John Paulet, 5th Marquis of Winchester, Royalist defender of Basing House, Lord John Paulet, Baron St John of Basing from 1624, 5th Marquess of Winchester from 1629, 5th Marquess of Winchester, 5th Earl of Wiltshire, 5th Baron St John, Member of Parliament for St Ives, Royalist commander and governor of Basing House.
Dates: 1598-1675
Biography
John Paulet was the Royalist 5th Marquis of Winchester and the principal defender of Basing House during the Civil War. His Hampshire estates, including the Abbotstone estate, were affected by Parliamentarian seizure or sequestration.
Notes / Sources
The temporary Commonwealth disposition of Abbotstone is not entered as a definitive conveyance because the exact instrument has not been verified.
Research sources:
- Raymond Elliott, 'The Importance of Abbotstone'; Hampshire Garden Trust, Abbotstone research; and local historical accounts of the Paulet estates during the Civil War. — https://research.hgt.org.uk/item/abbotstone/
Family / Armorial Context
Family / cadet branch: Paulet of Winchester, succession through Lucy Cecil
Father: William Paulet, 4th Marquess of Winchester
Mother: Lucy Cecil
Spouse(s): Jane Savage, daughter of Thomas Savage, 1st Viscount Savage; Honora de Burgh, daughter of Richard Burke, 4th Earl of Clanricarde; Isabella Howard, daughter of William Howard, 1st Viscount Stafford
Children / next generation: Charles Paulet, 6th Marquess of Winchester and 1st Duke of Bolton; John Paulet; Francis Paulet; Anne Paulet; Honora Paulet
Armorial Registry
Winchester — John Paulet, 5th Marquess and father of the first Duke of Bolton
Branch: Paulet of Basing; direct senior Winchester line immediately preceding the Bolton dukedom
Issued / recorded: 1629
Paulet of Winchester — John Paulet, 5th Marquess of Winchester and successor of Lucy Cecil’s line
Branch: Paulet of Basing, Hackwood and Englefield; succession through Lucy Cecil
Issued / recorded: 1629-02-04
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