Seigneur of Sark

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The Seigneur of Sark is the hereditary feudal lord and head of state of the Channel Island of Sark, historically holding extensive seigneurial rights and responsibilities over the island.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Seigneur of Sark canonical 5
Seigneurship of Sark 1
Warden of the Isles 1

Statements (57)

Predicate Object
instanceOf feudal lordship
head of state position
hereditary title
hereditary title
legislative body
manor house
monarch
person
person
person
appliesToJurisdiction Sark
Sark
country Sark
follows feudal law of Normandy
foundedBy Elizabeth I of England
genderFormOf Seigneur of Sark self-linksurface differs
governs Chief Pleas of Sark
grantedTo Helier de Carteret
hasAssociatedOffice Dame of Sark
hasHistoricalPrivilege ceremonial precedence on Sark
style of "Seigneur" or "Dame"
hasHistoricalRight monopoly on baking
monopoly on keeping pigeons
monopoly on milling
right of champart
right of treizième
right to certain fines and fees
right to wrecks and flotsam
hasLegalBasis letters patent of 1565
hasObligation ensure settlement of Sark
maintain defence of Sark
uphold local law and order
hasPredecessor Michael Beaumont
hasReform democratic reforms of Chief Pleas in early 21st century
reduction of feudal rights in 20th century
hasRight appoint Seneschal of Sark
appoint other island officers
collect feudal dues
hold court
maintain fief of Sark
hasTitleHolder Christopher Beaumont
hereditaryIn Beaumont family
de Carteret family
historicallySubordinateTo Crown of England
Duke of Normandy
inception 1565
locatedIn Guernsey
surface form: Bailiwick of Guernsey

Channel Islands (crown dependencies)
surface form: Channel Islands

Sark
partOf Guernsey
surface form: Bailiwick of Guernsey
positionHeld Queen of England
Seigneur of Sark self-linksurface differs
Seigneur of Sark self-linksurface differs
first Seigneur of Sark
residence La Seigneurie
subordinateTo Crown in right of the United Kingdom
surface form: Crown of the United Kingdom
succession primogeniture

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sark hasTitle Seigneur of Sark
Bailiff of Jersey precededBy Seigneur of Sark
this entity surface form: Warden of the Isles
La Seigneurie residenceOf Seigneur of Sark
La Seigneurie associatedWith Seigneur of Sark
this entity surface form: Seigneurship of Sark
Seigneur of Sark positionHeld Seigneur of Sark self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Christopher Beaumont
Seigneur of Sark positionHeld Seigneur of Sark self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Michael Beaumont
Seigneur of Sark genderFormOf Seigneur of Sark self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Dame of Sark