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CHARLES-INGOLDESBY PAULETT, MARQUESS of WINCHESTER, Earl of Wiltshire, and Baron St. John, of Basing; Premier Marquess of England, P.C.; succeeded his father, George, the late marquess, 22 April 1800; born 1774; married, 31 July 1800, Anne, 2d da. of the late John Andrews, of Shotney Hall, co. Northumberland, esq., and has

-1. JOHN, earl of Wiltshire, b. 3 June 1801;- -2. CHARLES, b. 11 Aug. 1802, in holy orders, prebendary of Salisbury, and vicar of Wellesbourn, co. Warwick, m., 18 Aug. 1831, Caroline-Margaret, da. of sir John Ramsden, of Byrom, bart, and has issue, 1. Charles, b. 27 Sept. 1832; 2. Cecilia-Louisa, b. 23 Nov. 1835, d. 2 March 1836; 3. a son, b. 23 Dec. 1837;-3. GEORGE, capt. R.N., b. 12 Aug. 1803, m., 11 July 1835, Georgina, da. of general sir George Wood, K.C.B., of Ottersham Park, co. Surrey, and has issue, George, b. 16 June 1836;- -4. WILLIAM, b. 7 July 1804, major 68th foot; --5. ANNABELLA, b. 6 Aug. 1805, m., 6 Aug. 1827, William Ramsden, esq., captain R.N., son of sir John Ramsden, bart. ;-6. CECILIA, b. 21 Nov. 1806;- -7. FREDERICK, in the Coldstream guards, b. 12 May 1810.

HERCULES, lord of Tournon, in Picardy, ancestor of this family, coming into England temp. Henry I., and settling in the lordship of PAULET, Cco. Hants, assumed the name of the place of his residence, as was universally the custom at that period; sixth in lineal descent from him was sir JOHN PAULET, of Paulet and Gotehurst, co. Somerset, m. Elizabeth, da. and h. of sir Thomas Reyney, of Shirston, co. Somerset, and d. 1356, leaving issue a son and heir, sir John, who d. 1378, having m. Elizabeth, da. and h. of William Creedy, of Creedy, co. Devon, by whom he had 2 sons, 1. Thomas, ancestor of the earls Paulet (see that title); and 2. William, serjeant-at-law, from whom descended the dukes of Bolton, extinct, and the present marquess of Winchester.

Sir JOHN PAULET, son and heir of William, m. Constance, grandda. and co-h. of sir Thomas Poynings, lord St. John, of Basing; and was great-grandfather of

Sir WILLIAM PAULET, K. G., who filled many of the highest offices of state in the reign of Henry VIII., and was one of the executors of that king's will. He was lord high treasurer of England in the reigns of Edward VI., Mary, and Elizabeth; created baron St. John, of Basing, 9 March 1538, earl of Wiltshire, 19 Jan. 1549, and marquess of Winchester, 12 Oct. 1551. He m. Elizabeth, da. of sir William Capel, knt., lord mayor of London, (ancestor of the earls of Essex,) and died at a very advanced age, 10 March 1572, having lived to see 103 descendants of his own body. He was suc

ceeded by his eldest son,

JOHN, 2d marquess, who d. 1576, leaving issue,

WILLIAM, 3d marquess, who d. 1598, leaving issue,

WILLIAM, 4th marquess, m. Lucy, da. of Thomas Cecil, 1st earl of Exeter, and had issue,

1. JOHN, 5th marquess.

2. HENRY, ancestor of the present marquess, of whom hereafter.

He d. 4 Feb. 1628, and was succeeded by his son,

JOHN, 5th marquess, who was the father of CHARLES, 6th marquess, created, 9April 1689, duke of Bolton, in whose descendants that title continued through a succession of six dukes, till 25 Dec. 1794, when, on the death of Harry, duke of Bolton, without issue male, the dukedom became extinct, but his other titles devolved on his 4th cousin, George Paulet, of Amport, co. Hants, whose descent we now proceed to trace.

