Philippe de Carteret IV
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Sir Philip Carteret, 2nd Baronet (c. 1650–1693), also known as Philippe de Carteret IV, was the 5th Seigneur of Sark
from 1663 to 1693.
When his father died, he was still under age. He is said to have come of age in 1671.
Since the Sark court refused to let an Anglican to power, Philippe had to request the British crown to dissolve the court in 1675. When such was done through the Order in Council of 1675, the Seigneur of Sark instated a jurisdiction composed of a Seneschal, Greffier and Prevot.
Sark
Sark is a small island in the Channel Islands in southwestern English Channel, off the French coast of Normandy. It is a royal fief, geographically located in the Channel Islands in the Bailiwick of Guernsey, with its own set of laws based on Norman law and its own parliament. It has a population...
from 1663 to 1693.
When his father died, he was still under age. He is said to have come of age in 1671.
Since the Sark court refused to let an Anglican to power, Philippe had to request the British crown to dissolve the court in 1675. When such was done through the Order in Council of 1675, the Seigneur of Sark instated a jurisdiction composed of a Seneschal, Greffier and Prevot.