Earls of Middlesex; Second Creation (1675)
- Charles Sackville, 1st Earl of Middlesex (1638–1706) (succeeded as 6th Earl of Dorset in 1677)
- Lionel Cranfield Sackville, 2nd Earl of Middlesex (1688–1765) (created Duke of Dorset in 1720)
see Duke of Dorset for further history of the titles
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