James Milner, 9th Seigneur of Sark (died 1730) bought the
fief
A fief (; ) 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 of feudal alle ...
of
Sark
Sark (Sercquiais: or , ) is an island in the southwestern English Channel, off the coast of Normandy, and part of the archipelago of the Channel Islands. It is a self-governing British Crown Dependencies, Crown Dependency, with its own set o ...
from
John Johnson in 1723 for £5,000, and was
Seigneur of Sark
The Seigneur of Sark is the lord of the manor of Sark in the Channel Islands. A female seigneur of Sark is called Dame of Sark, of which there have been three. The husband of a female ruler of Sark is not a Prince consort, consort but is ''jure ...
until 1730. His heir and son-in-law,
Joseph Wilcocks, the incumbent
Bishop of Gloucester
The Bishop of Gloucester is the Ordinary (officer), ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Gloucester, England, Diocese of Gloucester in the Province of Canterbury.
The diocese covers the Gloucestershire, County of Gloucestershire and part ...
, sold the fief to
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 o ...
without ever claiming the title of
Seigneur
A seigneur () or lord 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. The seigneur owned a seigneurie, seigneury, or lordship—a form of ...
.
Clarke, Louisa Lane ''Recollections and Legends of Serk: An Account of Its First Settlement and Early History : with Useful Hints to Visitors''; Guernsey: J. Redstone, 1840; p. 16.
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References
1730 deaths
Seigneurs of Sark
Year of birth unknown
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