Charlotte Murray, Duchess of Atholl, 8th Baroness…

1765 CE

Charlotte Murray, Duchess of Atholl, 8th Baroness Strange, sells the suzerainty of the Isle of Man in 1765 to the British government for £70,000 and an annuity of £2,000 (£5,235,000 and £150,000 respectively in modern terms).

The Isle of Man is brought under British control on June 21, 1765, the Isle of Man Purchase Act (coming into force May 10) confirming HM Treasury's purchase of the feudal rights of the Dukes of Atholl as Lord of Mann over the island and revesting them into the British Crown.

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