Charles Paulet, 2nd Duke of Bolton

Life

He was the son of Charles Paulet, 1st Duke of Bolton, and Mary Scrope, daughter of Emanuel Scrope, 1st Earl of Sunderland. From 1675 until April 1689, he was styled Earl of Wiltshire. From 1689 until his succession to the Dukedom in 1699 he was styled Marquess of Winchester. In 1697 he commanded a Regiment of Hampshire Militia foot under his father, the Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire.
He was later Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire himself and also 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 and Governor of the Isle of Wight.
In Jonathan Swift's tract Remarks on the Characters of the Court of Queen Anne, a commentary on the book Memoirs of the Secret Services by John Macky, in response to Macky's statement that the Duke "Does not now make any figure at court", Swift's dismissive reply was, "Nor anywhere else. A great booby".

Charles married three times:

First, on 10 July 1679 to Margaret Coventry ; Margaret was the daughter of George Coventry, 3rd Baron Coventry, and Margaret Tufton. No children resulted from this marriage.
Second on 8 February 1682 or 1683 to Frances Ramsden, daughter of William Ramsden and Elizabeth Palmes. They had five children:
*Lady Frances Powlett, married John Mordaunt, Viscount Mordaunt in 1708.
*Charles Powlett, 3rd Duke of Bolton.
*Lady Betty Charlotte
*Harry Powlett, 4th Duke of Bolton. He married Catherine Parry. 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.
*Lady Mary Powlett.
Third, around 1697 to Henrietta Crofts, a natural daughter of James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth and Eleanor Needham. They had a son:
*Lord Nassau Powlett. He married Isabella Tufton, daughter of Thomas Tufton, 6th Earl of Thanet and Lady Catherine Cavendish.