Amias Paulet
Sir Amias Paulet (
1532-
1588) was the son of Hugh Paulet and Philippa Pollard. His name is sometimes spelt 'Amyas'.
In
1559 he was made
Lieutenant Governor of the Island of
Jersey, one of the
Channel Islands, his father being
Governor. He kept this post until
1573. His father died in that year, and Amias was then raised to his position as Governor, a post he held until his death.
In
1576 Queen Elizabeth raised him to knighthood, appointed him Ambassador to
Paris and at the same time put the young
Francis Bacon under his charge. Amias was in this embassy until
1579. In 1578, he took a tutor into his household, the young
Jean Hotman, son of
Francis Hotman.
In
1580 he was appointed Keeper of
Mary Queen of Scots by Elizabeth, and remained her keeper until Mary's execution in
1587.
He married Margaret Harvey, and their son
Anthony, succeeded his father as Governor of Jersey.
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His portrait at the National Portrait GalleryJersey Through the Centuries: A Chronology, Leslie Sinel, Jersey, 1984
