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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.
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.
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] His maternal grandfather was Robert Willoughby, 2nd Baron Willoughby de Broke.
William Paulet, 4th Marquess of Winchester (bef. 1560 [1] – 4 February 1629) was an English nobleman, the son of William Paulet, 3rd Marquess of Winchester and Anne or Agnes Howard. [2] He was styled Lord St. John from 1576 to 1598.
William Paulet, 4th Marquess of Winchester (bef. 1598 – 1628), English courtier, son of William Paulet, 3rd Marquess of Winchester; William Paulet, Lord St John (1587/88–1621), son of William Paulet, 4th Marquess of Winchester; Lord William Paulet (1804–1893), son of the 13th Marquess and British Army officer
The family's most notable figure during this time was William Paulet, who was created the 1st Marquess of Winchester by Queen Mary I. He served as Lord High Treasurer of England and was one of the wealthiest men in the country. The title of Marquess of Winchester became hereditary in the Paulet family.
John Paulet, 2nd Marquess of Winchester (c. 1510 [1] – 4 November 1576), styled The Honourable John Paulet between 1539 and 1550, Lord St John between 1550 and 1551 and Earl of Wiltshire between 1551 and 1555, was an English peer. [2] He was the eldest son of William Paulet, 1st Marquess of Winchester and Elizabeth Capel. [3] [4]
The act was enacted largely at the instigation of Sir William Paulet, 1st Marquess of Winchester and long-serving Lord Treasurer.It established the Legal Quays and appointed commissioners to designate such quays at every port in the realm.