Charles Paulet, 2nd Duke of Bolton (1661-January 21, 1722), was a member of parliament for Hampshire and a supporter of William III of Orange. Events January 6 - The fifth monarchy men unsuccessfully attempt to seize control of London. ... January 21 is the 21st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Events Abraham De Moivre states De Moivres theorem connecting trigonometric functions and complex numbers Publication of the first book of Bachs Well-Tempered Clavier Fall of Persias Safavid dynasty during a bloody revolt of the Afghani people. ... Hampshire (abbr. ... William III King of England, Scotland and Ireland William III and II (14 November 1650–8 March 1702; also known as William Henry and William of Orange) was Prince of Orange from his birth, King of England and Ireland from 13 February 1689, and King of Scotland from 11 April...

He was son to Charles Paulet, 1st Duke of Bolton and Mary Scrope, daughter of Emanuel Scrope, 1st Earl of Sunderland. Charles Paulet, 1st Duke of Bolton (c. ...

He was lord-lieutenant of Hampshire and of 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; governor of the Isle of Wight; and Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. Dorset (pronounced Dorsit, sometimes in the past called Dorsetshire) is a county in the southwest of England, on the English Channel coast. ... The Acts of Union were twin Acts of Parliament passed in 1707 (taking effect on 26 March) in the Scottish and the English Parliaments. ... The Lord Chamberlain or Lord Chamberlain of the Household is one of the chief officers of the royal household in the United Kingdom, and is to be distinguished from the Lord Great Chamberlain, one of the great offices of state. ... The Isle of Wight is an island county off the south coast of England, opposite Southampton. ... The Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (also known as the Viceroy or in the Middle Ages as the Lord Deputy) was the head of Englands (pre-1707) or Britains (post 1707) administration in Ireland. ...

According to Jonathan Swift this Duke was a "great booby." Jonathan Swift Jonathan Swift (November 30, 1667 - October 19, 1745) was an Anglo-Irish writer who is famous for works like Gullivers Travels and A Tale of a Tub. ...

Marriages and Children

Charles married three times:

• First on February 8, 1682/1683 to Frances Ramsden (baptised June 14, 1661 - November 22, 1696), daughter of William Ramsden and Elizabeth Palmes. They had four children:
  • Frances Paulet. She was married in 1708 to John Mordaunt (d. April 5, 1710), son of Henry Mordaunt, 3rd Earl of Peterborough and Carey Fraser.
  • Charles Paulet, 3rd Duke of Bolton (September 3, 1685 - August 26, 1754).
  • Harry Paulet, 4th Duke of Bolton (July 24, 1691 - October 9, 1759). He married Catherine Parry (d. April 25, 1744). The marriage resulted in the birth of Charles Paulet, 5th Duke of Bolton, Harry Paulet, 6th Duke of Bolton and daughters Catherine Paulett and Henrietta Paulett.
  • Mary Paulet.
• Secondly on July 10, 1689 to Margaret Coventry (September 14, 1657 - February 7, 1681/1682), daughter to George Coventry, 3rd Baron Coventry and Margaret Tufton. Margaret was daughter to John Tufton, 2nd Earl of Thanet and Margaret Sackville, daughter of Richard Sackville, 3rd Earl of Dorset and Anne Clifford, 14th Baroness de Clifford. The Baroness was daughter of George Clifford, 3rd Earl of Cumberland and Lady Margaret Russell, daughter of Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford and Margaret St. John. No children resulted from this marriage.
• He was married arround 1697 to Henrietta Crofts(d. February 27, 1729/1730), a natural daughter of James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth and Eleanor Needham. They had a son:
  • Lord Nassau Paulet (d. 1741). He married Isabella Tufton, daughter of Thomas Tufton, 6th Earl of Thanet and Lady Catherine Cavendish.

