Sir Philip Carteret, 1st Baronet (1620 – between 1663 and 1675), also known as Philippe de Carteret III, was the 4th Seigneur of

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. He supported the Royalist (

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) cause during the

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Biography

Philip Carteret was the son of

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 Jerse ...

. He succeeded to the Seigneurie of

on the death of his father in 1643. During the

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Carteret was lieutenant to his kinsman

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, and was knighted on the beach of

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by the exiled

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in 1645. In 1661 he became

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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

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(1650-1693) and two daughters.

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* * 1620 births 1660s deaths Philippe de Carteret III People from Sark Bailiffs of Jersey Baronets in the Baronetage of England {{ChannelIslands-bio-stub