John Paulet, 2nd Marquess of Winchester, Lord St John of Basing, Earl of Wiltshire, Governor of the Isle of Wight, Lord Lieutenant of Dorset, Keeper of St Andrew's Castle, Hamble.
Dates: c.1510–4 November 1576
Biography
John succeeded his father as 2nd Marquess of Winchester in 1572. His marriage into the Willoughby family linked the senior Paulet succession with the baronial Willoughby de Broke and Grey inheritance. His eldest surviving son William continued the direct Winchester line.
Notes / Sources
Cracroft's Peerage, Marquess of Winchester — https://www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk/winchester1551.htm
John Paulet, 2nd Marquess biography — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Paulet,_2nd_Marquess_of_Winchester
Wikimedia Commons, Winchester arms — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Coat_of_arms_of_the_marquess_of_Winchester_-_Premier_marquess_of_England.png
Family / Armorial Context
Family / cadet branch: Paulet of Basing and Winchester
Father: William Paulet, 1st Marquess of Winchester
Mother: Elizabeth Capell
Spouse(s): Elizabeth Willoughby
Children / next generation: William Paulet, 3rd Marquess of Winchester; Elizabeth Paulet, later wife of Sir William Courtenay
Armorial Registry
Winchester — John Paulet, 2nd Marquess and founder of the direct succession to Charles Paulet
Branch: Paulet of Basing; direct senior line from William Paulet, 1st Marquess
Issued / recorded: 1551
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