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A descendant of Renaud de Carteret I named Hellier de Carteret colonised the island of Sark and became the first of the Seigneurs of Sark. During the English Civil War , the Great-Grandson of Hellier de Carteret , Sir George Carteret became a prominent Royalist and Friend to King Charles II , he was made Vice-Chamberlain of the Household ...
The de Carteret family originated in Normandy. They colonised the island of Sark as Seigneurs. At the time of the restoration, some became Barons Carteret and were granted lands in the Carolinas and in the State that became New Jersey. Their ancestral seat is Saint Ouen's Manor, Jersey, still today owned by persons of that name.
Carteret married Lady Grace Granville, a daughter of John Granville, 1st Earl of Bath, and by her was the father of John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville and 2nd Baron Carteret. Carteret died in 1695, aged only 26; his widow outlived him by half a century and in 1715 was created Countess Granville.
Monument to Elizabeth Carteret (1665–1717), wife of Sir Philip Carteret, 2nd Baronet, formerly in Westminster Abbey, now at Haynes Park in Bedfordshire. The inscription is on the thin diagonal slab held by a putto. Sir Philip Carteret, 2nd Baronet (c. 1650 – 1693), also known as Philippe de Carteret IV, was the 5th Seigneur of Sark from ...
He was the son of Édouard de Carteret, Seigneur of Saint Ouen (d. 1533), and grandson of Philip de Carteret, 8th Seigneur of St Ouen. [ 1 ] It was Helier's idea and initiative to re-cultivate the deserted island in 1563, and in 1565 he was rewarded by Queen Elizabeth I with Letters Patent granting him the fief.
Anna Carteret (born 1942), British stage and screen actress; Sir Charles Carteret, 3rd Baronet (1679-1715), Seigneur of Sark 1693-1715; Edward Carteret (1671–1739), English politician
Sir Philippe de Carteret, 3rd Seigneur of Saint Ouen, (1205-1285) was the Seigneur of Saint Ouen of Saint Ouen's Manor during the reign of King Edward I. [1] He inherited the title from his father Sir Philippe de Carteret, 2nd Seigneur of Saint Ouen, who was unsuccessful in his attempts to regain the family's Norman holdings that were lost under King John.
He was the eldest son of Sir George Carteret and his wife and cousin, Elizabeth de Cartetet. [1]Philip was elected Fellow of the Royal Society on 15 February 1665.. He married Lady Jemima Montagu, daughter of Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich and Jemima Crewe, in an arranged marriage on 31 July 1665.