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John Paulet, 5th Marquess of Winchester (c. 1598 – 5 March, 1675) was 3rd but eldest surviving son of William Paulet
William Paulet, 4th Marquess of Winchester

William Paulet, 4th Marquess of Winchester was the son of William Paulet, 3rd Marquess of Winchester and Agnes Howard. He married Lady Lucy Cecil, daughter of Sir Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter and Dorothy Neville....
 and his successor as 5th Marquess of Winchester
Marquess of Winchester

Marquess of Winchester is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1551 for the prominent statesman William Paulet, 1st Marquess of Winchester....
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John Paulet having garrisoned and stored his house
Basing House

Basing House, Hampshire, was a major England Tudor period palace and castle that once rivalled Hampton Court Palace in its size and opulence. Today only its foundations and earthworks remain....
 at Basing as a place of support for the Royal forces, stood a siege in it, notwithstanding a treacherous attempt of his youngest brother, Lord Edward Paulet, to deliver it up to the enemy, from August 1643, to 16 October 1645, when in the general decline of the Royal cause, it was taken by storm, after a most valiant and determined defence, and the Marquis was made prisoner with such of his garrison as survived the fight; ten pieces of ordnance and much ammunition were also taken by the conquerors, as Cromwell
Oliver Cromwell

Oliver Cromwell was an English people Military history of the United Kingdom and Politics of England leader best known for his involvement in making England into a republican Commonwealth and for his later role as Lord Protector of England, Scotland, and Ireland....
 himself, who directed the assault, writes to the Speaker.

The noble Marquess lived to see The Restoration, when he retired to Englefield House in Berkshire
Berkshire

Berkshire is a Home Counties in the South East England of England. It is also often referred to as the Royal County of Berkshire because of the presence of the royal residence of Windsor Castle in the county; this usage, which dates to the 19th century at least, was recognised by the Queen in 1958, and Letters patent issued confirming...
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John Paulet, 5th Marquess of Winchester (c. 1598 – 5 March, 1675) was 3rd but eldest surviving son of William Paulet
William Paulet, 4th Marquess of Winchester

William Paulet, 4th Marquess of Winchester was the son of William Paulet, 3rd Marquess of Winchester and Agnes Howard. He married Lady Lucy Cecil, daughter of Sir Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter and Dorothy Neville....
 and his successor as 5th Marquess of Winchester
Marquess of Winchester

Marquess of Winchester is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1551 for the prominent statesman William Paulet, 1st Marquess of Winchester....
.

John Paulet having garrisoned and stored his house
Basing House

Basing House, Hampshire, was a major England Tudor period palace and castle that once rivalled Hampton Court Palace in its size and opulence. Today only its foundations and earthworks remain....
 at Basing as a place of support for the Royal forces, stood a siege in it, notwithstanding a treacherous attempt of his youngest brother, Lord Edward Paulet, to deliver it up to the enemy, from August 1643, to 16 October 1645, when in the general decline of the Royal cause, it was taken by storm, after a most valiant and determined defence, and the Marquis was made prisoner with such of his garrison as survived the fight; ten pieces of ordnance and much ammunition were also taken by the conquerors, as Cromwell
Oliver Cromwell

Oliver Cromwell was an English people Military history of the United Kingdom and Politics of England leader best known for his involvement in making England into a republican Commonwealth and for his later role as Lord Protector of England, Scotland, and Ireland....
 himself, who directed the assault, writes to the Speaker.

The noble Marquess lived to see The Restoration, when he retired to Englefield House in Berkshire
Berkshire

Berkshire is a Home Counties in the South East England of England. It is also often referred to as the Royal County of Berkshire because of the presence of the royal residence of Windsor Castle in the county; this usage, which dates to the 19th century at least, was recognised by the Queen in 1958, and Letters patent issued confirming...
. He was succeeded, in 1674, by his eldest son, Charles, 6th Marquis
Charles Paulet, 1st Duke of Bolton

Charles Paulet, 1st Duke of Bolton, Privy Council of England , who became the sixth Marquess of Winchester on his father's death in 1675, was Member of Parliament for Winchester and then for Hampshire from 1660 to 1675....
, and 1st Duke of Bolton.

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