Michael Beaumont | |
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Seigneur of Sark | |
In office 14 July 1974 – 3 July 2016 | |
Preceded by | Sibyl Hathaway |
Succeeded by | Christopher Beaumont |
Personal details | |
Born | John Michael Beaumont 20 December 1927 Kingdom of Egypt |
Died | 3 July 2016 Sark, Bailiwick of Guernsey | (aged 88)
Spouse | Diana La Trobe-Bateman |
Children | Christopher Beaumont Anthony Beaumont |
Parent(s) | Francis William Beaumont Enid Ripley |
Seigneur John Michael Beaumont OBE (20 December 1927 – 3 July 2016)[1] was the twenty-second Seigneur of Sark in the Channel Islands. He worked as a civil engineer before succeeding his paternal grandmother, Sibyl Hathaway, the 21st Dame of Sark, in 1974. During his rule, Beaumont saw the loss of many feudal rights enjoyed by the seigneurs, and he was consequently often described as the "last feudal baron".