Marquess of Anglesey
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Marquess of Anglesey is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
. It was created in 1815 for Henry Paget, 2nd Earl of Uxbridge
, a hero of the Battle of Waterloo
. The Marquess holds the subsidiary titles of Earl of Uxbridge, in the County of Middlesex, in the Peerage of Great Britain
(1784), Baron Paget, de Beaudesert, in the Peerage of England
(1553), and is also an Irish Baronet, of Plas Newydd
in the County of Anglesey
and of Mount Bagenall in the County of Louth.
The Paget family descends from Sir William Paget
, a close adviser to Henry VIII
, who in 1553 was summoned to Parliament as Lord Paget de Beaudesert. His younger son, the third Baron, was a Catholic opponent of Elizabeth I. In 1589 he was attainted and his title forfeited. However, his son, the fourth Baron, was restored to the title in 1604. In contrast to his father he was a prominent Protestant. He was succeeded by his son, the fifth Baron. He was Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire
for the parliamentarians between 1641 and 1642, when he joined the Royalists and was dismissed. His son, the sixth Baron, was Ambassador to both Austria the Ottoman Empire. On his death the title passed to his son, the seventh Baron. He had already been created Baron Burton, of Burton-on-Trent in the County of Stafford, in 1711, prior to succeeding to the barony of Paget in 1713. In 1714 he was further honoured when he was made Earl of Uxbridge, in the County of Middlesex. However, the earldom and barony of Burton became extinct on the death of his grandson, the second Earl, in 1769.
The barony of Paget, which could be passed on through the female line, devolved on his cousin Henry Bayly, who became the ninth Baron. He was the son of Sir Nicholas Bayly, 2nd Baronet
, of Plas Newydd, and Caroline, Lady Bayly (d. 1766), granddaughter of the Hon. Henry Paget, second son of William Paget, 5th Baron Paget
. In 1770 Henry Bayly assumed the surname and arms of Paget only. Twelve years later, in 1782, he succeeded his father in the baronetcy, and in 1784 the earldom of Uxbridge was revived for him, when he was made Earl of Uxbridge, in the County of Middlesex. He was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Earl. He was a prominent military commander who gained fame at the Battle of Waterloo
, where he lost his leg
. A few weeks after the battle he was made Marquess of Anglesey.
Lord Anglesey later held political office as Master-General of the Ordnance
and Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland. He was succeeded by his eldest son from his first marriage, the second Marquess. He served as Lord Chamberlain of the Household under Lord Melbourne
between 1839 and 1841. His only son from his first marriage, the third Marquess, represented Staffordshire South in Parliament. He was childless and was succeeded by his half-brother, the fourth Marquess. He held the honorary post of Vice-Admiral of North Wales and West Carmarthen. His son, the fifth Marquess, became known for squandering his inheritance on a lavish social life and accumulating massive debts. In 1904 he was declared bankrupt. He died the following year aged only 29 and was succeeded by his cousin, the sixth Marquess. He was the son of Lord Alexander Paget, third son of the second Marquess. He was a soldier and courtier. the titles are held by his only son, the seventh Marquess, who succeeded in 1947.
, who had previously represented Newry
in the Irish House of Commons
. In 1712 he inherited substantial estates on Anglesey
, including Plas Newydd
, still the family's main residence
, from a cousin, Nicholas Bagenall. He was succeeded by his son, the second Baronet. He represented Anglesey in the British House of Commons
. His son was the aforementioned third Baronet, who had already succeeded as ninth Baron Paget and was created Earl of Uxbridge in 1784.
, youngest son of the first Baron, was a Roman Catholic conspirator. William Paget
, second son of the first Earl of the 1784 creation, was a Captain
in the Royal Navy and Member of Parliament
. Sir Arthur Paget
, third son of the first Earl of the 1784 creation, was a diplomat and politician. His son Sir Augustus Berkeley Paget
was a diplomat. His second son Sir Ralph Paget
was also a diplomat. Arthur Paget (1839–1924), son of Stewart Paget, eldest son of Sir Arthur Paget, was a Vice-Admiral in the Royal Navy. Sir Edward Paget
, fourth son of the first Earl of the 1784 creation, was a General in the Army. Sir Charles Paget, fifth son of the first Earl of the 1784 creation, was a Vice-Admiral in the Royal Navy
. Berkeley Paget
, sixth son of the first Earl of the 1784 creation, sat as Member of Parliament
for Anglesey and Milborne Port
. He was the father of 1) Frederick Paget
, Member of Parliament
for Beaumaris
, and 2) Leopold Paget, a Colonel in the Royal Artillery
, whose son Wellesley Paget became a Major-General in the Royal Artillery.