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Notable daughters-in-law

Anne Vaughan

His son Charles, 3rd Duke of Bolton was first married on July 21, 1713 to Lady Anne Vaughan (d. September 20, 1751), daughter of John Vaughan, Earl of Carberry and his wife Lady Anne Savile. She was grandaughter to George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax and Lady Dorothy Spencer, daughter of Henry Spencer, 1st Earl of Sunderland and Lady Dorothy Sydney. She had other useful political and social connections through her maternal aunt Lady Dorothy Savile, wife of Richard Boyle, Earl of Cork and Burlington, and her cousin Lady Charlotte Boyle, wife of the 4th Duke of Devonshire. July 21 is the 202nd day (203rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 163 days remaining. ... Events April 11 - War of the Spanish Succession: Treaty of Utrecht June 23 - French residents of Acadia given one year to declare allegiance to Britain or leave Nova Scotia Canada first Orrery built by George Graham Ongoing events Great Northern War (1700-1721) War of the Spanish Succession (1702-1713... September 20 is the 263rd day of the year (264th in leap years). ... Events Adam Smith is appointed professor of logic at the University of Glasgow March 31 - The future King George III of the United Kingdom succeeds his father as Prince of Wales. ... George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax (November 11, 1633 - April 5, 1695), English statesman and writer, great-grandson of Sir George Savile of Lupset and Thornhill in Yorkshire (created baronet In 161,), was the eldest son of Sir William Savile, 3rd baronet, who distinguished himself in the civil war in... The Dukes of Devonshire are members of the aristocratic Cavendish family in the United Kingdom. ...

Lady Anne Vaughan's great-grandmother Lady Dorothy Sydney was herself daughter to Robert Sidney, 2nd Earl of Leicester and Lady Dorothy Percy, granddaughter to Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland and Dorothy Devereux. Dorothy was daughter to Walter Devereux, 1st Earl of Essex and Lettice Knollys, granddaughter to Sir Francis Knollys, Knight of the Garter since 1593, and Catherine Carey. Catherine was daughter to William Carey and the more famous Mary Boleyn. Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland (1564 - 1632) is better known for the circles he moved in than for his own achievements. ... Walter Devereux, 1st Earl of Essex (1541 - 1576), an English nobleman, was the eldest son of Sir Richard Devereux. ... The Most Noble Order of the Garter was founded by King Edward III of England in 1348. ... Events May 18 - Playwright Thomas Kyds accusations of heresy lead to an arrest warrant for Christopher Marlowe. ... The Lady Mary Boleyn (c. ...

The marriage was not a happy one, and there were no children.

A widowed 3rd Duke of Bolton was married on October 20, 1751 to Lavinia Fenton (d. January 17, 1760), nee Bestwick, a noted actress, who had been his mistress since 1728. They had three sons together, of whom none could inherit the dukedom. At least one of the three illegitimate sons had issue, including a clergyman the Rev. Charles Powlett, with whom the writer Jane Austen was acquainted. October 20 is the 293rd day of the year (294th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 72 days remaining. ... Events Adam Smith is appointed professor of logic at the University of Glasgow March 31 - The future King George III of the United Kingdom succeeds his father as Prince of Wales. ... January 17 is the 17th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1760 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Jane Austen, in a portrait based on one drawn by her sister Cassandra Jane Austen (December 16, 1775–July 18, 1817) was a prominent English novelist whose work is considered part of the Western canon. ...

Isabella Tufton

His son (by his 2nd marriage to a granddaughter of King Charles II of England and Lucy Walter) Lord Nassau Powlett married Lady Isabella Tufton, daughter of Thomas Tufton, 6th Earl of Thanet and Lady Catherine Cavendish, a daughter of Henry Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Newcastle and Frances Pierrepont, herself daughter of the Honourable William Pierrepont. Charles II (29 May 1630 – 6 February 1685) was the King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 30 January 1649 (de jure) or 29 May 1660 (de facto) until his death. ... Lucy Walter (c. ...

The marriage resulted in the birth of daughter Isabella Paulet (d. September 8, 1821). She was married on June 4, 1765 to John Perceval, 3rd Earl of Egmont (January 23, 1738 - February 25, 1822). They were parents to John Perceval, 4th Earl of Egmont (August 13, 1767 - December 31, 1835) and grandparents to Henry Perceval, 5th Earl of Egmont (January 3, 1796 - December 23, 1841) who died with no known descendants. September 8 is the 251st day of the year (252nd in leap years). ... 1821 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... June 4 is the 155th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (156th in leap years), with 210 days remaining. ... 1765 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... January 23 is the 23rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Events January 1 - Bouvet Island is discovered by French explorer Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier. ... February 25 is the 56th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1822 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... August 13 is the 225th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (226th in leap years), with 140 days remaining. ... 1767 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... December 31 is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1835 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... January 3 is the 3rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1796 was a leap year starting on Friday. ... December 23 is the 357th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (358th in leap years). ... 1841 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...

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