The de Carteret family was perhaps the greatest of the patrician families of the

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. Their influence on the Island would last from the 10th century until the present time. John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville by William Hoare

Origins

The family originated from

Normandy Normandy (; french: link=no, Normandie ; nrf, Normaundie, Nouormandie ; from Old French , plural of ''Normant'', originally from the word for "northman" in several Scandinavian languages) is a geographical and cultural region in Northwestern ...

where their ancestor Guy de Carteret would be the first Lord of the Barony of Carteret in Normandy. The family would side with

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in the

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. Years later

Renaud de Carteret I Sir Renaud, (Reginald), de Carteret, Seigneur of ., (1063–1125) is first found in a charter, dated 1125, from the Abbey of Mont Saint-Michel. He went on the First Crusade, 1096-99, with Robert Curthose, Duke of Normandy. In the archives of ...

would return from

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and take the parish of St Ouen by force, establishing the family's presence in the Channel Islands. A descendant of

named

Hellier de Carteret Hellier de Carteret (fl. 1563 – 1578) was the first Seigneur of Sark, reigning from 1563 to 1578. He was the son of Édouard de Carteret, Seigneur of Saint Ouen (d. 1533), and grandson of Philip de Carteret, 8th Seigneur of St Ouen. It was H ...

colonised the island 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 ...

and would become the first of the

Seigneurs of Sark ''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'' (o ...

. During the

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, the Great-Grandson of

Sir George Carteret Vice Admiral Sir George Carteret, 1st Baronet ( – 14 January 1680 N.S.) was a royalist statesman in Jersey and England, who served in the Clarendon Ministry as Treasurer of the Navy. He was also one of the original lords proprietor of the ...

would become a prominent Royalist and Friend to King Charles II, he was made Vice-Chamberlain of the Household,

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and made a

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.He was also granted lands in the Carolinas and in what eventually became the state of New Jersey. His descendents later became Barons Carteret and the Earls of Granville.{{Cite web, title=Burke's Peerage, url=http://burkespeerage.com/, access-date=2020-11-22, website=burkespeerage.com, language=en Their ancestral seat is

Saint Ouen's Manor St. Ouen's Manor is a manor house in the parish of St. Ouen, Jersey, and is the traditional home of the Seigneur of St. Ouen, and the ancestral home of the De Carteret family The de Carteret family was perhaps the greatest of the patrician fami ...

Jersey Jersey ( , ; nrf, Jèrri, label= Jèrriais ), officially the Bailiwick of Jersey (french: Bailliage de Jersey, links=no; Jèrriais: ), is an island country and self-governing Crown Dependency near the coast of north-west France. It is the l ...

, still today owned by persons of that name. De Carteret

Notable Members

Members of the family included: * John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville, 7th Seigneur of Sark, KG, PC * Robert Carteret, 3rd Earl Granville * Vice Admiral Sir George Carteret, 1st Baronet (1610-1680) *Sir Philip Carteret, FRS *

Henry Carteret, 1st Baron Carteret Henry Frederick Carteret, 1st Baron Carteret PC (1735–1826), of Haynes, Bedfordshire (known until 1776 as the Honourable Henry Frederick Thynne), was Member of Parliament for Staffordshire (1757–1761), for Weobley in Herefordshire (1761� ...

*Sophia Carteret (wife of Prime Minister William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne) *

George Carteret, 1st Baron Carteret George Carteret, 1st Baron Carteret (July 1667 – 22 September 1695) was son of Sir Philip Carteret (died 1672) and the grandson of Vice Admiral Sir George Carteret, 1st Baronet (died 1680). His mother was Lady Jemima Montagu, a daughter of Ed ...

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 ...

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) (Phili ...

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 ...

Renaud de Carteret III Sir Reginald de Carteret, Baron of Carteret and 1st Seigneur of Saint Ouen (1140–1214) was the son of Renaud de Carteret, Baron of Carteret and Lord of Saint Ouen, and father of Philippe and Godefroy. With the separation of Normandy from En ...

(1140-1214) * Philippe de Carteret, 2nd of St Ouen (1152-11xx) *

(1063-1125) *

Renaud de Carteret V Sir Renaud (Reginald) de Carteret, 8th Seigneur of Saint Ouen (1316–1382) was a Seigneur of Saint Ouen in Jersey. He followed his father as Seigneur of St Ouen in 1327. Succeeded to the command of the military forces in Jersey when the Governo ...

(1316- *

(1563-1578) *

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 Jer ...

(1584–1643) *

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 ...

(1552–1594) * Jason De Carteret (19xx-) *Sir Francis de Carteret Attorney-General of Jersey * George William de Carteret (1869 Jersey-4 September 1940) * Cecil de Carteret (1886–3 January 1932) * Philip de Carteret, 8th of St Ouen (14xx-1500) * Philippe de Carteret III (1620-between 1663 and 1675)) *

Philippe de Carteret IV 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) (Phili ...

(1650-1693) * Charles de Carteret (1679-1715) *

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Philip Carteret, Seigneur of Trinity * Sir Philip Carteret Silvester *Capt. William George Square De Carteret (Part of the body recovery mission from the

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, as captain of SS Minia) SirGeorgeCarteret

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Jersey people People from Sark

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Notable Members

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