The de Carteret family was perhaps the greatest of the patrician families of the Channel Islands. Their influence on the Island would last from the 10th century until the present time.

John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville by William Hoare

Origins

The family originated from Normandy where their ancestor Guy de Carteret would be the first Lord of the Barony of Carteret in Normandy. The family would side with William the Conqueror in the Norman conquest. Years later Renaud de Carteret I would return from First Crusade and take the parish of St Ouen by force, establishing the family's presence in the Channel Islands. A descendant of Renaud de Carteret I named Hellier de Carteret colonised the island of Sark and would become the first of the Seigneurs of Sark. During the English Civil War, the Great-Grandson of Hellier de Carteret, Sir George Carteret would become a prominent Royalist and Friend to King Charles II, he was made Vice-Chamberlain of the Household, Treasurer of the Navy, Member of Parliament and made a Baronet.[1][2] He was also granted lands in the Carolinas and in what eventually became the state of New Jersey. His descendants later became Barons Carteret and the Earls of Granville.[3]

Their ancestral seat is Saint Ouen's Manor, Jersey, still today owned by persons of that name.

Coat of Arms of De Carteret

Notable Members

Members of the family included:

Vice-Admiral Sir George Carteret, 1st Baronet

See also

References

  1. ^ Payne, James Bertrand (1859–1865). Armorial of Jersey : being an account, heraldic and antiquarian, of its chief native families, with pedigrees, biographical notices, and illustrative data; to which are added a brief history of heraldry, and remarks on the mediaeval antiquities of the island. University of California Libraries. [Jersey].
  2. ^ Balleine, G.R (1976). All for the King: The Life story of Sir George Carteret (1609-1680). Jersey Channel Islands: Société Jersiaise. ISBN 0901897108.
  3. ^ "Burke's Peerage". burkespeerage.com. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
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