Lord William Paget
, second son of the first Marquess, was a naval commander and politician. Lord Clarence Paget, fourth son of the first Marquess, was a naval commander, politician and sculptor. Lord Alfred Paget
, fifth son of the first Marquess, was a soldier, politician and courtier. He was the father of (1) Sir Arthur Paget, a General in the Army; (2) Sydney Paget
, a noted racehorse owner; and (3) Almeric Paget
, a politician who was created Baron Queenborough in 1918 and who was the father of Dorothy Paget
, a rechorse owner, and Olive Paget
, a landowner and hostess. Lord George Paget
, sixth son of the first Marquess, was a General in the Army. Lady Caroline Paget
, daughter of the sixth Marquess, was a socialite and actress. Lady Rose Paget
, was also a socialite.
Lewis Bayly
, grandfather of the first Baronet, was Bishop of Bangor
. His son Nicholas Bayly
(father of the first Baronet) was a member of the Irish House of Commons for Newry. The Very Reverend Edward Bayly, younger son of the first Baronet, was Archdeacon of Dublin. Lambert Bayly, younger son of the first Baronet, was the father of the Very Reverend John Bayly, Dean of Killaloe, who was the grandfather of (1) Paget Bayly, a Major-General in the Army, and (2) John Bayly, a General in the Army. Charles Bayly, younger son of the first Baronet, was a Captain in the Royal Navy. Paget Bayly, younger son of the second Baronet, was also a Captain in the Royal Navy. Nicholas Bayly
, younger son of the second Baronet, was Member of Parliament for Anglesey.
In 1727, the town of Uxbridge
, Massachusetts Colony, was named after the Earl of Uxbridge.
The heir apparent
is the present holder's son Charles Alexander Vaughan Paget, Earl of Uxbridge (b. 1950)
The heir apparent's heir apparent is his son Benedict Dashiel Thomas Paget, Lord Paget (b. 1986)
, Staffordshire; Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire; Cannock, Staffordshire; Haywood, Staffordshire; Longdon, Staffordshire; Rugeley, Staffordshire; Surbiton, Surrey; Nuneaton, Warwickshire; Amlwch, Anglesey; Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll, Anglesey; Plas Newydd
, Anglesey; Penrhyn, Caernarfonshire; Crobane, County Down; Galway, County Galway; Cooley, County Louth; Omeath, County Louth.
Peerage of the United Kingdom
The Peerage of the United Kingdom comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Act of Union in 1801, when it replaced the Peerage of Great Britain...
. It was created in 1815 for Henry Paget, 2nd Earl of Uxbridge
Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey
Field Marshal Henry William Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey, KG, GCB, GCH, PC , styled Lord Paget between 1784 and 1812 and known as The Earl of Uxbridge between 1812 and 1815, was a British military leader and politician, now chiefly remembered for leading the charge of the heavy cavalry against...
, a hero of the Battle of Waterloo
Battle of Waterloo
The Battle of Waterloo was fought on Sunday 18 June 1815 near Waterloo in present-day Belgium, then part of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands...
. The Marquess holds the subsidiary titles of Earl of Uxbridge, in the County of Middlesex, in the Peerage of Great Britain
Peerage of Great Britain
The Peerage of Great Britain comprises all extant peerages created in the Kingdom of Great Britain after the Act of Union 1707 but before the Act of Union 1800...
(1784), Baron Paget, de Beaudesert, in the Peerage of England
Peerage of England
The Peerage of England comprises all peerages created in the Kingdom of England before the Act of Union in 1707. In that year, the Peerages of England and Scotland were replaced by one Peerage of Great Britain....
