Sir Charles Paulet 2nd Duke of Bolton [45139] ²⁵

   Cause of his death was pleurisy.

   Another name for Charles was Powlett.

  General Notes:

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Sir Charles Powlett, 2nd Duke of Bolton was born in 1661.¹ He was the son of Charles Powlett, 1st Duke of Bolton and Mary le Scrope .¹ He married, firstly, Hon. Margaret Coventry , daughter of George Coventry, 3rd Baron Coventry of Aylesborough and Lady Margaret Tufton , on 10 July 1679 at St. Gile's-in-the-Fields Church, London, England ¹ He married, secondly, Frances Ramsden, daughter of William Ramsden and Elizabeth Palmes, on 8 February 1682/83 at Duke Place, St. James's, London, England ¹ He married, thirdly, Henrietta Crofts, daughter of James Scott, 1st and last Duke of Monmouth and Eleanor Needham , before 15 October 1697 at Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland ¹ He died on 21 January 1721/22 at Dover Street, London, England, from pleurisy.² He was buried on 1 February 1721/22 at Basing ² His will was probated in February 1724.²
Sir Charles Powlett, 2nd Duke of Bolton was also known as Charles Paulett. He was admitted to Gray's Inn on 10 March 1673/74.¹ He was educated in 1675 at Winchester College, Winchester, Hampshire, England ¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Whig) for Hampshire in 1681.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Whig) for Hampshire between 1685 and 1687.¹ In 1688 he returned from Holland with the Prince of Orange.¹ He held the office of Lord Chamberlain between 1689 and 1694, to the Queen.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Whig) for Hampshire between 1689 and 1698.¹ He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) on 3 June 1690.¹ On 20 April 1692 he was among those excepted from pardon in the declaration of King James II.³ He held the office of a Lord Justice [Ireland] between 1697 and 1700.¹ He held the office of Warden of the New Forest between 1699 and 1710.¹ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Dorset between 1699 and 1710.¹ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Hampshire between 1699 and 1710.¹ He succeeded to the title of 2nd Duke of Bolton [E., 1689] on 27 February 1698/99.¹ He succeeded to the title of 7th Marquess of Winchester on 27 February 1698/99. He held the office of High Steward of Winchester.¹ He graduated from Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, on 16 April 1705 with a Doctor of Law (LL.D.).¹ He was Commissioner for the Union with Scotland in 1706.¹ He held the office of Governor of the Isle of Wight between 1707 and 1710.¹ He held the office of Warden of the New Forest between 1714 and 1722.¹ He held the office of a Lord Justice of the Realm between 1 August 1714 and 28 September 1714.¹ He was invested as a Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) on 16 October 1714.¹ He held the office of Lord Chamberlain of the Household between 1715 and 1717.¹ He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland between April 1717 and November 1719.¹ He held the office of a Lord Justice of the Realm in 1720.¹
Bishop Burnet wrote that he "does not make any figure at Court." Dean Swift added "nor anywhere else. A great Booby."² Tom Hearne wrote "a most lewd, vicious man, a great dissembler and a very hard drinker."² Lady Cowper wrote that he could generally be seen with his tongue lolling out of his mouth.<sup>2

1.</sup> G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume II, page 211. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.

2. Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume II, page 212.

3. Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume II, page 210.

4. Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 1, page 1181. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.

5. Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume II, page 214.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Will probated, Feb 1723/24.

Charles married Henrietta Scott [57140] [MRIN: 551615222], daughter of James Crofts Scott Duke of Monmouth [48679] and Eleanor Needham [57136]. (Henrietta Scott [57140] was born about 1682, died on 27 Feb 1728/29 and was buried on 10 Mar 1728/29 in Basing, Hampshire, England.)