Charles Paulet, 2nd Duke of Bolton (1661 – 21 January 1722) was

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, Member of Parliament for

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and a supporter of

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Life

He was the son of

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, and Mary Scrope, daughter of Emanuel Scrope, 1st Earl of Sunderland. From 1675 (when his father succeeded as Marquess of Winchester) until April 1689 (when his father was created 1st Duke of Bolton), he was styled Earl of Wiltshire. From 1689 until his succession to the Dukedom in 1699 he was styled Marquess of Winchester. In 1697 he commanded a

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of Hampshire Militia foot under his father, the

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. Republished by Ray Westlake, Military Books, 1987, and by Naval & Military Press, 2015, He was later Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire himself and also of

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, a commissioner to arrange the

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, and was twice a lord justice of the kingdom. He was also lord chamberlain of the royal household and Governor of the Isle of Wight. In

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's tract ''Remarks on the Characters of the Court of Queen Anne'', a commentary on the book ''Memoirs of the Secret Services'' by John Macky, in response to Macky's statement that the Duke "Does not now make any figure at court", Swift's dismissive reply was, "Nor anywhere else. A great booby".

Marriages and children

Charles married three times: *First, on 10 July 1679 to Margaret Coventry (14 September 1657 – 7 February 1681 or 1682); Margaret was the daughter of George Coventry, 3rd Baron Coventry, and Margaret Tufton. No children resulted from this marriage. *Second on 8 February 1682 or 1683 to Frances Ramsden (baptised 14 June 1661 – 22 November 1696), daughter of William Ramsden and Elizabeth Palmes. They had five children: **Lady Frances Powlett (baptised 20 October 1684 Chawton, Hants – d. 1715), married John Mordaunt, Viscount Mordaunt (d. 1710) in 1708. **

Charles Powlett, 3rd Duke of Bolton Charles Powlett (sometimes spelled Paulet), 3rd Duke of Bolton (3 September 168526 August 1754), styled Earl of Wiltshire from 1685 until 1699, and Marquess of Winchester from 1699 until 1722, was a British landowner and Whig politician who sat ...

(3 September 1685 – 26 August 1754). **Lady Betty Charlotte (baptised 21 December 1686 at Chawton, Hampshire) **

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(24 July 1691 – 9 October 1759). He married Catherine Parry (d. 25 April 1744). The marriage resulted in the birth of Charles Paulet, 5th Duke of Bolton, Harry Paulet, 6th Duke of Bolton and daughters Catherine Paulett and Henrietta Paulett. **Lady Mary Powlett. *Third, around 1697 to Henrietta Crofts (d. 27 February 1729 or 1730), a natural daughter of

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and Eleanor Needham. They had a son: ** Lord Nassau Powlett (d. 1741). He married Isabella Tufton, daughter of

Thomas Tufton, 6th Earl of Thanet Thomas Tufton, 6th Earl of Thanet, PC (30 August 1644 – 30 July 1729)G. E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors. The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, G ...

and Lady Catherine Cavendish.

Literature

References

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