(1553), and is also an Irish Baronet, of Plas Newydd
Plas Newydd
Plas Newydd, located in Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, Anglesey, Wales, is the country seat of the Marquess of Anglesey. The family's former principal seat at Beaudesert, Staffordshire, was sold and demolished in the 1930s....
in the County of Anglesey
Anglesey
Anglesey , also known by its Welsh name Ynys Môn , is an island and, as Isle of Anglesey, a county off the north west coast of Wales...
and of Mount Bagenall in the County of Louth.
Family history 1553-1815
William Paget, 1st Baron Paget
William Paget, 1st Baron Paget of Beaudesert , was an English statesman and accountant who held prominent positions in the service of Henry VIII, Edward VI and Mary I.-Early life:...
, a close adviser to Henry VIII
Henry VIII of England
Henry VIII was King of England from 21 April 1509 until his death. He was Lord, and later King, of Ireland, as well as continuing the nominal claim by the English monarchs to the Kingdom of France...
, who in 1553 was summoned to Parliament as Lord Paget de Beaudesert. His younger son, the third Baron, was a Catholic opponent of Elizabeth I. In 1589 he was attainted and his title forfeited. However, his son, the fourth Baron, was restored to the title in 1604. In contrast to his father he was a prominent Protestant. He was succeeded by his son, the fifth Baron. He was Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire
Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire
There has been a Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire almost continuously since the position was created by King Henry VIII in 1535. The only exception to this was the English Civil War and English Interregnum between 1643 and 1660 when there was no king to support the Lieutenancy...
for the parliamentarians between 1641 and 1642, when he joined the Royalists and was dismissed. His son, the sixth Baron, was Ambassador to both Austria the Ottoman Empire. On his death the title passed to his son, the seventh Baron. He had already been created Baron Burton, of Burton-on-Trent in the County of Stafford, in 1711, prior to succeeding to the barony of Paget in 1713. In 1714 he was further honoured when he was made Earl of Uxbridge, in the County of Middlesex. However, the earldom and barony of Burton became extinct on the death of his grandson, the second Earl, in 1769.
The barony of Paget, which could be passed on through the female line, devolved on his cousin Henry Bayly, who became the ninth Baron. He was the son of Sir Nicholas Bayly, 2nd Baronet
Sir Nicholas Bayly, 2nd Baronet
Sir Nicholas Bayly, 2nd Baronet , was a British landowner and Member of Parliament.-Background and education:Bayly was the eldest son of Sir Edward Bayly, 1st Baronet, and Dorothy, daughter of the Hon. Oliver Lambart. He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin...
, of Plas Newydd, and Caroline, Lady Bayly (d. 1766), granddaughter of the Hon. Henry Paget, second son of William Paget, 5th Baron Paget
William Paget, 5th Baron Paget
William Paget, 5th Baron Paget an English peer born at Beaudesert House Staffordshire, England to William Paget, 4th Baron Paget and Lettice Knollys.-Career:...
. In 1770 Henry Bayly assumed the surname and arms of Paget only. Twelve years later, in 1782, he succeeded his father in the baronetcy, and in 1784 the earldom of Uxbridge was revived for him, when he was made Earl of Uxbridge, in the County of Middlesex. He was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Earl. He was a prominent military commander who gained fame at the Battle of Waterloo
Battle of Waterloo
The Battle of Waterloo was fought on Sunday 18 June 1815 near Waterloo in present-day Belgium, then part of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands...
, where he lost his leg
Lord Uxbridge's leg
Lord Uxbridge's leg was shattered by a cannon shot at the Battle of Waterloo and removed by a surgeon. The amputated limb went on to lead a somewhat macabre after-life as a tourist attraction in the village of Waterloo in Belgium, where it had been removed and interred.-Waterloo:Henry Paget, 2nd...
. A few weeks after the battle he was made Marquess of Anglesey.
