She was the wife of Sir Harold Nicolson. Vita Sackville-West (1892-1962) was a well-known writer and gardener. She had two sons by Harold Nicolson (see below). She also took famous women for her lovers. Especially noteable were Violet Trefusis, the socialite, writer and great aunt of Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, and Virginia Woolf, who wrote "Orlando" as a love offering for Vita.
