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.
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.
this entity surface form:
Warden of the Isles
this entity surface form:
Seigneurship of Sark
subject surface form:
Christopher Beaumont
subject surface form:
Michael Beaumont
subject surface form:
Dame of Sark