Sir Amias Paulet (1532-1588) was the son of Hugh Paulet and Philippa Pollard. His name is sometimes spelt 'Amyas'. Events May 16 - Sir Thomas More resigns as Lord Chancellor of England. ... 1588 was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. ...

In 1559 he was made Lieutenant Governor of the Island of Jersey, one of the Channel Islands, his father being Governor. He kept this post until 1573. His father Hugh died in that year, and Paulet was then raised to his position as Governor, a post he held until his death. January 15 - Elizabeth I of England is crowned in Westminster Abbey. ... A Lieutenant Governor is a government official who is the subordinate or deputy of a Governor or Governor-General. ... The Channel Islands are a group of islands off the coast of Normandy, France, in the English Channel. ... Year 1573 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. ...

In 1576 Queen Elizabeth raised him to knighthood, appointed him Ambassador to Paris and at the same time put the young Francis Bacon under his charge. Paulet was in this embassy until he was recalled November, 1579. In 1579, he took into his household, the young Jean Hotman, son of Francis Hotman, to tutor his two sons Anthony and George. When the family returned to England, the tutor and his two charges settled at Oxford. Events May 5 - Peace of Beaulieu or Peace of Monsieur (after Monsieur, the Duc dAnjou, brother of the King, who negotiated it). ... Elizabeth I (7 September 1533 – 24 March 1603) was Queen of England, Queen of France (in name only), and Queen of Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death. ... City flag City coat of arms Motto: Fluctuat nec mergitur (Latin: Tossed by the waves, she does not sink) Paris Eiffel tower as seen from the esplanade du Trocadéro. ... Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St Alban, KC (22 January 1561 – 9 April 1626) was an English philosopher, statesman and essayist but is best known for leading the scientific revolution with his new observation and experimentation theory which is the way science has been conducted ever since. ... Events January 6 - The Union of Atrecht united the southern Netherlands under the Duke of Parma, governor in the name of king Philip II of Spain. ... Jean Hotman, Marquis de Villers-St-Paul (1552 - January 26, 1636) was a French diplomat. ... François Hotman (August 23, 1524 - February 12, 1590), was a French Protestant lawyer and writer. ...

In 1580 he was appointed Keeper of Mary Queen of Scots by Elizabeth, and remained her keeper until Mary's execution in 1587. Events March 1 - Michel de Montaigne signs the preface to his most significant work, Essays. ... Mary, Queen of Scots redirects here. ... 1587 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 10-day slower Julian calendar). ...

Paulet died in London on 26 September 1588 and was buried in the church of St Martin's-in-the-Fields. "When that church was rebuilt, his remains were removed, together with the monument, to the parish church of Hinton St. George" (DNB, XV, pg 527) The Dictionary of National Biography (or DNB) is a standard work of reference on notable figures from British history. ...

Family

He married Margaret Harvey, and their son Anthony, succeeded his father as Governor of Jersey. By his wife, he had three sons and three daughters: Anthony Paulet (1562-1600), Governor of the Isle of Jersey Born at Hinton, St George, Somerset to Sir Amias Paulet (~1533-1588) and his wife Margaret Hervey, Anthony accompanied his father to Paris where Amias was Ambassador. ... A governor or governour (archaic) is a governing official, usually the executive (at least nominally, to different degrees also politically and administratively) of a non-sovereign level of government, ranking under the Head of state; furthermore the title applies to officials with a similar mandate as representatives of a chartered...

• Hugh (b. 1558), the eldest son, died before his father
• Anthony (b. 1562), was his father's heir
• George (b. 1565) by marriage with a distant cousin, Elizabeth, daughter of Edward Paulet, became the owner of Gothurst in Somerset
• Joan married Robert Heyden of Bowood, Devonshire
• Sarah married Sir Francis Vincent of Stoke D'Abernon, Surrey
• Elizabeth died unmarried.

Anthony Paulet (1562-1600), Governor of the Isle of Jersey Born at Hinton, St George, Somerset to Sir Amias Paulet (~1533-1588) and his wife Margaret Hervey, Anthony accompanied his father to Paris where Amias was Ambassador. ...

External links

• His portrait at the National Portrait Gallery
• Entry at Genealogics.org

References

• Jersey Through the Centuries: A Chronology, Leslie Sinel, Jersey, 1984
• DNB, XV, pg 526-8