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     Victoria Sackville-West was born illegitimately in 1862 at Paris, France.¹ She was born on 23 September 1862.² She was the daughter of Lionel Sackville-West, 2nd Baron Sackville and Josefa Durán.¹ She married Lionel Edward Sackville-West, 3rd Baron Sackville, son of Hon. William Edward Sackville-West and Georgina Dodwell, on 17 June 1890.² She died on 30 January 1936.²
     She was also known as Victoria Josefa Sackville-West.² In 1994 acted as her f's hostess in Washington (see section ARTHUR, CHESTER A., p. 506, also p. 525, AMERICAN PRESIDENTIAL FAMILIES).²

     Lionel Sackville-West, 2nd Baron Sackville was born on 19 July 1827.² He was the son of George John Sackville-West, 5th Earl De La Warr and Lady Elizabeth Sackville, Baroness Buckhurst of Buckhurst.³ He died on 3 September 1908 at age 81, without legitimate issue unm by his mistress the Spanish dancer ‘Pepita' (in reality Josefa, dau of Pedro Duran, a barber of Malaga, by Catalina Ortega, of gypsy extraction):.²
     He was Justice of the Peace (J.P.).² He was Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) Kent.² He was Dip Serv: joined , Sec Legation Turin 1858–64 and Madrid 1864–67, Sec Embassy Berlin 1867 and Paris 1868–72, Envoy Extrdy and Minister Plen Argentina 1872–78, Spain 1878–81 and USA 1881–88 in 1847.² He was Knight Commander, Order of St. Michael and St. George (K.C.M.G.) ) in 1885.² He was Knight Grand Cross, Order of St. Michael and St. George (G.C.M.G.) ( in 1888.²

     Josefa Durán was born in 1830.¹ She was the daughter of Pedro Durán and Catalina Ortega.¹ She married Juan Antonio de Oliva.¹ She died in 1871.¹
      Josefa Durán also went by the nick-name of Pepita.¹ She was a famous dancer.¹

     Juan Antonio de Oliva married Josefa Durán, daughter of Pedro Durán and Catalina Ortega.¹

     Pedro Durán married Catalina Ortega.¹
     He was a barber at Malaga, Spain.¹

     Catalina Ortega married Pedro Durán.¹

     Maximilian Sackville-West was born illegitimately in 1858.¹ He was the son of Lionel Sackville-West, 2nd Baron Sackville and Josefa Durán.¹ He married Mary Ann Ellen Norton, daughter of Philip Norton and Elsjie Elizabeth Otto.² He died in 1936 at South Africa.²
      Documentation was drawn up stating him to be s of ‘Pepita' by Juan Antonio de la Oliva, her official husband.³ He was also known as Maximiliano De La OLIVA Sackville-West.³ Hence he was prevented from claiming the Barony of Sackville of Knole on his biological f's death.³ He lived at Natal, South Africa.²

     Lydie Elenore Sackville-West was born illegitimately in 1866.² She was the daughter of Lionel Sackville-West, 2nd Baron Sackville and Josefa Durán.² She married Gabriel Salanson on 16 June 1888 at Paris, France.¹
     She was also known as Flora.² From 1888, her married name became Salanson.²

     Gabriel Salanson was born on 21 February 1860 at Villiers-Cotterets, Aisne, Picardie, France.² He married Lydie Elenore Sackville-West, daughter of Lionel Sackville-West, 2nd Baron Sackville and Josefa Durán, on 16 June 1888 at Paris, France.² He died in 1920.²

     Lionel Salanson is the son of Gabriel Salanson and Lydie Elenore Sackville-West.¹