Lord HENRY-PAULET, 2d surviving son of the 4th marquess above mentioned, was seated at Amport, co. Hants; m. Lucy, da. of sir George Philpot, of Thruxton, Hants, and d. 1672, leaving issue, a son and heir,

FRANCIS PAULET, of Amport, m. Elizabeth, da. and h. of sir Richard Norton, of Rotherfield, Hants, and d. 1696, leaving issue an only son,

NORTON PAULET, who d. in June 1741, leaving issue by Jane, his wife, da. of sir Charles Morley, of Droxford, Hants, 8

sons,

1. NORTON, M.P. for Winchester, m. but d. s.p. 1759.

2. HENRY, capt. in the army, d. unm. 1743.

3. JOHN, in the army, d. unm. in Germany.

4. CHARLES, capt. R.N., d. unm. 1762.
5. WILLIAM, in the navy, d. unm. 1772.
6. HERBERT, capt. in the army, d. unm.

1746.

7. FRANCIS, d. a minor, at Cambridge, 1742.

8. GEORGE, who, surviving all his brothers, succeeded on the death of Harry, 6th duke of Bolton, 1794, to the titles of marquess of Winchester, earl of Wiltshire, and baron St. John.

GEORGE, 12th marquess of Winchester, m. Martha, da. of Thomas Ingoldesby, esq., by whom (who d. 14 March 1796) he had issue,

1. URANIA-ANNE, m., 1st, Henry de Burgh, 1st marquess of Clanricarde, by whom she was left a widow without issue, 8 Dec. 1787; 2dly, Peter Kington, esq., who d. 14 July 1807; and 3dly, vice-admiral sir Joseph-Sidney Yorke, K.C.B., who d. 4 May

1831.

2. CHARLES, present marquess.

3. HENRY, K.C.B., vice-admiral of the white, m., 26 Oct. 1813, Maria, youngest da. of Edward Ravenscroft, of Portland Place, esq., and d. 28 Jan. 1832, having had issue,

1. Sir Henry-Charles, lieut. 2d dragoon guards, b. 1 Aug. 1814, created a baronet 18 March 1836 (see Debrett's New Baronetage). 2. Anna-Maria, b. 20 June 1815.

3. Frances-Emma, b. 5 Aug. 1816, d. 1822.

4. Urania, b. 28 July 1820.

5. Edward, b. 28 Feb. 1825. The marquess dying 22 April 1800, was succeeded by his eldest son,

CHARLES, present and 13th marquess. Heir Apparent-JOHN, earl of WILTSHIRE, eldest son of the marquess.

Creations-Baron St. John, of Basing, 9 March 1538; Earl of Wiltshire, 19 Jan. 1549; Marquess of Winchester, 12 Oct. 1551. Arms-Sable, three swords in pile, points downwards proper, pomels and hilts or.

Crest-A falcon, wings displayed or, belled of the same and ducally collared gules. Supporters-Two hinds purpure semée of estoiles and ducally gorged or.

Motto-Aimez loyaulté. Love loyalty.

HENRY PETTY-FITZMAURICE, MARQUESS of LANDSDOWNE, Earl of Wycombe, Viscount Calne, and Calnstone, Baron Wycombe, of Chipping Wycombe, co. Bucks, in England, Earl of Kelly and Shelburne, Viscount Clanmaurice and Fitzmaurice, Baron of Kerry, Lixnaw, and Dunkeron, in Ireland, and Lord President of the Council, K.G., P.C., F.R.S., D.C.L.; born 2 July 1780, succeeded his half-brother, JOHN-HENRY, the late marquess, 15 Nov. 1809; married, 30 March 1808, Louisa-Emma, 5th da. of Henry-Thomas, 2d earl of Ilchester, principal lady of the bedchamber to her Majesty, and has issue, 1. WILLIAM-THOMAS, earl of Kerry, b. 24 March 1811, m., 18 March 1834, Augusta-LaviniaPriscilla, 2d da. of viscount Duncannon, and d. 21 Aug. 1836, leaving

issue, 1. a da., b. 25 April 1835 ;-2. LOUISA, b. 21 Jan. 1813; HENRY, earl of Shelburne, M.P. for Calne, b. 7 Jan. 1816.

