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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.
He went on the First Crusade, 1096-99, with Robert Curthose, Duke of Normandy. In the archives of Saint-Lô exists a charter, dating from the First Crusade, on which is found the seal of Renaud de Carteret. This seal shows that, during the latter part of the twelfth century, the de Carterets discarded their non-heraldic "equestrian" seal, and ...
On June 6, 1944, the largest seaborne invasion in history took place as Allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy, beginning the end of WWII.
The fief of St Ouen, the most senior fief in Jersey's feudal structure, was by 1135 in the hands of the de Carteret family. They held extensive lands in Carteret as well, but these were lost by them after King John's loss of Normandy, so they decided to settle on the island. Between the 12th and 20th centuries, there were an estimated 245 fiefs ...
Philip Carteret was the son of Philippe de Carteret II.He succeeded to the Seigneurie of Sark on the death of his father in 1643.. During the English Civil War, Carteret was lieutenant to his kinsman George Carteret, and was knighted on the beach of St Aubin's Bay in Jersey by the exiled Charles, Prince of Wales in 1645.
#10 Photochrom Print By Photoglob Zürich, Between 1890 And 1900 ... Trouville, Normandy, France, Ca. 1895. Image credits: Photoglob Zürich #14 Photo Family Hungary - Kapeller. Image credits ...
With the separation of Normandy from England, (1204), Renaud de Carteret had to choose (with many others) between his possessions in Jersey and those in continental Normandy. Although he had far greater lands on the continent, of which the town of Carteret still bears the name, he chose to throw in his lot with Jersey and remain faithful to the ...