Earl Wiltshire

Earl Wiltshire is in Earldoms of England Alphabetically.

1399 Execution of Richard II's Favourites

1461 Battle of Towton

1529 Henry VIII Creates New Peerages

Earl Wiltshire (1st Creation)

In 1139 Harvey Le Breton 1st Earl of Wiltshire (age 29) was created 1st Earl Wiltshire.

In 1140 Harvey Le Breton 1st Earl of Wiltshire (age 30) negotiated the surrender of Devizes Castle [Map], preventing it from falling into the hands of Robert Normandy 1st Earl Gloucester (age 41). The castle was lost the following year to a mob. Harvey Le Breton 1st Earl of Wiltshire (age 30) and his wife Sybilla left for Britanny. Earl Wiltshire forfeit.

Earl Wiltshire (2nd Creation)

In 1397 William Scrope 1st Earl Wiltshire (age 47) was created 1st Earl Wiltshire. Isabel Russell Countess Wiltshire by marriage Earl Wiltshire.

On 29 Jul 1399 William Scrope 1st Earl Wiltshire (age 49), Henry Green (age 52) and John Bussy were beheaded at Bristol Castle, Gloucestershire [Map]. Earl Wiltshire forfeit.

Earl Wiltshire (3rd Creation)

In 1449 James Butler 1st Earl Wiltshire 5th Earl Ormonde (age 28) was created 1st Earl Wiltshire.

On 01 May 1461 James Butler 1st Earl Wiltshire 5th Earl Ormonde (age 40) was beheaded at Newcastle upon Tyne [Map] having been captured at, or after, the Battle of Towton. His brother John Butler 6th Earl Ormonde (age 39) succeeded 6th Earl Ormonde. Earl Wiltshire forfeit.

Earl Wiltshire (4th Creation)

On 05 Jan 1470 John Stafford 1st Earl Wiltshire (age 42) was created 1st Earl Wiltshire. See Warkworth Note 5.

Before 07 Apr 1470 John Stafford 1st Earl Wiltshire (age 42) and Constance Green Countess Wiltshire (age 43) were married. She by marriage Earl Wiltshire. He the son of Humphrey Stafford 1st Duke of Buckingham and Anne Neville Duchess Buckingham (age 62). He a great x 2 grandson of King Edward III of England.

On 08 May 1473 John Stafford 1st Earl Wiltshire (age 45) died. His son Edward Stafford 2nd Earl Wiltshire (age 3) succeeded 2nd Earl Wiltshire.

After 13 Jul 1494 Edward Stafford 2nd Earl Wiltshire (age 24) and Margaret Grey Countess Wiltshire were married. She by marriage Earl Wiltshire. He the son of John Stafford 1st Earl Wiltshire and Constance Green Countess Wiltshire. He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward III of England.

On 24 Mar 1499 Edward Stafford 2nd Earl Wiltshire (age 28) died at Drayton House, Northamptonshire [Map]. He was buried at St Peter's Church, Lowick [Map]. Earl Wiltshire extinct.

Earl Wiltshire (5th Creation)

On 27 Jan 1510 Henry Stafford 1st Earl Wiltshire (age 31) was created 1st Earl Wiltshire. Cecily Bonville Marchioness Dorset (age 49) by marriage Earl Wiltshire.

On 06 Apr 1523 Henry Stafford 1st Earl Wiltshire (age 44) died without issue. Earl Wiltshire extinct.

Earl Wiltshire (6th Creation)

On 08 Dec 1529 King Henry VIII of England and Ireland (age 38) created three Earldoms ...

Thomas Boleyn 1st Earl Wiltshire and Ormonde (age 52) was created 1st Earl Wiltshire, 1st Earl Ormonde. Elizabeth Howard Countess of Wiltshire and Ormonde (age 49) by marriage Earl Wiltshire, Countess Ormonde. His mother (age 75) was the daughter of the last Earl Ormonde Thomas Butler 7th Earl Ormonde.

George Hastings 1st Earl Huntingdon (age 42) was created 1st Earl Huntingdon. Anne Stafford Countess Huntingdon (age 46) by marriage Countess Huntingdon.

Robert Radclyffe 1st Earl of Sussex (age 46) was created 1st Earl of Sussex by King Henry VIII of England and Ireland (age 38). Elizabeth Stafford Countess Sussex 1479-1532 (age 50) by marriage Countess of Sussex.

On 12 Mar 1539 Thomas Boleyn 1st Earl Wiltshire and Ormonde (age 62) died. He was buried at St Peter's Church, Hever. His monument has a brass. He is depicted dressed in full robes wearing the insignia of a Knight of the Garter, with the Badge on his left breast and the Garter around his left knee. His head rests on a helm surmounted by a crest of a falcon displayed (his daughter's heraldic badge) and his feet rest on a griffin. The inscription reads: Here lieth Sir Thomas Bullen, Knight of the Order of the Garter, Erle of Wilscher and Erle or Ormunde, which decessed the 12th dai of Marche in the iere of our Lorde 1538. Earl Wiltshire, Earl Ormonde and Viscount Rochford extinct. His considerable wealth and properties were inherited were his grand-daughter Queen Elizabeth I of England and Ireland (age 5) and his daughter Mary Boleyn (age 40).

