Charles Ingoldsby Burroughs-Paulet, 13th Marquess of Winchester PC (27 January 1764 – 29 November 1843) was a

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and courtier, styled Earl of Wiltshire from 1794 until 1800.

Life

Baptized as Charles Ingoldsby Paulet, he was the eldest son of George Paulet, a courtier, and was educated at

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and

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. In 1774, his father became

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to some peerages and estates of his third cousin

Harry Powlett, 6th Duke of Bolton Admiral Harry Powlett, 6th Duke of Bolton PC (6 November 1720 – 25 December 1794) was a British nobleman and naval officer. Origins He was the second son of Harry Powlett, 4th Duke of Bolton by his wife Catherine Parry. Career He was educa ...

. After graduating from Cambridge, Paulet was commissioned as an ensign into the

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, serving from 1784–86. He then sat in the

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(MP) for

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from 1792–96. His father succeeded as

Marquess of Winchester Marquess of Winchester is a title in the Peerage of England that was created in 1551 for the prominent statesman William Paulet, 1st Earl of Wiltshire. It is the oldest of six surviving English marquessates; therefore its holder is considered th ...

in 1794, giving Paulet the

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of Earl of Wiltshire. In 1796 he returned to a part-time military life as Lt.-Colonel of the North Hampshire Militia and in 1798 became

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. In 1800 he succeeded his father as Marquess of Winchester. In 1812, Lord Winchester became

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and continued as such under

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and up until the death of

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in 1837. When

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came to the throne that year, the office was abolished as to the Sovereign –

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continued to have one, as did the

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until the complete abolition of the office in 1901. On 8 August 1839, he added the name of Burroughs to his own, when he inherited the property of Dame Sarah Salusbury (''née'' Burroughs), under the terms of her will. Lord Winchester died in 1843 and his titles passed to his eldest son, John.

Family

Paulet married Anne Andrews (daughter of John Andrews of Shotley Hall, near

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) on 31 July 1800 and they had seven children: *

John Paulet, 14th Marquess of Winchester John Paulet, 14th Marquess of Winchester (3 June 1801 – 4 July 1887), styled Earl of Wiltshire until 1843, was a British peer and soldier. Life Born at Amport House in 1801 as the eldest son of the 13th Marquess of Winchester, he was educated ...

(1801–1887) *Lord Charles Paulet (1802–1870), a religious minister, married first Caroline Ramsden, and second Joan Granville; ancestor of the 18th and present Marquess of Winchester *

Lord George Paulet George Paulet CB (12 August 1803 – 22 November 1879) was an officer of the Royal Navy. He entered the navy shortly after the end of the Napoleonic Wars and after some years obtained his own command. He served off the Iberian Peninsula durin ...

(1803–1879), an admiral, married Georgina Wood *

Lord William Paulet Field marshal (United Kingdom), Field Marshal Lord William Paulet, (7 July 1804 – 9 May 1893) was a senior British Army officer. During the Crimean War he served as Assistant Adjutant-General of the Cavalry Division, under George Bingham, 3 ...

(1804–1893), a

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, died unmarried *Lady Annabella (1805–1855), married Rear-Admiral William Ramsden on 31 July 1827 *

Lord Frederick Paulet Lieutenant General Lord Frederick Paulet, (12 May 1810 – 1 January 1871) was a senior British Army officer. Military career Born the fifth son of the Marquess of Winchester, Paulet was commissioned into the Coldstream Guards. He served in t ...

(1810–1871), a soldier and equerry to

Princess Augusta, Duchess of Cambridge Princess Augusta of Hesse-Kassel (Augusta Wilhelmina Louisa; 25 July 1797 – 6 April 1889) was the wife of Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge, the tenth-born child, and seventh son, of George III of the United Kingdom and Charlotte of Meckle ...

, died unmarried *Lady Cecilia (1806–1890), married Sir Charles des Voeux, 2nd Baronet on 13 December 1842

References

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