THIS noble family is descended from the same common ancestor with the duke of Leinster, the lords Windsor, the Carews, &c., Otho de Windsor, a powerful baron temp. Edward the Confessor. Walter FitzOtho, Castellan of Windsor 1078, had 2 sons, William, ancestor of the lords Windsor, and Giraldus. Maurice Fitzgerald, eldest son of Giraldus, was ancestor of the duke of Leinster; William Fitzgerald, 2d son of Giraldus, had also 2 sons; from Odo, the eldest, the barons Carew derived their descent; and the 2d, Raymond, (surnamed le Gros,) was father of Maurice, whose son, Thomas, was lord of Kerry, and adopted the surname of Fitzmaurice, which was continued by his descendants.

THOMAS FITZMAURICE, 21st baron Kerry, and 14th in descent from Thomas above named, b. 1668, was advanced to the dignities of viscount Clanmaurice, and earl of Kerry, 17 Jan. 1722. His lordship m., 14 Jan. 1692, Anne, only da. of the celebrated sir William Petty, knt., M.D., (by Elizabeth Waller, in her own right baroness Shelburne, da. of sir Hardress Waller, and relict of sir Maurice Fenton, bart.,) and sister of Henry Petty, earl of Shelburne, and had issue by her, (who d. Nov. 1737,)

1. WILLIAM, 2d earl.

2. THOMAS; 3. JAMES, both d. young. 4. THOMAS, d. unm.

5. JOHN, created earl of Shelburne, of whom hereafter.

6. ELIZABETH-ANNE, M., in Dec. 1712, Maurice Crosbie, lord Brandon, d. 17 Dec. 1757.

7. ARABELLA, m. Arthur Denny, of Tralee Castle, esq., who d. 1742.

8. CHARLOTTE, m., 1741, sir John-Conway Colthurst, of Ardrum, co. Cork, bart.

The earl d. 16 March 1741, and was succeeded by his eldest son,

WILLIAM, 2d earl of Kerry, b. 1694, governor of Ross Castle, a col. in the Coldstream regiment of foot guards, a privy counsellor, and custos rotulorum co. Kerry, m., 1st, 1730, Elizabeth Moss, who d. without issue 29 Feb. 1736; and 2dly, 29 June 1738, Gertrude, eldest da. of Richard Lambart, 4th earl of Cavan, and had issue by her (who m., 2dly, 7 July 1750, James Tilson, of Halice, esq., and d. Oct. 1775) an only son, 1. FRANCIS-THOMAS, 3d earl.

2. ANNA-MARIA, b. 6 Oct. 1741, 1. Mourice Fitzgerald, of Innesmore, knt. o ferry. The earl d. 4 April 1747, and was succeeded by his only son,

FRANCIS-THOMAS, 3d earl and 23d baron Kerry, b. 9 Sept. 1740, m., March 1768, Anastasia, da. and co-h. of Peter Daly, of Queensbury, co. Galway, esq., and by her (who d. 9 April 1799) had no issue. He d. 4 July 1818, when the titles of earl of Kerry, &c., devolved on his cousin, the present marquess.

