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William Paulet, 1st Marquess of Winchester KG PC (c. 1483/1485 – 10 March 1572), styled Lord St John between 1539 and 1550 and Earl of Wiltshire between 1550 and 1551, was an English Lord High Treasurer, Lord Keeper of the Great Seal, and statesman.
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 the premier marquess of England.
10 de mar. de 2023 · On this day in Tudor history, 10th March 1572, in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, nobleman and administrator William Paulet, 1st Marquess of Winchester, died at his home Basing House in Hampshire. He was said to be 97 years of age at his death. He was laid to rest in the parish church at Basing on 28th April.
27 de abr. de 2022 · William Paulet, 1st Marquess of Winchester KG (c. 1483/1485 – 10 March 1572), known as The Lord St John between 1539 and 1550 and as The Earl of Wiltshire between 1550 and 1551, was an English Secretary of State and statesman.
Knighted 1523/25; created Baron St. John 9 Mar 1539; Earl of Wiltshire 19 Jan 1550; Marquess of Winchester 11 Oct 1551. William was eldest son of Sir John Paulet of Basing, near Basingstoke in Hampshire. The Paulets of Basing, a cadet branch of the family of Hinton St. George, acquired their Hampshire residence in the early 15th century on the ...
(c. 1483–1572).‘More of a willow than an oak’ was reported to have been Paulet's engaging assessment of himself and, indeed, anyone who could negotiate the vicissitudes of Tudor politics and hold high office in four reigns needed to be pliant.
son, William, was born "on Whitson night" in 1474. Such a calculation. would make him 36 when he was recorded as being "32 years and up- wards," and 69 at his death.35 On the same basis, William was 44 when his father died, and three months short of his 98th birthday when he. himself died, so full of honors.