Family history, 1815-present
Master-General of the Ordnance
The Master-General of the Ordnance was a very senior British military position before 1855, when the Board of Ordnance was abolished.-Responsibilities:...
and Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland. He was succeeded by his eldest son from his first marriage, the second Marquess. He served as Lord Chamberlain of the Household under Lord Melbourne
William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne
William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne, PC, FRS was a British Whig statesman who served as Home Secretary and Prime Minister . He is best known for his intense and successful mentoring of Queen Victoria, at ages 18-21, in the ways of politics...
between 1839 and 1841. His only son from his first marriage, the third Marquess, represented Staffordshire South in Parliament. He was childless and was succeeded by his half-brother, the fourth Marquess. He held the honorary post of Vice-Admiral of North Wales and West Carmarthen. His son, the fifth Marquess, became known for squandering his inheritance on a lavish social life and accumulating massive debts. In 1904 he was declared bankrupt. He died the following year aged only 29 and was succeeded by his cousin, the sixth Marquess. He was the son of Lord Alexander Paget, third son of the second Marquess. He was a soldier and courtier. the titles are held by his only son, the seventh Marquess, who succeeded in 1947.
Bayly Baronetcy
The Bayly Baronetcy, of Plas Newydd in the County of Anglesey and of Mount Bagenall in the County of Louth, was created in the Baronetage of Ireland in 1730 for Edward BaylySir Edward Bayly, 1st Baronet
Sir Edward Bayly, 1st Baronet was an Irish landowner and politician.-Background:Bayly was the son of Nicholas Bayly, son of The Right Reverend Lewis Bayly and Anne, daughter of Sir Henry Bagenal. His mother was Dorothy .-Political career:Bayly was elected to the Irish House of Commons for Newry in...
, who had previously represented Newry
Newry (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
Newry was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.-1692–1801:...
in the Irish House of Commons
Irish House of Commons
The Irish House of Commons was the lower house of the Parliament of Ireland, that existed from 1297 until 1800. The upper house was the House of Lords...
. In 1712 he inherited substantial estates on Anglesey
Anglesey
Anglesey , also known by its Welsh name Ynys Môn , is an island and, as Isle of Anglesey, a county off the north west coast of Wales...
, including Plas Newydd
Plas Newydd
Plas Newydd, located in Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, Anglesey, Wales, is the country seat of the Marquess of Anglesey. The family's former principal seat at Beaudesert, Staffordshire, was sold and demolished in the 1930s....
, still the family's main residence
Family seat
A seat or family seat is the principal residence of a family. The residence usually denotes the social, economic, political, or historic connection of the family within a given area. Some families took their dynasty name from their family seat , or named their family seat after their own dynasty...
, from a cousin, Nicholas Bagenall. He was succeeded by his son, the second Baronet. He represented Anglesey in the British House of Commons
British House of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...
. His son was the aforementioned third Baronet, who had already succeeded as ninth Baron Paget and was created Earl of Uxbridge in 1784.
Other family members
Numerous other members of the Bayly and Paget families have also gained distinction. Charles PagetCharles Paget (conspirator)
Charles Paget was a Roman Catholic conspirator, involved in the Babington plot to assassinate Queen Elizabeth I of England.He was also a double agent working for Sir Francis Walsingham....
, youngest son of the first Baron, was a Roman Catholic conspirator. William Paget
William Paget (MP)
Captain the Honourable William Paget , was a British naval commander and Member of Parliament.-Background:Paget was the second son of Henry Paget, 1st Earl of Uxbridge, and Jane, daughter of the Very Reverend Arthur Champagné...
, second son of the first Earl of the 1784 creation, was a Captain
Captain (naval)
Captain is the name most often given in English-speaking navies to the rank corresponding to command of the largest ships. The NATO rank code is OF-5, equivalent to an army full colonel....
in the Royal Navy and Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
. Sir Arthur Paget
Arthur Paget (diplomat)
Sir Arthur Paget GCB, PC was a British diplomat and politician.-Family and early life:Arthur Paget was the third son of Henry Paget, 1st Earl of Uxbridge and his wife Jane Chamagné daughter of Arthur Chamagné, Dean of Clonmacnoise in Ireland. He was a younger brother of Henry Paget, 1st Marquess...
