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List Of Seigneurs Of Sark
The Seigneur of Sark is the head of Sark in the Channel Islands. " Seigneur" is the French word for "lord", and a female head of Sark is called Dame of Sark, of which there have been three. The husband of a female ruler of Sark is not a consort but is ''jure uxoris'' ("by right of (his) wife") a seigneur himself. Description The Seigneur's office is hereditary, but with permission of the Crown, it may be mortgaged or sold, as happened in 1849 when Pierre Carey le Pelley sold the fief to Marie Collings for £6,000. The Seigneur was, before the constitutional reforms of 2008, the head of the feudal government of Sark, with the British monarch being the feudal overlord. The Seigneur had a suspensive veto power and the right to appoint most of the island's officers. Many of the laws, particularly those related to inheritance and the rule of the Seigneur, had changed little since Queen Elizabeth I, by Letters Patent, granted a fiefdom to Hellier de Carteret in 1565. The residents ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flag Of Sark
The flag of Sark is white with a red St. George's cross and a red canton containing the two yellow lions (or in heraldic terms " Leopards") from the flag of Normandy. Unlike the classic White Ensigns, the lions of the flag of Sark protrude outside the canton and overflow the red cross. It was designed by Herbert Pitt in 1938 and adopted the same year as the personal standard of the Seigneur of Sark before becoming the island's flag in 1987. The canton is similar to the arms of Normandy, of which the Channel Islands are historically a part. The flag is flown from the Ministry of Justice in London on 6 August to mark the granting of the fief on that day in 1565. The Ministry of Justice is the British government department responsible for relations with the Crown Dependencies. History Sark is a Channel Island part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey. It was originally part of the Duchy of Normandy and was owned by the monarchs of England from 1066 when Duke William of Normandy s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
September 2006 Sark Electoral System Referendum
A referendum on the composition of the Chief Pleas was held in Sark between 16 August and 6 September 2006,Sark (Channel Islands), 6 September 2006: Composition of Parliament Direct Democracy following an informal referendum in February. Voters were given the choice of having all 28 seats elected, or to have 12 seats for Deputies, eight for tenants and eight elected by everyone. Background On 8 March 2006 the Chief Pleas voted to reduce the number of seats from 52 to 28.[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicolas Le Pelley
Nicolas le Pelley, 11th Seigneur of Sark (1692–1742) was Seigneur of Sark The Seigneur of Sark is the head of Sark in the Channel Islands. " Seigneur" is the French word for "lord", and a female head of Sark is called Dame of Sark, of which there have been three. The husband of a female ruler of Sark is not a consort ... from 1733 to 1742. References 1692 births 1742 deaths Seigneurs of Sark Nicolas {{Guernsey-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susanne Le Pelley
Susanne le Pelley, Dame of Sark (1668 – June 24, 1733) was the 10th Seigneur of Sark from 1730 to 1733. She was the first woman to have the position and rule the fief of Sark. Susanne le Pelley was the daughter of Judge Jean Le Gros, a member of the Le Gros family, who belonged to the most wealthy landowning families of Guernsey. She married Nicolas le Pelley, a Guernsey privateer owner, and Joan Stevens, Nigel Jee, M. Joseph, ''The Channel Islands'', 1987 was a widow at the time of her purchase of the seigneurship of Sark. She was the mother of Nicolas le Pelley and Daniel le Pelley. She bought the fief from James Milner's heir Joseph Wilcocks, the incumbent Bishop of Gloucester. As Dame, she resided at the family tenement Le Perronerie, which became the ''seigneurie'' of Sark and official residence of the ruler of Sark, La Seigneurie La Seigneurie is the traditional residence of the Seigneur of Sark. The Seigneur is the head of Sark in the Channel Islands. Michael Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Milner, 9th Seigneur Of Sark
James Milner, 9th Seigneur of Sark (died 1730) bought the fief of Sark from John Johnson in 1723 for £5,000, and was Seigneur of Sark until 1730. His heir and son-in-law, Joseph Wilcocks, the incumbent Bishop of Gloucester, sold the fief to Susanne le Pelley without ever claiming the title of Seigneur ''Seigneur'' is an originally feudal title in France before the Revolution, in New France and British North America until 1854, and in the Channel Islands to this day. A seigneur refers to the person or collective who owned a ''seigneurie'' (or .... References 1730 deaths Seigneurs of Sark Year of birth unknown {{Guernsey-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Johnson, 8th Seigneur Of Sark
John Johnson, 8th Seigneur of Sark (died 1723) was Seigneur of Sark from 1720 to 1723. The colonel and former commander of the garrison in Guernsey bought the fief A fief (; la, feudum) was a central element in medieval contracts based on feudal law. It consisted of a form of property holding or other rights granted by an overlord to a vassal, who held it in fealty or "in fee" in return for a form ... from Lord Carteret in 1720. References Seigneurs of Sark 1723 deaths Year of birth unknown {{England-mil-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville
