Nigel Paulet, 18th Marquess of Winchester
Nigel George Paulet, 18th Marquess of Winchester (born 23 December 1941) is a British peer and the premier Marquess of England. He succeeded a cousin in the title in 1968. Winchester currently lives in South Africa.[1]
Early life
Nigel George Paulet was born on 23 December 1941 to George Cecil Paulet (1905-1961) and Hazel Margaret Wheeler. He has two siblings, an older sister, Angela Jane Paulet (b. 1939), and a younger brother, Timothy Guy Paulet (b. 1944). After his father's death in 1961, his mother remarried, to George Meyer, in 1962.[2]
Paulet's great-great grandfather was Lord Charles Paulet (1802-1870), the son of Charles Paulet, 13th Marquess of Winchester.[2] Upon the death of his unmarried distant cousin, Richard Paulet, 17th Marquess of Winchester, on 5 March 1968, the 26 year-old Nigel became the 18th Marquess of Winchester, the highest ranking Marquess in the United Kingdom.[3] The 17th Marquess' grandfather, Col. Charles William Paulet (1832–1897), was the great-grandfather of the 18th Marquess.[4]
Personal life
On 25 November 1967, he married Rosemary Anne Hilton, daughter of Major Aubrey John Hilton. They have two sons and one daughter, including:
- Christopher John Hilton Paulet, Earl of Wiltshire (born 30 July 1969), heir apparent.
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References
- ↑ "Burke's Peerage". Retrieved 22 November 2006.
- 1 2 "Hazel Margaret Wheeler". www.thepeerage.com. Thee Peerage. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
- ↑ Nizinskyj, Paul (21 September 2013). "Marquess & Marchioness". Peers Magazine. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
- ↑ The Peerage: Richard Charles Paulet, 17th Marquess of Winchester
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Marquess of Winchester
- Nigel Paulet, 18th Marquess of Winchester
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| Preceded by Richard Paulet |
Marquess of Winchester 1968–present |
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*Current substantive marquesses, listed by precedence. **Cholmondeley ranks as Lord Great Chamberlain. | ||