, third son of the first Earl of the 1784 creation, was a diplomat and politician. His son Sir Augustus Berkeley Paget
Augustus Berkeley Paget
Sir Augustus Berkeley Paget GCB was the son of Rt. Hon. Sir Arthur Paget and Lady Augusta Fane, nephew of General Sir Edward Paget and grandson of The 1st Earl of Uxbridge....
was a diplomat. His second son Sir Ralph Paget
Ralph Paget
Sir Ralph Spencer Paget KCMG, CVO, PC was a diplomat in the British Foreign Service, culminating in his appointment as Ambassador to Brazil in 1918...
was also a diplomat. Arthur Paget (1839–1924), son of Stewart Paget, eldest son of Sir Arthur Paget, was a Vice-Admiral in the Royal Navy. Sir Edward Paget
Edward Paget
General Sir Edward Paget GCB was a British Army officer.-Career:Born the fourth son of Henry Paget, 1st Earl of Uxbridge, Edward Paget became a cornet in the 1st Regiment of Life Guards in 1792...
, fourth son of the first Earl of the 1784 creation, was a General in the Army. Sir Charles Paget, fifth son of the first Earl of the 1784 creation, was a Vice-Admiral in the Royal Navy
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
. Berkeley Paget
Berkeley Paget
The Honourable Berkeley Thomas Paget , was a British politician.-Background:Paget was the sixth son of Henry Paget, 1st Earl of Uxbridge, and Jane, daughter of the Very Reverend Arthur Champagné...
, sixth son of the first Earl of the 1784 creation, sat as Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Anglesey and Milborne Port
Milborne Port (UK Parliament constituency)
Milborne Port is a former parliamentary borough located in Somerset. It elected two members to the unreformed House of Commons between 1298 and 1307 and again from 1628, but was disenfranchised in the Reform Act 1832 as a rotten borough.- MPs 1640–1832 :...
. He was the father of 1) Frederick Paget
Frederick Paget
Colonel Frederick Paget was a British soldier and politician.-Background:Paget was the son of the Honourable Berkeley Paget, sixth son of Henry Paget, 1st Earl of Uxbridge. His mother was Sophia, daughter of the Hon. William Bucknall...
, Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Beaumaris
Beaumaris (UK Parliament constituency)
Beaumaris was a parliamentary borough in Anglesey, which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of England from 1553, then to the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and to the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1885, when the constituency...
, and 2) Leopold Paget, a Colonel in the Royal Artillery
Royal Artillery
The Royal Regiment of Artillery, commonly referred to as the Royal Artillery , is the artillery arm of the British Army. Despite its name, it comprises a number of regiments.-History:...
, whose son Wellesley Paget became a Major-General in the Royal Artillery.
Lord William Paget
Lord William Paget
Captain Lord William Paget , was a British naval commander and politician.Paget was the second son of Field Marshal Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey, by his first wife Lady Caroline Elizabeth, daughter of George Villiers, 4th Earl of Jersey and Frances Villiers, Countess of Jersey...
, second son of the first Marquess, was a naval commander and politician. Lord Clarence Paget, fourth son of the first Marquess, was a naval commander, politician and sculptor. Lord Alfred Paget
Lord Alfred Paget
Lord Alfred Henry Paget was a British soldier, courtier and Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1837 and 1865.-Biography:...
, fifth son of the first Marquess, was a soldier, politician and courtier. He was the father of (1) Sir Arthur Paget, a General in the Army; (2) Sydney Paget
Sydney Paget
Sydney Augustus Paget was an English aristocrat who owned and raced Thoroughbred racehorses in the United States and who managed the racing operations for prominent owners, William C. Whitney and James Ben Ali Haggin....
, a noted racehorse owner; and (3) Almeric Paget
Almeric Paget, 1st Baron Queenborough
Almeric Hugh Paget, 1st Baron Queenborough GBE was born into a noble family, but left school with only £5 to his name...
, a politician who was created Baron Queenborough in 1918 and who was the father of Dorothy Paget
Dorothy Paget
Dorothy Wyndham Paget was a British racehorse owner.She was the daughter of Lord Queenborough and Pauline Payne Whitney of the United States Whitney family. She was a cousin of Jock Whitney, owner of the dual Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Easter Hero and latterly American Ambassador in London. She...
