Philippe de Carteret II, 3rd Seigneur of Sark (18 February 1584 – 22 August 1643) was the son of
Philippe de Carteret I (1552–1594) and Rachel Paulett (1564–1650), daughter of
George Paulett (1534–1621) who was Bailiff of Jersey from 1583 to 1611, and his wife Elizabeth Perrin (1538–1615).
Biography
He matriculated at the
University of Oxford
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at an early age in 1594, the same year he succeeded his father as
Seigneur of Sark
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 Prince consort, consort but is ''jure ...
.
He was knighted in 1617, and became
Bailiff
A bailiff is a manager, overseer or custodian – a legal officer to whom some degree of authority or jurisdiction is given. There are different kinds, and their offices and scope of duties vary.
Another official sometimes referred to as a '' ...
of
Jersey
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in 1627.
He died in 1643, being succeeded in the Seigneurie by his son,
Philippe 4th Seigneur of Sark.
English Civil War
Carteret was a stanch
Royalist
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during the
English Civil War
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, especially during the
Interregnum
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. As
Lieutenant Governor
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of the island of
Jersey
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he would ensure the loyalty of the population to
Charles II and crack down on
parliamentary
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sentiment from the fortress of
Mont Orgueil
Mont Orgueil (; French for 'Mount Pride') is a castle in Jersey that overlooks the harbour of Gorey; a port on the east coast of the Island. It is known as Gorey Castle by English-speakers, and the "Old Castle" () by Jèrriais-speakers. The cas ...
.
When
Charles II came to Jersey Philip Carteret along with his cousin
George Carteret
Vice admiral (Royal Navy), Vice-Admiral Sir George Carteret, 1st Baronet ( – 14 January 1680 New Style, N.S.) was a royalist statesman in Jersey and England, who served in the Clarendon ministry, Clarendon Ministry as Treasurer of the Navy. ...
were his escorts.
Family
Carteret married Anne Dowse (1587-1664), daughter of Sir Francis Dowse (died 1649) of
Nether Wallop, Hampshire and his wife Elizabeth Paulet (died before 1649) They had seven sons and three daughters:
*
Sir Philip Carteret, 1st Baronet (c. 1620-1662), who succeeded him, and was father of
Philippe de Carteret IV.
* Peyton (died September 1652), drowned with
Prince Maurice.
* Zouch.
* Gideon (died 1643).
* Francis (died 1693), Attorney-General of Jersey, married Anne Seale (died c. 1704). Among their descendants were
Elias Dumaresq V, Seigneur of Augres, General Sir
Tomkyns Hilgrove Turner and Bodleian Librarian
Bulkeley Bandinel.
* Thomas de Carteret.
* Sir Edward (died 1699).
* Elizabeth (died 1697), married her cousin,
Sir George Carteret.
* Margaret.
* Anne de Carteret (died 1708), married Rev.
Daniel Brevint,
Dean of Lincoln (1616-1695).
Ancestry
Notes
References
Further reading
* — contains an biographical entry for this man
1584 births
1643 deaths
Philippe de Carteret II
People from Sark
Bailiffs of Jersey
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