Earl Wiltshire (7th Creation)

On 19 Jan 1550 William Paulet 1st Marquess Winchester (age 67) was created 1st Earl Wiltshire.

On 10 Mar 1572 William Paulet 1st Marquess Winchester (age 89) died. On His son John Paulet 2nd Marquess Winchester (age 62) succeeded 2nd Marquess Winchester, 2nd Earl Wiltshire, 2nd Baron St John. Winifred Brydges Marchioness Winchester by marriage Marchioness Winchester.

On 04 Nov 1576 John Paulet 2nd Marquess Winchester (age 66) died. His son William Paulet 3rd Marquess Winchester (age 44) succeeded 3rd Marquess Winchester, 3rd Earl Wiltshire, 3rd Baron St John. Agnes Howard Marchioness Winchester (age 41) by marriage Marchioness Winchester.

On 24 Nov 1598 William Paulet 3rd Marquess Winchester (age 66) died. His son William Paulet 4th Marquess Winchester (age 39) succeeded 4th Marquess Winchester, 4th Earl Wiltshire, 4th Baron St John. Lucy Cecil Marchioness Winchester by marriage Marchioness Winchester.

On 04 Feb 1629 William Paulet 4th Marquess Winchester (age 70) died. His son John Paulet 5th Marquess Winchester (age 31) succeeded 5th Marquess Winchester, 5th Earl Wiltshire, 5th Baron St John. Jane Savage Marchioness Winchester by marriage Marchioness Winchester.

On 05 Mar 1675 John Paulet 5th Marquess Winchester (age 77) died. His son Charles Paulet 1st Duke Bolton (age 45) succeeded 6th Marquess Winchester, 6th Earl Wiltshire, 6th Baron St John. Mary Scrope 6th Marchioness Winchester by marriage Marchioness Winchester.

On 27 Feb 1699 Charles Paulet 1st Duke Bolton (age 69) died. His son Charles Paulet 2nd Duke Bolton (age 38) succeeded 2nd Duke Bolton, 7th Marquess Winchester, 7th Earl Wiltshire, 7th Baron St John.

On 21 Jan 1722 Charles Paulet 2nd Duke Bolton (age 61) died. His son Charles Powlett 3rd Duke Bolton (age 36) succeeded 3rd Duke Bolton, 8th Marquess Winchester, 8th Earl Wiltshire, 8th Baron St John. Anne Vaughan Duchess Bolton by marriage Duchess Bolton.

On 26 Aug 1754 Charles Powlett 3rd Duke Bolton (age 68) died. His brother Harry Powlett 4th Duke Bolton (age 63) succeeded 4th Duke Bolton, 9th Marquess Winchester, 9th Earl Wiltshire, 9th Baron St John. Catherine Parry 6th Duchess Bolton by marriage Duchess Bolton.

On 09 Oct 1759 Harry Powlett 4th Duke Bolton (age 68) died. His son Charles Powlett 5th Duke Bolton (age 41) succeeded 5th Duke Bolton, 10th Marquess Winchester, 10th Earl Wiltshire, 10th Baron St John.

On 05 Jul 1765 Charles Powlett 5th Duke Bolton (age 47) committed suicide at Grosvenor Square, Belgravia shooting himself in the head with a pistol. His brother Harry Powlett 6th Duke Bolton (age 44) succeeded 6th Duke Bolton, 11th Marquess Winchester, 11th Earl Wiltshire, 11th Baron St John. Katherine Lowther Duchess of Bolton (age 29) by marriage Duchess Bolton.

On 25 Dec 1794 Harry Powlett 6th Duke Bolton (age 74) died without male issue. Duke Bolton extinct. His third cousin once removed George Paulett 12th Marquess Winchester (age 72) succeeded 12th Marquess Winchester, 12th Earl Wiltshire, 12th Baron St John. Martha Ingoldsby Marchioness Winchester by marriage Marchioness Winchester.

On 22 Apr 1800 George Paulett 12th Marquess Winchester (age 77) died. His son Charles Burroughs-Paulet 13th Marquess Winchester (age 36) succeeded 13th Marquess Winchester, 13th Earl Wiltshire, 13th Baron St John.

On 29 Nov 1843 Charles Burroughs-Paulet 13th Marquess Winchester (age 79) died. His son John Paulet 14th Marquess Winchester (age 42) succeeded 14th Marquess Winchester, 14th Earl Wiltshire, 14th Baron St John.

On 04 Jul 1887 John Paulet 14th Marquess Winchester (age 86) died. His son Augustus Paulet 15th Marquess of Winchester (age 29) succeeded 15th Marquess Winchester, 15th Earl Wiltshire, 15th Baron St John.

On 11 Dec 1899 Augustus Paulet 15th Marquess of Winchester (age 41) was killed in action at Magersfontein, South Africa in a battle where the defending Boer force defeated the advancing British forces. His brother Henry Paulet 16th Marquess of Winchester (age 37) succeeded 16th Marquess Winchester, 16th Earl Wiltshire, 16th Baron St John.