, a rechorse owner, and Olive Paget
Olive, Lady Baillie
Olive, Lady Baillie was an Anglo-American heiress, landowner and hostess. She is best known as the owner of Leeds Castle, near Maidstone, Kent, England...
, a landowner and hostess. Lord George Paget
Lord George Paget
General Lord George Augustus Frederick Paget KCB , was a British soldier during the Crimean War.-Background:Paget was the youngest son of Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey by his second wife Lady Charlotte, daughter of Charles Cadogan, 1st Earl Cadogan.-Military career:Paget served in the...
, sixth son of the first Marquess, was a General in the Army. Lady Caroline Paget
Lady Caroline Paget
Lady Caroline Paget was the daughter of Charles Paget, 6th Marquess of Anglesey and Lady Marjorie Manners, eldest daughter of the 8th Duke of Rutland. She was born on 15 June 1913, and became the second wife of Sir Michael Duff, 3rd Baronet, on 14 July 1949.During the thirties, she was a notable...
, daughter of the sixth Marquess, was a socialite and actress. Lady Rose Paget
Lady Rose McLaren
The Lady Rose Mary Primrose McLaren was a British aristocrat, the fourth daughter of the 6th Marquess of Anglesey....
, was also a socialite.
Lewis Bayly
Lewis Bayly
Lewis Bayly was an Anglican bishop.-Life:He was educated at Oxford, became vicar of Evesham, Worcestershire, and probably in 1604 became rector of St. Matthew's Church, Friday street, London...
, grandfather of the first Baronet, was Bishop of Bangor
Bishop of Bangor
The Bishop of Bangor is the Ordinary of the Church in Wales Diocese of Bangor.The diocese covers the counties of Anglesey, most of Caernarfonshire and Merionethshire and a small part of Montgomeryshire...
. His son Nicholas Bayly
Nicholas Bayly (Newry MP)
Nicholas Bayly , was an Irish landowner and Member of Parliament.Bayly was the son of Lewis Bayly, Bishop of Bangor, and Anne, daughter of Sir Henry Bagenal...
(father of the first Baronet) was a member of the Irish House of Commons for Newry. The Very Reverend Edward Bayly, younger son of the first Baronet, was Archdeacon of Dublin. Lambert Bayly, younger son of the first Baronet, was the father of the Very Reverend John Bayly, Dean of Killaloe, who was the grandfather of (1) Paget Bayly, a Major-General in the Army, and (2) John Bayly, a General in the Army. Charles Bayly, younger son of the first Baronet, was a Captain in the Royal Navy. Paget Bayly, younger son of the second Baronet, was also a Captain in the Royal Navy. Nicholas Bayly
Nicholas Bayly (Anglesey MP)
-Background:Bayly was a younger son of Sir Nicholas Bayly, 2nd Baronet, and Caroline, daughter of Brigadier-General Thomas Paget. Henry Paget, 1st Earl of Uxbridge, was his elder brother.-Military and political career:...
, younger son of the second Baronet, was Member of Parliament for Anglesey.
In 1727, the town of Uxbridge
Uxbridge, Massachusetts
Uxbridge is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, in the United States. It was first settled in 1662, incorporated in 1727 at Suffolk County, and named for the Earl of Uxbridge. Uxbridge is south-southeast of Worcester, north-northwest of Providence, and southwest of Boston. It is part of...
, Massachusetts Colony, was named after the Earl of Uxbridge.
Barons Paget (1553)
- William Paget, 1st Baron PagetWilliam Paget, 1st Baron PagetWilliam Paget, 1st Baron Paget of Beaudesert , was an English statesman and accountant who held prominent positions in the service of Henry VIII, Edward VI and Mary I.-Early life:...
(c. 1506–1563) - Henry Paget, 2nd Baron PagetHenry Paget, 2nd Baron PagetHenry Paget, 2nd Baron Paget was an English MP and peer.He was the son of William Paget, 1st Baron Paget of Beaudesert, Staffordshire and his wife Anne Preston. He was knighted in 1553 and succeeded to the title Baron Paget in 1563 on the death of his father.He was elected as Member of Parliament...
