Seigneur of Sark
Hereditary office, Sark, Channel Islands / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Seigneur of Sark is the head of Sark in the Channel Islands. "Seigneur" is the French word for "lord", and a female head of Sark is called Dame of Sark, of which there have been three. The husband of a female ruler of Sark is not a consort but is jure uxoris ("by right of (his) wife"[1]) a seigneur himself.[2]
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Seigneur of Sark | |
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Residence | La Seigneurie (traditional) |
Appointer | Hereditary (male-preference primogeniture) |
Inaugural holder | Hellier de Carteret |
Formation | 1563 |
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