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Lordship of Mann
Origins
After the Treaty of Perth of 1266 Man passed to Scotland, but it changed hands repeatedly in the Anglo-Scottish wars. From 1333 Edward III granted it to William Montagu, later Earl of Salisbury, and English rule became permanent. In 1405 Henry IV granted the island to Sir John Stanley.
Rule and society
The Stanleys styled themselves Kings of Mann until 1504 and then Lords of Mann. The island kept the Tynwald, its own laws and the Manx language. James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby, held it for Charles I, and his wife, Charlotte de la Tremoille, defended it until 1651. Smuggling flourished in the 18th century because of low duties.
Decline and legacy
The lordship passed to the Dukes of Atholl in 1736. To end smuggling, the British government bought the sovereign rights with the Revestment Act of 1765, creating the Crown Dependency of the Isle of Man.
Lineage
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- Lordship of Mann was part of Kingdom of Scotland1266 CE – 1333 CE
- Lordship of Mann was a vassal of Kingdom of England1333 CE – 1707 CE
- Lordship of Mann was a vassal of Kingdom of Great Britain1707 CE – 1765 CE
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