(c. 1535–1568) - Thomas Paget, 3rd Baron PagetThomas Paget, 3rd Baron PagetThomas Paget, 3rd Baron Paget was a member of the British aristocracy. He was the second son of William Paget, 1st Baron Paget and his wife Anne Preston. He succeeded to the title Baron Paget in 1568 on his older brother Henry's death....
(c. 1540–1590) (forfeit 1589) - William Paget, 4th Baron Paget (1572–1628) (restored 1604)
- William Paget, 5th Baron PagetWilliam Paget, 5th Baron PagetWilliam Paget, 5th Baron Paget an English peer born at Beaudesert House Staffordshire, England to William Paget, 4th Baron Paget and Lettice Knollys.-Career:...
(1609–1678) - William Paget, 6th Baron PagetWilliam Paget, 6th Baron PagetWilliam Paget, 6th Baron Paget was an English peer and Ambassador.Paget was English ambassador to Vienna between 1689 and 1692 and Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire in Constantinople between 1692 and 1702, during which time he was central to the negotiation of the Treaty of Carlowitz between the...
(1637–1713)- Hon. William Paget (c. 1662–1684)
- Henry Paget, 7th Baron PagetHenry Paget, 1st Earl of Uxbridge (first creation)Henry Paget, 1st Earl of Uxbridge PC was a British nobleman and politician.-Family:He was the son of William Paget, 6th Baron Paget, and his wife Frances, daughter of Francis Pierrepoint and a granddaughter of Robert Pierrepont, 1st Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull...
(1663–1743) (created Baron Burton in 1711 and Earl of Uxbridge in 1714)
Earls of Uxbridge, First creation (1714)
- Henry Paget, 1st Earl of UxbridgeHenry Paget, 1st Earl of Uxbridge (first creation)Henry Paget, 1st Earl of Uxbridge PC was a British nobleman and politician.-Family:He was the son of William Paget, 6th Baron Paget, and his wife Frances, daughter of Francis Pierrepoint and a granddaughter of Robert Pierrepont, 1st Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull...
(1663–1743)- Thomas Catesby Paget, Lord PagetThomas Paget, Lord PagetThomas Catesby Paget, Lord Paget was a British politician, styled Hon. Thomas Catesby Paget from 1712 to 1714.Paget was born in 1689, the son of Hon. Henry Paget, later Earl of Uxbridge, and his wife Mary Catesby. He was educated at Trinity College, Oxford and Clare College, Cambridge...
(1689-1742)
- Thomas Catesby Paget, Lord Paget
- Henry Paget, 2nd Earl of UxbridgeHenry Paget, 2nd Earl of UxbridgeHenry Paget, 2nd Earl of Uxbridge was a British nobleman, styled Lord Paget from 1742 to 1743....
(1719–1769) (extinct)
Barons Paget (1769; Reverted)
- Henry Bayly, later Paget, 9th Baron Paget (1744–1812) (created Earl of Uxbridge in 1784)
Earls of Uxbridge, Second creation (1784)
- Henry Paget, 1st Earl of Uxbridge (1744–1812)
- Henry William Paget, 2nd Earl of Uxbridge (1768–1854) (created Marquess of Anglesey in 1815)
Marquesses of Anglesey (1815)
- Henry William Paget, 1st Marquess of AngleseyHenry Paget, 1st Marquess of AngleseyField Marshal Henry William Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey, KG, GCB, GCH, PC , styled Lord Paget between 1784 and 1812 and known as The Earl of Uxbridge between 1812 and 1815, was a British military leader and politician, now chiefly remembered for leading the charge of the heavy cavalry against...
(1768–1854) - Henry Paget, 2nd Marquess of AngleseyHenry Paget, 2nd Marquess of AngleseyHenry Paget, 2nd Marquess of Anglesey PC , styled Lord Paget 1812 and 1815 and Earl of Uxbridge between 1815 and 1854, was a British peer and Whig politician...
(1797–1869) - Henry William George Paget, 3rd Marquess of AngleseyHenry Paget, 3rd Marquess of AngleseyHenry William George Paget, 3rd Marquess of Anglesey , styled Lord Paget until 1854 and Earl of Uxbridge between 1854 and 1869, was a British peer and Liberal politician.-Background:...
