Preceded by The Duke of Shrewsbury Name Charles 2nd Died January 21, 1722 | Chancellor The Earl Cowper Succeeded by The Duke of Newcastle Monarch George I Role Member of Parliament | |
Spouse Henrietta Crofts (m. 1697) Parents Charles Paulet, 1st Duke of Bolton Children Charles Powlett, 3rd Duke of Bolton Awards Order of the Garter, Privy Council of the United Kingdom |
Charles Paulet, 2nd Duke of Bolton KG PC (1661 – 21 January 1722) was Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, Member of Parliament for Hampshire and a supporter of William III of Orange.
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Life
He was the son of Charles Paulet, 1st Duke of Bolton 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 he was styled Marquess of Winchester.
He was Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire and Dorset, a commissioner to arrange the union of England and Scotland, 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 Jonathan Swift'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 is "Nor anywhere else. A great booby".
Marriages and Children
Charles married three times: