List of seigneurs of Sark
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The Seigneur of Sark is the head of Sark in the Channel Islands. "Seigneur" is the French word for "lord". A female head is called the Dame of Sark. The husband of a female ruler of Sark is not a consort but a ruler of Sark himself.[1]
The Seigneur's office is hereditary. With permission of the Queen it may also be sold. The Seigneur had a suspensive veto power and the right to appoint most of the island's officers. See more under Sark Politics.
The residents of Sark voted to introduce a fully elected legislature to replace the feudal government in 2006,[2] and the law change was approved on April 9, 2008.[3] The changes in the political system mostly refer to the parliament, the Chief Pleas, not to the Seigneur.
- Hellier de Carteret (1563–1578)
- Philippe de Carteret I (1578–1594)
- Philippe de Carteret II (1594–1643)
- Philippe de Carteret III (1643–1663)
- Philippe de Carteret IV (1663–1693)
- Charles de Carteret (1693–1715)
- John Carteret (1715–1720)
- John Johnson (1720–1723)
- James Milner (1723–1730)
- Susanne le Pelley (1730–1733)
- Nicolas le Pelley (1733–1742)
- Daniel le Pelley (1742–1752)
- Pierre le Pelley I (1752–1778)
- Pierre le Pelley II (1778–1820)
- Pierre le Pelley III (1820–1839)
- Ernest le Pelley (1839–1849)
- Pierre Carey le Pelley (1849–1852)
- Marie Collings (1852–1853)
- William Thomas Collings (1853–1882)
- William Frederick Collings (1882–1927)
- Sibyl Hathaway (1927–1974)[4]
Robert Hathaway (1929–1954) - Michael Beaumont (1974–present)
The heir apparent to the seigneurship is the present seigneur's elder son, Major Christopher Beaumont.
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John Carteret (1715–1720)
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William Thomas Collings (1853–1882)
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Sibyl Hathaway (1927–1974)
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John Michael Beaumont (since 1974)
