Up for auction the "13th Marquess of Winchester" Charles Paulet 3 Page Hand Written Letter Dated 1810.
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Charles Ingoldsby Burroughs-Paulet, 13th
Marquess of Winchester PC (27
January 1764 – 29 November 1843) was a British peer and courtier, styled Earl of
Wiltshire from 1794 until 1800. Born Lord Charles Ingoldsby Paulet, he
was the eldest son of the 12th
Marquess of Winchester and was educated at Eton and Clare College, Cambridge.[1] After graduating, he served with the 1st Regiment of Foot
Guards as an ensign from 1784–86, then sat in the Commons as Member of Parliament (MP)
for Truro from
1792–96. He returned to the military in 1796 as a Lt.-Col. in the North Hampshire Militia and
became Lord Lieutenant of
Hampshire in 1798.[2] He also married Anne Andrews (daughter of John
Andrews of Shotley Hall, near Shotley Bridge) on 31 July 1800[2] and they had seven children:
·
John Paulet,
14th Marquess of Winchester (1801–1887)
·
Lord
Charles Paulet (1802–1870), a religious minister, married Caroline Ramsden
firstly; remarried to Joan Granville
·
Lord George Paulet (1803–1879),
an admiral, married Georgina Wood
·
Lord William Paulet (1804–1893),
a field marshal, died
unmarried
·
Lord Frederick Paulet (1810–1871),
a soldier and equerry to the Princess Augusta of
Hesse-Kassel, died unmarried
·
Lady
Annabella (d. 1855), married Rear-Admiral William Ramsden
·
Lady
Cecilia (d. 1890), married Sir Charles des Voeux, 2nd Baronet
In 1812, Lord Winchester became Groom of the Stool to George III and
continued as such under George IV and
up until the death of William IV in
1837. When Queen Victoria came
to the throne that year, the office was abolished as to the Sovereign — Prince Albertcontinued
to have one, as did the Prince of Wales until
the complete abolition of the office in 1901. On 8 August 1839, he added the
name of Burroughs to his own, when he inherited the property of Dame Sarah
Salusbury (née Burroughs), under the terms of her will.[2]Lord Winchester died in 1843 and his titles passed to
his eldest son, John.