Monarch Elizabeth I Name William 3rd Died November 24, 1598 | Monarch Elizabeth I Books The Lord Marques Idlenes | |
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Preceded by The Earl of Shrewsburyfor the trial of the Duke of Norfolk Succeeded by The Earl of Derbyfor the trial of the Earl of Arundel and Surrey Children William Paulet, 4th Marquess of Winchester Parents John Paulet, 2nd Marquess of Winchester, Elizabeth Willoughby Siblings Richard Paulet, George Paulet, Thomas Paulet | ||
William Paulet, 3rd Marquess of Winchester (1532 – 24 November 1598) was an English nobleman, the son of John Paulet, 2nd Marquess of Winchester and his first wife, Elizabeth Willoughby. He was made a Knight of the Bath at the coronation of Mary I on 30 November 1553.
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Career
The offices he held during his career included:
Paulet was summoned to Parliament on 5 May 1572 in his father's Barony of St John. He succeeded his father as 3rd Marquess of Winchester on 4 November 1576. During October 1586, he was one of the judges at the trial of Mary, Queen of Scots, later acting as Lord High Steward at her funeral on 1 August 1587.
He is known as the author of The Lord Marquess Idleness, a remarkable and most ingenious acrostic of six Latin verses. It was published in 1586 and 1587.
Marriage and issue
Between 20 June 1544 and 10 February 1547/1548 he married Anne or Agnes Howard, daughter of William Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Effingham and his first wife, Katherine Broughton and had issue:
The marriage was not a happy one, and the couple were only reconciled, on one occasion, by Elizabeth I's intervention.
Paulet also had children with his recognised mistress Jane Lambert, who later married the much younger Sir Gerrard Fleetwood.
Death
He died 24 November 1598 and was buried at Basing, Hampshire. His widow, Anne Paulet, died 18 November 1601. The date of Jane Lambert's death is not recorded.