Paulet, William (1474 - 1571/2)

Born / Died

Birth Date: ca. 1474 ([ODNB]; 'ca. 1483' [CP])
Death Date: 1572-03-10

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Type: marriage
    Union began: by 1509
    Union ended: n.d.
    Note: Union produced at least 4 sons and at least 4 daughters

Offspring

From Capell, Elizabeth ( - 1558)

  1. Male offspring: Paulet, John (1510 - 1576)
  2. Male offspring: Paulet, Thomas (n.d.)
  3. Male offspring: Paulet, Giles (1521 - 1580)
  4. Female offspring: Paulet, Elizabeth (n.d.)
  5. Female offspring: Paulet, Margaret (n.d.)
  6. Female offspring: Paulet, Margerie (n.d.)
  7. Female offspring: Paulet, Eleanor (d. 1558)

Titles

  • 1st Baron St John
    Assumed 1538/9-03-09
    Vacated 1571/2-03-10
  • 13th Earl of Wiltshire
    Assumed 1549/50-01-19
    Vacated 1571/2-03-10
  • 1st Marquess of Winchester
    Assumed 1551-10-11
    Vacated 1571/2-03-10

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
High Steward, Somerset n.d. -03-10 (held this office at time of death)
Sheriff, Hampshire 1511-11-8 n.d.
Commissioner of Musters, Hampshire 1512 n.d.
Commissioner of Musters, Southampton 1512 n.d.
JP, Hampshire 1513/14 1515
Commissioner of Musters, Southampton 1514 n.d.
Commissioner of Musters, Hampshire 1514 n.d.
JP, Hampshire 1517/18 n.d.
Sheriff, Hampshire 1518-11-8 n.d.
Sheriff, Hampshire 1522-11-12 n.d.
JP, Hampshire 1522/3 n.d.
JP, Wiltshire 1525/6 n.d.
JP, Hampshire 1528/9 n.d.
JP, Somerset 1528/9 n.d.
MP, Hampshire 1529 n.d.
Steward, Winchester Diocese by 1529 1571/2-03-10
JP, Hampshire 1530/1 1532
JP, Somerset 1530/1 1532
JP, Wiltshire 1531 1532
Comptroller of the Household, England 1532-5 1537-10
Keeper, Hampshire 1535/6-2-7 n.d.
Commissioner of Musters, Bedfordshire 1536 n.d.
JP, Wiltshire 1536/7 1539
Treasurer of the Household, England 1537-10-18 1538/9-03
JP, Hampshire 1537/8 n.d.
JP, Somerset 1537/8 1541
Commissioner of Musters, Wiltshire 1539 n.d.
JP, Hampshire 1540 n.d.
Governor, Hampshire 1542 n.d.
JP, Hampshire 1542 n.d.
Privy Councillor, England 1542-11-19 1571/2-03-10
JP, Somerset 1542/3 1544
JP, Wiltshire 1542/3 n.d.
Chamberlain of England, England ca. 1543-5-16 1545-10
Chief Justice in Eyre, South of Trent 1545-12-17 1549/50-02
Commissioner of Musters, various counties, England 1545 n.d.
President of the Privy Council, England by 1545-11 1549/50-02
Steward of the Household, England ca. 1545-11-24 1549/50-02
Keeper of the Great Seal, England 1546/7-3-6 1558-12-21
Capt & Keeper, Hampshire 1547-7-17 1571/2-03-10 For life.
Commissioner of Custos Rotulorum, Hampshire ca. 1547 n.d.
JP, Westmorland 1547 n.d.
JP, Sussex 1547 n.d.
JP, Wiltshire 1547 n.d.
JP, Shropshire 1547 n.d.
JP, Dorset 1547 n.d.
JP, Somerset 1547 n.d.
JP, Worcestershire 1547 n.d.
JP, Monmouthshire 1547 n.d.
JP, Surrey 1547 n.d.
JP, Staffordshire 1547 n.d.
JP, Oxfordshire 1547 n.d.
JP, Hampshire 1547 n.d.
JP, Yorkshire 1547 n.d.
JP, Warwickshire 1547 n.d.
JP, Suffolk 1547 n.d.
JP, Rutland 1547 n.d.
