Name

Transfer Ceremony

Description

The formal transfer of sovereignty from the Duke of Atholl to the Crown. Crown officers took possession of Castle Rushen. The Duke's administration ended. The ceremony marked the moment when the custodianship — held by the Stanleys and then the Atholls for three and a half centuries — passed to a Crown that had no interest in the Island beyond stopping the trade.

Date

11 July 1765

Place

Castle Rushen, Castletown

People Involved

Chapter 11

Type

Constitutional / Ceremonial