Descendents of Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby
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| − | James Murray, 2nd Duke of Atholl had a daughter Charlotte Murray who was his sole heiress and thus became Sovereign of the Isle of Man when he died on 8 Jan 1764. She | + | James Murray, 2nd Duke of Atholl had a daughter Charlotte Murray who was his sole heiress and thus became Sovereign of the Isle of Man when he died on 8 Jan 1764. Charlotte had married her cousin, who became the next Duke of Atholl. She, jointly with her husband, in 1765 sold her rights as Sovereign of the Isle of Man to the British Crown. From that time to now, the Sovereign of the Isle of Man has been the Sovereign of Great Britain. |
