The Marquess of Winchester | |
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 Arms of Paulet, Marquess of Winchester: Sable, three swords pilewise points in base proper pomels and hilts or | |
| Governor of the Isle of Wight | |
| In office 1558–1565 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth I |
| Chancellor | Sir Nicholas Bacon (as Lord Keeper) |
| Preceded by | The Lord Cromwell |
| Succeeded by | Sir Edward Horsey |
| High Sheriff of Hampshire | |
| In office 1533–1534 | |
| Monarch | Henry VIII |
| Chancellor | Sir Thomas Audley |
| Preceded by | John Kaleway |
| Succeeded by | Anthony Winsore |
| High Sheriff of Somerset and Dorset | |
| In office 1543–1544 | |
| Monarch | Henry VIII |
| Chancellor | Sir Thomas Audley |
| Preceded by | Hugh Paulet |
| Succeeded by | John Horsey |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Paulet c. 1510 |
| Died | 4 November 1576 (aged 65–66) Chelsea, London, England |
| Resting place | St Mary's Church, Basing, Hampshire 51°16′17″N 1°02′48″W / 51.271389°N 1.046667°W |
| Nationality | English |
| Spouses | Winifred Brydges (m. 1568) |
| Children | William Paulet, 3rd Marquess of Winchester George Paulet Thomas Paulet Richard Paulet Elizabeth Paulet Mary Paulet |
| Parent(s) | William Paulet, 1st Marquess of Winchester (father) Elizabeth Capel (mother) |
| 2nd Marquess of Winchester | |
| Tenure | 1572–1576 |
| Predecessor | William Paulet, 1st Marquess of Winchester |
| Successor | William Paulet, 3rd Marquess of Winchester |
| Other titles | 2nd Earl of Wiltshire 2nd Baron St John |
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]
- ^ Faris 1999, p. 269.
- ^ Cokayne 1959, pp. 762–763, fn. a.: "Though always referred to in official documents, 1550-54, as Lord St. John, he is called Earl of Wiltshire by Edward VI in his Journal, 31 Oct.-6 NOV. 1551, and by his mother-in-law, Lady Mountjoy, in her will dat. 4 Apr. 1552".
- ^ Tait 1895, pp. 92–94.
- ^ Cokayne 1959, pp. 762–764.