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Talk:Marquess of Winchester

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Paulet/Powlett[edit]

Though the surname of those Marquesses of Winchester who had no higher title is almost always spelled "Paulet", that borne by the Dukes of Bolton is frequently spelled "Powlett". I think the names of articles, presently all "Paulet", should be altered to reflect this. Burke's Peerage gives the surname of the first Duke as "Paulet/Powlett", the second Duke as "Paulet", and all subsequent Dukes as "Powlett". The Complete Peerage gives the first Duke as "Paulet, or Powlett" and the second to sixth Dukes as "Powlett". The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography gives both spellings as alternatives for all the Dukes, but has the first and second Dukes listed under "Paulet" and the third and sixth Dukes under "Powlett". The Barons Bolton, descended from the fifth Duke, spell their surname "Orde-Powlett". I am therefore altering the spellings for the third to sixth Dukes to "Powlett", as that seems to be the consensus. Opera hat 15:38, 10 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

This article states that "The Marquess of Winchester, incidentally, is the only Marquess in the Peerage of England without a higher title; all other Marquesses in that Peerage are also Dukes." Peerages ceased to be created separately in England and Scotland after the Act of Union, in 1701. Thereafter, peerages were created for Great Britain. Irish peerages continued on a separate path until 1801, when all three were united into a peerage of the United Kingdom. Currently, at least two other men hold marquessates who are not also dukes. Both were created as peers of Great Britain. They are the Marquesses of Bath and Salisbury. If the author meant to confine himself literally to the peerage of England, i.e., before 1707, he is coorrect. If he meant the Marquess of Winchester is the only current marquess not to hold a higher title, he is mistaken. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 24.188.116.35 (talk) 02:24, 27 March 2007 (UTC).[reply]

The sentence quoted specifies the Peerage of England (and arguably emphasizes it with "that Peerage" rather than "the P/peerage"), in contrast to the Peerage of Scotland, the Peerage of Great Britain, the Peerage of Ireland and the Peerage of the United Kingdom. Would you prefer it be more explicit about that? —Tamfang (talk) 06:20, 27 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

It seems unlikely that someone born in 1969 played guitar in a band that existed from 1972-1975. Was this a later reunion? 2A02:A420:1A:45EA:A5CF:643D:95B4:2AA0 (talk) 18:13, 7 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Also, he was born and raised in Zimbabwe and now lives in South Africa! 82.38.205.121 (talk) 08:57, 11 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]