JOHN FITZMAURICE, youngest son of Thomas, 21st baron and 1st earl of Kerry, in Ireland, succeeded to the estates of his maternal uncle, HENRY PETTY, earl of Shelburne, (who d. without surviving issue 17 April 1741, when the title became extinct,) on condition of taking the name and arms of PETTY; he was created baron of Dunkeron, viscount Fitzmaurice, 7 Oct. 1751, had the title of earl of Shelburne revived in his person 6 June 1753, and was created a

3.

pcer of Great Britain, by the title of baron Wycombe, of Chipping - Wycombe, co. Bucks, 17 May 1760. The earl m., 16 July 1734, his 1st cousin, Mary, 2d da, of the hon. William Fitzmaurice, of Gallane, co. Kerry, (2d son of Thomas, 20th baron Kerry,) and had issue by her, (who d. 9 Dec. 1780,)

1. WILLIAM, 2d earl of Shelburne, and 1st marquess of Lansdowne, K.G.

2. THOMAS, b. July 1742, LL.D., member for Chipping-Wycombe, m., 21 Dec. 1777, Mary O'Bryen, countess of Orkney in her own right, (only child of Murrough, marquess of Thomond, by Anne, countess of Örkney in her own right,) and d. 28 Oct. 1793, leaving an only son, John, viscount Kirkwall, father of the present earl of Orkney. (See EARL of ORKNEY, in the Peerage of Scotland.)

The earl d. 10 May 1761, and was succeeded by his eldest son,

WILLIAM, 2d earl of Shelburne, and 1st marquess of Lansdowne, K.G., b. 2 May 1737, a general in the army, and appointed prime minister of state 13 July 1782; created marquess of Lansdowne, earl of Wycombe, and viscount Calne and Calnstone, 6 Dec. 1784. The marquess m., 1st, 3 Sept. 1765, Sophia Carteret, da. of John, earl Granville, (descended maternally, from the Granvilles, earls of Bath, viscounts Lansdowne,) by Sophia, eldest da. of Thomas Ferinor, 1st earl of Pomfret, and by her (who d. 5 Jan. 1771) had issue,

1. JOHN-HENRY, 2d marquess.
2. WILLIAM, d. 27 Jan. 1778.

The marquess m., 2dly, 19 July 1779, Louisa
Fitzpatrick, 2d da. of John, earl of Upper
Ossory, and by her (who d. 7 Aug. 1789) had
issue,

3. HENRY, present marquess.
4. LOUISA, b. 8 Dec. 1781, d. young.
The marquess d. 7 May 1805, and was suo
ceeded by his eldest son,

JOHN-HENRY, 2d marquess, b. 6 Dec. 1765, m., 27 May 1805, Maria-Arabella, widow of sir Duke Giffard, of Castle Jordan, co. Meath, bart., (who d. 24 April 1833,) and deceasing without issue 15 Nov. 1809, was succeeded by his half-brother,

HENRY, 3d and present marquess.

Heir Apparent-HENRY, earl of SHELBURNE, only surviving son of the marquess.

Creations-Baron Wycombe, 17 May 1760; Viscount Calne and Calnstone, Earl of Wycombe, and Marquess of Lansdowne, 6 Dec. 1784 (English honours); Baron Dunkeron and Viscount Fitzmaurice, 7 Oct. 1751; Earl of Shelburne, 6 June 1753; Baron Kerry and Lixnaw, 1181; Viscount Clanmaurice and Earl of Kerry, 17 Jan. 1722 (Irish honours).

Arms Quarterly, 1st and 4th. Ermine, on a bend azure a magnetic needle pointing to the polar star or-PETTY. 2d and 3d Argent, a saltire gules, and a chief ermineFITZMAURICE.

Crests-1st. A bee-hive beset with bees volant, all proper-PETTY. 2d. A sagittary passant proper-FITZMAURICE.

Supporters Two Pegasi ermine, winged, crined, bridled and unguled or, and each charged on the breast with a fleur-de-lis gules.

Motto-Virtute non verbis. By courage, not words.

GEORGE-FERRARS TOWNSHEND, MARQUESS TOWNSHEND, Earl of Leicester, Viscount Townshend, of Rainham, Baron de Ferrars, of Chartley, Compton, Townshend of Lynn, and a Bart., High Steward of Tamworth; born 13 Dec. 1778; succeeded his father, George, the late marquess, 27 July 1811; married, 12 May 1807, Sarah Gardner, only child of William Dunn Gardner, esq., of Chatteris, in the Isle of Ely.