Hellier de Carteret

Helier de Carteret (fl. 1563 – 1578) was the first Seigneur of Sark, reigning from 1563 to 1578. 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]

Helier de Carteret
Seigneur of Sark
Reign	1563–1578
Predecessor	Position Established
Successor	Philippe de Carteret I
Spouse	Margaret de Carteret
Issue	Philippe de Carteret I
Father	Édouard de Carteret

Memorial in St Peter's Church, Sark

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. He was also Seigneur of Saint Ouen in Jersey.^[2]

He married his cousin, Margaret de Carteret. She was the widow of Clement Dumaresq and daughter of the bailiff Helier de Carteret, the uncle and namesake to the Seigneur of Sark. Hellier and Margaret's son was Philippe de Carteret I.^[3]