Charles Paulet, 1st Duke of Bolton
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Charles Paulet, 1st Duke of Bolton, PC (c. 1625 – 27 February 1699), who became the sixth Marquess of Winchester on his father's death in 1675, was MP for Winchester and then for Hampshire from 1660 to 1675.
Having supported the claim of William and Mary to the English throne in 1688, he was restored to the Privy Council and to the office of Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire, and was created Duke of Bolton in April 1689.
An eccentric man, hostile to Lord Halifax and afterwards to the Duke of Marlborough, he is said to have travelled during 1687 with four coaches and 100 horsemen, sleeping during the day and giving entertainments at night.
By his wife Mary, the natural daughter of Emanuel Scrope, 1st Earl of Sunderland, he had six children:
- Charles Paulet, 2nd Duke of Bolton (1661–1722)
- Lord William Powlett (c.1667–1729)
- Lady Jane Paulet (d. c.1715), married on 2 April 1673 John Egerton, 3rd Earl of Bridgwater
- Lady Elizabeth Paulet, married Toby Jenkins
- Lord Thomas Paulet (d. June 1690, young)
- Lady Mary Paulet
| Parliament of England | ||
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| Preceded by John Hooke Thomas Cole |
Member of Parliament for Winchester with John Hooke 1660–1661 |
Succeeded by Richard Goddard Lawrence Hyde |
| Preceded by Richard Norton John Bulkeley |
Member of Parliament for Hampshire with Sir John Norton, Bt 1661–1675 |
Succeeded by Sir Francis Rolle Sir John Norton, Bt |
| Military offices | ||
| Regiment raised | Colonel of The Duke of Bolton's Regiment of Foot 1689–1697 |
Regiment disbanded |
| Colonel of Henry Holt's Regiment of Foot 1689–1697 |
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| Honorary titles | ||
| Preceded by The Earl of Southampton |
Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire 1667–1675 |
Succeeded by Edward Noel |
| Preceded by The Earl of Northumberland |
Custos Rotulorum of Hampshire 1670–1676 |
Succeeded by Lord Annesley |
| Preceded by The Duke of Berwick |
Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire 1689–1699 |
Succeeded by The Duke of Bolton |
| Peerage of England | ||
| New title | Duke of Bolton 1689–1699 |
Succeeded by Charles Paulet |
| Preceded by John Paulet |
Marquess of Winchester 1675–1699 |
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