John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville, 7th Seigneur of Sark, (; 22 April 16902 January 1763), commonly known by his earlier title Lord Carteret, was a British statesman and Lord President of the Council from 1751 to 1763; he worked extremely closely with the Prime Minister of the country, Spencer Compton, Earl of Wilmington, in order to manage the various factions of the Government. He was Seigneur of Sark from 1715 to 1720 when he sold the fief. He held (in absentia) the office of Bailiff of Jersey from 1715 to 1763. Origins He was the son and heir of George Carteret, 1st Baron Carteret (1667–1695), by his wife Lady Grace Granville (c. 1677–1744), ''suo jure'' 1st Countess Granville, 3rd daughter of John Granville, 1st Earl of Bath (1628–1701) of Stowe House in the parish of Kilkhampton in Cornwall. The progeny of this marriage, Barons Carteret, Earls Granville, and Marquesses of Bath (Thynne), were co-heirs to her childless nephew William Granville, 3rd Earl of Bath ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Charles Carteret, 3rd Baronet
Sir Charles Carteret, 3rd Baronet (4 June 1679 – 6 June May 1715) was Seigneur of Sark Sark (french: link=no, Sercq, ; Sercquiais: or ) is a part of the Channel Islands in the southwestern English Channel, off the coast of Normandy, France. It is a royal fief, which forms part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey, with its own set of ... from 1693 to 1715. References 1679 births 1715 deaths People from Sark Charles de Carteret Baronets in the Baronetage of England {{Jersey-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Philip Carteret, 2nd Baronet
Sir Philip Carteret, 2nd Baronet (c. 1650 – 1693), also known as Philippe de Carteret IV, was the 5th Seigneur of Sark from 1663 to 1693. Origins He was born in about 1650, the eldest son of Sir Philip Carteret, 1st Baronet (1620-1675) (Philippe de Carteret III), the 4th Seigneur of Sark, by his wife Anne des Augres (1566–1644), daughter of Abraham Dumaresq Seig des Augres. His father died before he came of age (aged 21) in 1671. Career As the Sark court refused to allow an Anglican to preside, in 1675 Philippe requested the British crown to dissolve the court, which having been achieved by an Order in Council in 1675, he instituted in its place a jurisdiction composed of a Seneschal, Greffier and Prevot. Marriage and issue Carteret married Elizabeth Carteret (1663–1717), a daughter of Sir Edward De Carteret, Seigneur De Trinity, Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod during the reign of King Charles II and First Gentleman Usher Daily Waiter in Ordinary to the King, by his w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Philip Carteret, 1st Baronet
Sir Philip Carteret, 1st Baronet (1620 – between 1663 and 1675), also known as Philippe de Carteret III, was the 4th Seigneur of Sark. He supported the Royalist (Cavalier) cause during the War of the Three Kingdoms. Biography Philip Carteret was the son of Philippe de Carteret II. He succeeded to the Seigneurie of Sark on the death of his father in 1643. During the English Civil War Carteret was lieutenant to his kinsman George Carteret, and was knighted on the beach of St Aubin's Bay in Jersey by the exiled Charles, Prince of Wales in 1645. In 1661 he became Bailiff of Jersey. in 1670 he was created a baronet, of St Owen on the Island of Jersey. Family Carteret married Anne (1566–1644), daughter of Abraham Dumaresq Seig Des Augres. They had children including Phillip Philip, also Phillip, is a male given name, derived from the Greek (''Philippos'', lit. "horse-loving" or "fond of horses"), from a compound of (''philos'', "dear", "loved", "loving") and (''hippos'', " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippe De Carteret II
Philippe de Carteret II, 3rd Seigneur of Sark (18 February 1584 – 22 August 1643) was the son of Philippe de Carteret I (1552–1594) and Rachel Paulett (1564–1650), daughter of George Paulett (1534–1621) who was Bailiff of Jersey from 1583 to 1611, and his wife Elizabeth Perrin (1538–1615). Biography He matriculated at the University of Oxford at an early age in 1594, the same year he succeeded his father as Seigneur of Sark. He was knighted in 1617, and became Bailiff of Jersey in 1627. He died in 1643, being succeeded in the Seigneurie by his son, Philippe 4th Seigneur of Sark. English Civil War Carteret was a stanch Royalist during the English Civil War, especially during the Interregnum. As Lieutenant Governor of the island of Jersey he would ensure the loyalty of the population to Charles II and crack down on parliamentary sentiment from the fortress of Mont Orgueil. When Charles II came to Jersey Philip Carteret along with his cousin George Carter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippe De Carteret I
Philippe de Carteret I, 2nd Seigneur of Sark (1552–1594) was the Seigneur of Sark and Saint Ouen from 1578 to 1594. He was the oldest son of Hellier de Carteret, his predecessor in the office. Philippe's mother was Margaret de Carteret, widow of Clement Dumaresq, Seigneur of Samarès, and daughter of Hellier de Carteret, Bailiff of Jersey and Margaret Payn. He was knighted by Elizabeth I and commanded an army sent by the queen in aid of Henry IV of France in the French Wars of Religion. During this conflict Carteret is said to have lost an arm. In 1580, he married Rachel Paulett (1564–1650), daughter of George Paulett, Bailiff of Jersey (c. 1533–1621), and granddaughter of Sir Hugh Paulet, Governor of Jersey (died 1573). They had multiple issue: * Philippe de Carteret II (1584–1643), Bailiff of Jersey * Elias de Carteret (1585–1640), who was the father of Sir George Carteret Vice Admiral Sir George Carteret, 1st Baronet ( – 14 January 1680 N.S.) was a r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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