Seigneur of Sark

Seigneur of Sark
Arms of Sark: Gules, two lions passant guardant in pale or armed and langued azure
Creation date1563 (1563)
Created byElizabeth I
First holderHellier de Carteret, 1st Seigneur of Sark
Present holderChristopher Beaumont, 23rd Seigneur of Sark
Heir apparentHugh Rees-Beaumont
Remainder toheirs and assigns whatsoever
Statusextant
SeatLa Seigneurie (traditional)

The Seigneur of Sark is the lord of the manor of Sark in the Channel Islands. A female seigneur 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") a seigneur himself.

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