Following the end of Norse rule on the Isle of Man with the death of King Magnus in 1265, the island’s ownership passed between Scotland and England for the next century.
From 1405, the Stanley family from the north-west of England were essentially regarded locally as the Kings of Man, ruling the island on behalf of the English king.
The title of Lord of Mann is first thought to have been adopted by Lord Thomas Stanley in 1507.
Following the death of James Stanley, who did not have a direct male heir, in 1736, the title passed to James Murray, the Duke of Atholl.
However, in 1765 his successor John Murray along with the Duchess of Atholl, Charlotte Murray, sold the feudal rights to the island to the British Government.
The Isle of Man Purchase Act 1765 – known as the Act of Revestment – saw King George III become the first monarch to hold the title Lord of Mann.
That relationship does not mean the King owns the Isle of Man.
Unlike the Duchy of Cornwall, which provides an income for the Prince of Wales, the Lordship of Mann is not a private estate.
The King does not own the island or its government, although the Crown retains certain constitutional responsibilities and interests, including some rights over the seabed surrounding the island through long-standing arrangements with the Manx Government.
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