William Paulet, 3rd Marquess of Winchester, 3rd Earl of Wiltshire, 3rd Baron St John, Knight of the Bath, Sheriff of Hampshire, Member of Parliament for Dorset, Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire and Dorset.
Dates: 1532/1533–24 November 1598
Biography
William Paulet succeeded his father in the Winchester titles and maintained the family's Elizabethan political position. His marriage to Anne Howard, daughter of William Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Effingham, connected the Winchester line to a major Tudor noble house.
Notes / Sources
Cracroft's Peerage, Marquess of Winchester — https://www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk/winchester1551.htm
The Peerage, William Paulet, 3rd Marquess — https://thepeerage.org/p2533.htm
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: John Paulet, 2nd Marquess of Winchester
Mother: Elizabeth Willoughby
Spouse(s): Anne or Agnes Howard
Children / next generation: William Paulet, 4th Marquess of Winchester; Anne Paulet, later wife of Sir Thomas Denys; Katherine Paulet, later wife of Sir Giles Wroughton; Elizabeth Paulet, later wife of Sir Edward Hoby; Recognised natural children by Jane Lambert, including Sir William Paulet, Sir John Paulet and Sir Hercules Paulet
Armorial Registry
Winchester — William Paulet, 3rd Marquess and Howard-married continuation
Branch: Paulet of Basing; third-generation direct Winchester succession
Issued / recorded: 1576
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