Leigh Stephanie Assunta Barr, daughter of Lee Forrester Barr and Juliet Elisabeth Maria Assunta Hopfinger, on 20 June 2003.¹

     Max Salvator Ecke was born on 31 January 2005 at Boulder, Colorado, U.S.A.^G.¹ He is the son of Hans Ecke and Leigh Stephanie Assunta Barr.¹

     Hon. Victoria Mary Sackville-West was born on 8 March 1892 at Knole, Kent, England^G.² She was the daughter of Lionel Edward Sackville-West, 3rd Baron Sackville of Knole and Victoria Josefa Sackville-West.^1,2 She was baptised on 3 May 1892 at Knole Chapel, Knole, Kent, England^G.² She married Hon. Sir Harold George Nicolson, son of Arthur Nicolson, 1st Baron Carnock and Mary Catharine Rowan-Hamilton, on 1 October 1913.³ She died on 2 June 1962 at age 70.¹
     Hon. Victoria Mary Sackville-West also went by the nick-name of Vita.³ From 1 October 1913, her married name became Nicolson.¹ She wrote the book Heritage, published 1919.³ She and Dorothy Violet Ashton were associated in 1922.⁴ She wrote the book Knole and the Sackvilles, published 1922.³ She wrote the book Challenge, published 1923, a roman à clef describing the affair between co-authors Vita Sackville-West and Violet Trefusis.³ She wrote the book Andrew Marvell, published 1929.³ She wrote the book The Edwardians, published 1930.³ She wrote the book All Passion Spent, published 1931.³ She wrote the book Sissinghurst, published 1933.³ She wrote the book Pepita, published 1937.³ She wrote the book The Eagle and the Dove, published 1943.³ She wrote the book The Garden, published 1946.³ She was awarded the Heinemann Prize in 1947.³ She was appointed Companion of Honour (C.H.) in 1948.¹ She held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)¹ She was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Letters (D.Litt.)¹ She was appointed Fellow, Royal Society of Literature (F.R.S.L.)³

     Lionel Edward Sackville-West, 3rd Baron Sackville of Knole was born on 15 May 1867.² He is the son of Hon. William Edward Sackville-West and Georgina Dodwell.² He married Victoria Josefa Sackville-West, daughter of Lionel Sackville-West, 2nd Baron Sackville of Knole and Josefa Durán, on 17 June 1890.² He died on 28 January 1928 at age 60.²
     He graduated from Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, with a Master of Arts (M.A.)² He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the (W Kent) Yeomanry.² He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Kent.² He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Kent.² He succeeded as the 3rd Baron Sackville of Knole, co. Kent [U.K., 1876] on 3 September 1908.² He fought in the First World War.²

     Philippa Janet Tennyson-d’Eyncourt was born on 20 December 1928.² She was the daughter of Sir Eustace Gervais Tennyson-d’Eyncourt, 2nd Bt. and Pamela Gladstone.^1,2 She married, firstly, Nigel Nicolson, son of Hon. Sir Harold George Nicolson and Hon. Victoria Mary Sackville-West, on 30 July 1953.¹ She and Nigel Nicolson were divorced in 1970.¹ She married, secondly, Sir Robin McAlpine, son of Sir Thomas Malcolm McAlpine and Maud Dees, on 20 March 1970.³ She died in 1987.¹
     From 30 July 1953, her married name became Nicolson.¹ From 20 March 1970, her married name became McAlpine.³

     Sir Eustace Gervais Tennyson-d’Eyncourt, 2nd Bt. was born on 19 January 1902.² He is the son of Sir Eustace Henry William Tennyson-d’Eyncourt, 1st Bt. and Janet Watson Findlay.² He married, firstly, Pamela Gladstone, daughter of William Buckley Gladstone, on 1 June 1926.² He married, secondly, Vinnie Lorraine Pearson, daughter of Andrew Pearson, on 18 February 1964.² He died on 21 November 1971 at age 69.²
     Sir Eustace Gervais Tennyson-d’Eyncourt, 2nd Bt. usually went by his middle name of Gervais.² He was educated at Charterhouse School, Godalming, Surrey, England.² He was appointed Fellow, Royal Society of Arts (F.R.S.A.) in 1956.² He was member of the Royal Institute, Pilgrims.² He succeeded as the 2nd Baronet Tennyson-d’Eyncourt, of Carter’s Corner Farm, in the parish of Hurstmonceaux, co. Sussex [U.K., 1930] on 20 March 1971.²

     Adam Nicolson, 5th Baron Carnock was born on 12 September 1957.¹ He is the son of Nigel Nicolson and Philippa Janet Tennyson-d’Eyncourt.¹ He married, firstly, Olivia Mary Rokeby Fane, daughter of Lt.-Cdr. Antony Charles Reynardson Fane and Caroline Mary Rokeby Holland, on 11 September 1982 at Holy Trinity Church, Lyne, Surrey, England^G.^1,2 He and Olivia Mary Rokeby Fane were divorced in 1992.¹ He married, secondly, Sarah Clare Raven, daughter of John Earle Raven, in 1993.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He graduated from Magdalene College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He wrote the book National Trust Book of Long Works, published 1981.¹ He wrote the book Book of Long Works in France, published 1983.¹ He wrote the book Landscapes in Britain, published 1984.¹ He wrote the book Frontiers, published 1985, which won a Somerset Maughan Award.¹ He wrote the book Two Roads to Dodge City, published 1986, with Nigel Nicolson.¹ He wrote the book Wetland, published 1986, which won the British Topography Prize.¹ He was a director of Toucan Books in 1986.¹ He was a journalist for the Sunday Times between 1986 and 1992.¹ He wrote the book Prospects of England, published 1989.¹ He wrote the book Restoration: The Rebuilding of Windsor Castle, published 1997.¹ He lived in 2003 at Perch Hill Farm, Brightling, Robertsbridge, Sussex, England^G.¹ He succeeded as the 5th Baron Carnock, of Carnock, co. Stirling [U.K., 1916] on 26 December 2008.³ He succeeded as the 17th Baronet Nicolson, of Lasswade, Midlothian [N.S., 1629] on 26 December 2008.³ He succeeded as the 15th Baronet Nicolson, of Carnock, co. Stirling [N.S., 1637] on 26 December 2008.³