The 18th Marquess of Winchester

 The 18th Marquess of Winchester, England's premier marquess, died in South Africa, 8 April, 2016. He was 75.

Nigel George Paulet, Marquess of Winchester (created 1551), Earl of Wiltshire (cr 1550), and Baron St John (cr 1539), was born 23 December, 1941, son of George Cecil Paulet (1905-61), and his wife the former Hazel Margaredt Wheeler, and succeeded to the ancient peerages, 5 March, 1968, on the death of his cousin, the 17th Marquess.

The Marquess of Winchester married 25 November, 1967, Rosemary Anne Hilton, daughter of Maj Aubrey John Hilton, of Harare, Zimbabwe, by whom he had issue, twho sons, Christopher, styled Earl of Wiltshire (born 30 July, 1969), and Lord Richard Paulet (born 16 Aug, 1971), and a daughter, Lady Susan Paulet (born 1976).

The elder son succeeds as 19th Marquess, and premier marquess in the Peerage of England.

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