JP, Cheshire 1547 n.d.
Keeper, Hampshire 1548-7-27 1571/2-03-10 For life. Held solely, then jointly from 29 Jan. 1560/1
Master of the Household, England 1549/50-1-19 n.d.
Treasurer of the Exchequer, England 1549/50-2-3 1571/2-03-10
Lord Lieut, Hampshire 1552-5-16 n.d.
Lord Lieut, Hampshire 1553-5-24 n.d.
Lord Lieut, London 1558-5-20 n.d. Lieutenancy included counties adjacent to London
Lord Lieut, Hampshire 1559-5-26 n.d.
Capt, Isle of Wight before 1560 n.d.
JP, Staffordshire 1561/2 n.d.
JP, Oxfordshire 1561/2 n.d.
JP, Yorkshire 1561/2 n.d.
JP, Warwickshire 1561/2 n.d.
JP, Suffolk 1561/2 n.d.
JP, Rutland 1561/2 n.d.
JP, Durham 1561/2 n.d.
JP, Wiltshire 1561/2 n.d.
JP, Westmorland 1561/2 n.d.
JP, Dorset 1561/2 n.d.
JP, Surrey 1561/2 n.d.
JP, Shropshire 1561/2 n.d.
JP, Southampton 1561/2 n.d.
JP, Somerset 1561/2 n.d.
JP, Worcestershire 1561/2 n.d.
JP, Sussex 1561/2 n.d.
JP, Buckinghamshire 1562 n.d.
JP, Northamptonshire 1562 n.d.
JP, Lincolnshire 1562 n.d.
JP, Cheshire 1562 n.d.
JP, Huntingdonshire 1562 n.d.
JP, Gloucestershire 1562 n.d.
JP, Derbyshire 1562 n.d.
JP, Cambridgeshire 1562 n.d.
JP, Nottinghamshire 1562 n.d.
JP, Carmarthenshire 1562 n.d.
JP, Bedfordshire 1562 n.d.
JP, Middlesex 1562 n.d.
JP, Northumberland 1562 n.d.
JP, Kent 1562 n.d.
JP, Herefordshire 1562 n.d.
JP, Devon 1562 n.d.
JP, Cornwall 1562 n.d.
JP, Berkshire 1562 n.d.
JP, Norfolk 1562 n.d.
JP, Leicestershire 1562 n.d.
JP, Monmouthshire 1562 n.d.
JP, Hertfordshire 1562 n.d.
JP, Essex 1562 n.d.
JP, Cumberland 1562 n.d.
JP, various counties, Wales 1562 n.d.
JP, Cambridgeshire 1564 n.d.
JP, Westmorland 1564 n.d.
JP, Somerset 1564 n.d.
JP, Surrey 1564 n.d.
JP, Shropshire 1564 n.d.
JP, Cambridgeshire 1564 n.d.
JP, Worcestershire 1564 n.d.
JP, Sussex 1564 n.d.
JP, Staffordshire 1564 n.d.
JP, Oxfordshire 1564 n.d.
JP, Yorkshire 1564 n.d.
JP, Carmarthenshire 1564 n.d.
JP, Warwickshire 1564 n.d.
JP, Suffolk 1564 n.d.
JP, Rutland 1564 n.d.
JP, Wiltshire 1564 n.d.
JP, Dorset 1564 n.d.
JP, Dorset 1569 n.d. May have held office in this year
Lord Lieut, Middlesex 1569-11-20 n.d.
Lord Lieut, London 1569-11-20 n.d. Held jointly
Lord Lieut, Hampshire 1569-11-20 n.d.

Details of Properties

Residence

  • Basing, Hampshire
  • Netley, Hampshire
  • Austin Friars, London (city-county)
  • Chelsea, Middlesex

Lands

  • Berkshire
  • Buckinghamshire
  • Devon
  • Dorset
  • Hampshire
  • Hertfordshire
  • Leicestershire
  • Middlesex
  • Somerset
  • Surrey
  • Wiltshire

Events Naming Patron

Event Date Location Troupe
Performance 1551-1552 Guildhall, Cambridge , Cambridgeshire Lord Treasurer's Players

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Lord Treasurer's Players Paulet, William (1474 - 1572) Players 1

Bibliographic Sources

The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. 1887–98 (8 vols); 1910–59 (13 vols). 6 vols. Gloucester: Alan Sutton, 1982.
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 01/05/2005 (http://www.oxforddnb.com)