Charles Paulet, 6th Marquess of Winchester, 1st Duke of Bolton from 1689, 1st Duke of Bolton, 6th Earl of Wiltshire, 6th Baron St John, Privy Councillor, Member of Parliament for Winchester, Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire.
Dates: 1625-1699
Biography
Charles Paulet was a major English nobleman and the first Duke of Bolton. He was associated with the Paulet Hampshire estates and with the Abbotstone seat.
Notes / Sources
The Abbotstone house was developed for the Bolton family, although the surviving evidence does not isolate a specific manor conveyance to Charles.
Research sources:
- Hampshire Garden Trust, Abbotstone research; Historic England listing for Abbotstone Farmhouse; Raymond Elliott, 'The Importance of Abbotstone'. — https://research.hgt.org.uk/item/abbotstone/
Family / Armorial Context
Family / cadet branch: Paulet of Basing; Dukes of Bolton
Father: John Paulet, 5th Marquess of Winchester
Mother: Jane Savage, daughter of Thomas Savage, 1st Viscount Savage, and Lady Elizabeth Darcy, suo jure Countess Rivers
Spouse(s): Christian Frescheville, daughter of John Frescheville, 1st Baron Frescheville; Mary Carey, widow of Henry Carey, styled Lord Leppington, and natural daughter of Emmanuel Scrope, 1st Earl of Sunderland; Isabella Theresa Lucy Howard, daughter of William Howard, Viscount Stafford
Children / next generation: Hon. John Paulet, died an infant; Charles Paulet, 2nd Duke of Bolton; Lord William Paulet, Member of Parliament for Winchester; Jane Paulet; Mary Paulet
Armorial Registry
Bolton — Charles Paulet, 6th Marquess of Winchester and 1st Duke of Bolton
Branch: Paulet of Basing; first Bolton ducal branch, descended from John Paulet, 5th Marquess
Issued / recorded: 9 April 1689
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