Elizabeth Paulet
English noblewoman
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Elizabeth Paulet (c. 1533 – 4 November 1576)[1] was an English noblewoman, the daughter of John Paulet, 2nd Marquess of Winchester of Basing, Hampshire and his first wife Elizabeth Willoughby.[1][2]
England
Winchester, England
51.271389°N 1.046667°W
Elizabeth Paulet | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1533 England |
| Died | 4 November 1576 (aged 42–43) Winchester, England |
| Buried | St. Mary's Church, Basing, Hampshire 51.271389°N 1.046667°W |
| Noble family | Paulet |
| Spouses |
Sir Henry Ughtred |
| Issue | Sir William Courtenay Jane Courtenay |
| Father | John Paulet, 2nd Marquess of Winchester |
| Mother | Elizabeth Willoughby |
Marriages and issue
Elizabeth Paulet married twice.
First marriage
She married firstly, around 28 November 1545, Sir William Courtenay, de jure Earl of Devon (c. 1529 – 26 September 1557), the son of George Courtenay, of Powderham, Devon and Catherine St. Leger and had a son and a daughter:[1][2][3]
- Sir William Courtenay, (June 1553 – 24 June 1630), married firstly, around 18 January 1573,[4] Elizabeth, daughter of Henry Manners, 2nd Earl of Rutland; secondly, Elizabeth, daughter of Sir George Sydenham of Combe Sydenham in Somerset and widow of Sir Francis Drake; thirdly, Jane, daughter of Robert Hill of Yarde, Somerset.[5]
- Jane Courtenay, married, around 20 January 1573,[6] as his first wife, Sir Nicholas Parker of Willingdon.[3]
Sir William Courtenay died 29 September 1557 after the battle of St. Quentin in Picardy.[2] His son and heir, William, was four years old. He bequeathed to his wife the life interest of a third of his property in Devon and to his daughter an annuity of £20 until she was 21, when she was to receive £1,000.[2]
Second marriage
She married secondly, after 1557, Sir Henry Ughtred (c. 1533–1599),[7] the son of Sir Anthony Ughtred, Governor of Jersey and Elizabeth Seymour, daughter of Sir John Seymour of Wulfhall, Savernake, Wiltshire and Margery Wentworth.[8][9]
