Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
William Paulet, 3rd Marquess of Winchester KB JP (c. 1532 – 24 November 1598) [1] was an English nobleman, the son of John Paulet, 2nd Marquess of Winchester and his first wife, Elizabeth Willoughby. [2]
Marquess of Winchester is a title in the Peerage of England that was created in 1551 for the prominent statesman William Paulet, 1st Earl of Wiltshire. It is the oldest of six surviving English marquessates; therefore its holder is considered the premier marquess of England.
The Paulet family are an English aristocratic family headed by the Marquess of Winchester. Between 1694 and 1794 the head of the family held the title Duke of Bolton. Between 1694 and 1794 the head of the family held the title Duke of Bolton.
Winchester as caricatured by Spy (Leslie Ward) in Vanity Fair, February 1877 John Paulet, 14th Marquess of Winchester (3 June 1801 – 4 July 1887), styled Earl of Wiltshire until 1843, was a British peer and soldier.
Arms of William Paulet, 1st Marquess of Winchester, KG, circumscribed by the Garter, Mapperton Church, Dorset. William Paulet, 1st Marquess of Winchester KG PC (c. 1483/1485 – 10 March 1572), styled Lord St John between 1539 and 1550 and Earl of Wiltshire between 1550 and 1551, was an English Lord High Treasurer, Lord Keeper of the Great Seal, and statesman.
The Paulet family gained prominence during the Tudor period, particularly in the 16th century. They were staunch supporters of the Tudor monarchs, notably Queen Mary I and Queen Elizabeth I . The family's most notable figure during this time was William Paulet , who was created the 1st Marquess of Winchester by Queen Mary I.
As Paulet had no children, after his death in 1962, the title passed to Richard Charles Paulet, his first cousin twice removed through Charles Paulet, 13th Marquess of Winchester. His stake in the family's settled land was probated at £56,100 (equivalent to about £1,500,000 in 2023) plus a fraction of that including other assets in three ...
George Paulet, 12th Marquess of Winchester (7 June 1722 – 22 April 1800), known as George Paulet or Powlett until 1794, was an English courtier and nobleman.