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George Paulet (1553–1608)

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346:, at the end of October to superintend the felling of timber for building; but that this gave rise to a report that he was in rebellion. He then began to arm about seventy followers, refusing all recruits from outside his own district. Paulet made an unsuccessful attempt to seize Burt in the chief's absence, and reported everything to Chichester. O'Doherty remonstrated with him in a temperate letter; Paulet then (falsely) denied that he had ever intended to surprise Burt, and accused O'Doherty of treason. O'Doherty went to Dublin early in December and made his excuses to Chichester, who accepted them, but without much confidence. On 18 April the privy council ordered him to be fully restored to such of his ancestral lands as were still withheld, but this order did not reach the Irish government until he was actually in rebellion. 246: 582: 285:, without much regard for minor chiefs. Devonshire died 3 April 1606; but he had previously approved the sale of Docwra's property to Paulet, whom he knew well. Docwra accordingly sold him his house, land which he had bought, and his company of foot, at a low price. The vice-provostship of Derry was thrown in without extra charge. 366:
state that Paulet struck O'Doherty; there is more support for the idea that Paulet provoked O'Doherty into rebellion by insults. Paulet's carelessness invited attack, though Chichester warned him repeatedly to keep good watch. On the night of Monday, 18 April 1608, O'Doherty, at the head of fewer
453:. "Paulet, Sir George (1553–1608), administrator, was the son of Sir George Paulet(d. 1558) of Crondall, Hampshire, brother of the 1st marquess of Winchester, and his third wife Elizabeth, daughter of William Winsor, seconnd Baron Windsor. " 401:; (London, 1608) says he had children there also. Lady Paulet was held captive by the O'Doherties for a short time; but her husband's death left her in poverty, which was partly relieved out of the Tyrone forfeitures. She was alive in 1617. 233:
NOTE, the 2nd Marquess of Winchester was dead at this time, so it must have been his son who was the 3rd Marquess of Winchester per Knowledge (XXG) for the 2nd and 3rd marquesses of Winchester, who knew
545:, paragraph 2. "Paulet agreed to buy Docwra's extensive property in Derry in May 1606 and procured royal instructions to the lord lieutenant, Mountjoy, that he was ti be appointed governor ...". 253:
Paulet began at Derry by buying land from Docwra, who had built a town there more than thirty years after the destruction of Randolph's settlement. Docwra incurred the hostility of
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George was born in 1553 in England, a son of Sir George Paulet and his third wife Elizabeth Windsor. His father was Sir George Paulet (died 1558) of
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was defeated by the swift response of the Dublin government. A force was sent out which recovered the ruins of Derry and killed O'Doherty at the
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One of the oldest depictions of fort Derry, Ireland. Derry was sacked and burned by the O'Doherty & McDavitt clans in 1608.
860: 653: 533:. "... m. bef. 1586 Joan, da. and coh. of Richard Kyme of Lewes, Suss., 1 s. , 1 da. suc. fa. 1558 ... " 273:, who he thought had been ill-treated. James I agreed with Devonshire on Irish policy, about the desirability of ruling 183: 330:, but this seems to have been done with the consent of the few inhabitants. Sir Richard Hansard, who commanded for the 501:. "3. George (Sir), Knt of Crundall, Southampton, m. three wives; and d. 1558, leaving five sons and as many daus ." 387: 129: 880: 799: 749: 362: 297: 262: 697:
Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct, or Dormant
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A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage and Baronetage, the Privy Council, Knightage and Companionage
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by a trick, and surprised Derry itself an hour before daybreak. Paulet was killed by O'Doherty's foster-father
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that he was unfit for the place, and that there had been many dissensions since his arrival. He fell out with
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The new governor was established at Derry in the early winter of 1606, and on 20 February following
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Before 1586 Paulet married Joan Kyme, daughter of Richard Kyme of
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Barry, Judy (October 2009). McGuire, James; Quinn, James (eds.).
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Paulet's wife was with him at Derry, and the contemporary tract
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Alumni Cantabrigienses: Part 1: From the Earliest Times to 1751
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Newes from Ireland concerning the late treacherous Action
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George's mother was a daughter of William Windsor, 2nd
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in Ireland. His arrogant and insolent behaviour caused
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in 1608. Paulet was killed by the rebels during the
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Index

Lord George Paulet
Crondall
Derry
Derry
Derry
O'Doherty's Rebellion
Burning of Derry
Crondall
William
Earl of Wiltshire
Marquess of Winchester
Baron Windsor
Eton
King's College, Cambridge
Hampshire
Lewes
Justice of the peace
Derry
King James I
Mountjoy
John Paulet, 2nd Marquess of Winchester
Mountjoy
Henry Docwra

Charles Blount, 8th Baron Mountjoy
Lord Deputy of Ireland
Donnell Ballagh O'Cahan
Cahir O'Doherty
Niall Garve O'Donnell
Ulster

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