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[[File:Memorial to Pierre le Pelley in St Peter's Church, Sark.jpg|thumb|right|Memorial in St Peter's Church, Sark]]
'''Pierre le Pelley III, 15th Seigneur of Sark''' (1799–1839) was [[Seigneur of Sark]] from 1820 to 1839. 

In 1834, together with British mining engineer John Hunt, Pierre allowed the development of mines for the extraction of [[copper]] and [[silver]] on Sark.<ref name="j134">{{citation | author=admin | title=The first mines were dug on Sark | date=1972-10-17 | url=https://history.gg/mines-mining-on-sark/ | access-date=2025-05-12 | page=}}</ref><ref name="v038">{{cite web | title=Silver Mines | website=Isle of Sark | date=1970-01-01 | url=https://www.sark.co.uk/items/silver-mines | access-date=2025-05-12}}</ref>

In 1835, he purchased the land that would form the La Seigneurie Gardens, among the first formal gardens in the Channel Islands.<ref name="c070">{{cite web | title=Sark, Channel Islands | website=Sark1 | date=1970-01-01 | url=https://www.sarkholidaycottages.co.uk/le-seigneurie-gardens | access-date=2025-05-12}}</ref>

He drowned when the boat carrying him to Guernsey was lost in a tidal race just off the coast of Sark.<ref name="v038"/> He was succeeded by his brother [[Ernest le Pelley]].<ref name="v038"/>

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