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Duke of Atholl's Rights, Isle of Man Act 1825
Law
The Duke of Atholl's Rights, Isle of Man Act 1825 (6 Geo IV c.34) settled outstanding claims by the Duke of Atholl arising from the Revestment of 1765. The original purchase of sovereignty for seventy thousand pounds had been followed by decades of further claims by the Atholl family, and this Act finalised the financial arrangements, treating the Duke as heir-general of James, seventh Earl of Derby.
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