(1821–1880) - Henry Paget, 4th Marquess of Anglesey (1835–1898)
- Henry Cyril Paget, 5th Marquess of AngleseyHenry Paget, 5th Marquess of AngleseyHenry Cyril Paget, 5th Marquess of Anglesey , styled Lord Paget until 1880 and Earl of Uxbridge between 1880 and 1898, and also known as "Toppy", was a British Peer who was notable during his short life for squandering his inheritance on a lavish social life and accumulating massive debts...
(1875–1905) - Charles Henry Alexander Paget, 6th Marquess of AngleseyCharles Paget, 6th Marquess of AngleseyCharles Henry Alexander Paget, 6th Marquess of Anglesey GCVO was a British peer.Paget was born in 1885, the son of Lord Alexander Paget, was educated at Eton and the Royal Military College Sandhurst and in 1905 he succeeded as Marquess of Anglesey on the demise of his childless cousin, the 5th...
(1885–1947) - George Charles Henry Victor Paget, 7th Marquess of AngleseyGeorge Paget, 7th Marquess of AngleseyGeorge Charles Henry Victor Paget, 7th Marquess of Anglesey DL FSA FRHistS FRSL , styled Earl of Uxbridge until 1947, is a British peer....
(b. 1922)
The heir apparent
Heir apparent
An heir apparent or heiress apparent is a person who is first in line of succession and cannot be displaced from inheriting, except by a change in the rules of succession....
is the present holder's son Charles Alexander Vaughan Paget, Earl of Uxbridge (b. 1950)
The heir apparent's heir apparent is his son Benedict Dashiel Thomas Paget, Lord Paget (b. 1986)
Bayly Baronets (1730)
- Sir Edward Bayly, 1st BaronetSir Edward Bayly, 1st BaronetSir Edward Bayly, 1st Baronet was an Irish landowner and politician.-Background:Bayly was the son of Nicholas Bayly, son of The Right Reverend Lewis Bayly and Anne, daughter of Sir Henry Bagenal. His mother was Dorothy .-Political career:Bayly was elected to the Irish House of Commons for Newry in...
( d. 1741) - Sir Nicholas Bayly, 2nd BaronetSir Nicholas Bayly, 2nd BaronetSir Nicholas Bayly, 2nd Baronet , was a British landowner and Member of Parliament.-Background and education:Bayly was the eldest son of Sir Edward Bayly, 1st Baronet, and Dorothy, daughter of the Hon. Oliver Lambart. He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin...
( 1709–1782) - Sir Henry Bayly Paget, 3rd BaronetHenry Bayly Paget, 1st Earl of UxbridgeHenry Paget, 1st Earl of Uxbridge , known as Sir Henry Bayly, 3rd Baronet, of Plas Newydd, until 1769 and as The Lord Paget between 1769 and 1784, was a British peer.-Background:...
(1744–1812) (succeeded as Baron Paget in 1769; see above for further information)
Former family estates
Stanford-in-the-Vale, Berkshire; Iver, Buckinghamshire; Marlow, Buckinghamshire; Littleover, Derbyshire; Stalbridge, Dorset; Misterton, Leicestershire; Harmondsworth, Middlesex; West Drayton, Middlesex; Milborne Port, Somerset; BeaudesertBeaudesert (house)
Beaudesert was an estate and stately home on the southern edge of Cannock Chase in Staffordshire. It was one of the family seats of the Paget family, the Marquesses of Anglesey...
, Staffordshire; Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire; Cannock, Staffordshire; Haywood, Staffordshire; Longdon, Staffordshire; Rugeley, Staffordshire; Surbiton, Surrey; Nuneaton, Warwickshire; Amlwch, Anglesey; Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll, Anglesey; Plas Newydd
Plas Newydd
Plas Newydd, located in Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, Anglesey, Wales, is the country seat of the Marquess of Anglesey. The family's former principal seat at Beaudesert, Staffordshire, was sold and demolished in the 1930s....
, Anglesey; Penrhyn, Caernarfonshire; Crobane, County Down; Galway, County Galway; Cooley, County Louth; Omeath, County Louth.