Marquess of Anglesey
Marquess of Anglesey is a title in the
Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in
1815 for the
Henry William 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. His great-grandson, the seventh Baron, had already been created
Baron Burton, of Burton in the County of Stafford, in
1711, prior to succeeding to the Barony of Paget de Beaudesert in
1713. In
1714 he was created
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 de Beaudesert, 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 Hon. Henry Paget, second son of
William Paget, 5th Baron Paget of Beaudesert. 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 in
1815 was made
Marquess of Anglesey.
The
Baronetcy of Plas Newydd in the County of Anglesey and of Mount Bagenall in the County of Louth had been created in
1730 in the
Baronetage of Ireland for
Edward Bayly, 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.
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William Paget, 1st Baron Paget de Beaudesert (c.
1506-
1563)
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Henry Paget, 2nd Baron Paget de Beaudesert (c.
1535-
1568)
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Thomas Paget, 3rd Baron Paget de Beaudesert (c.
1540-
1590) (forfeit
1589)
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William Paget, 4th Baron Paget de Beaudesert (
1572-
1628) (restored
1604)
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William Paget, 5th Baron Paget de Beaudesert (
1609-
1678)
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William Paget, 6th Baron Paget de Beaudesert (
1637-
1713)
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Henry Paget, 7th Baron Paget de Beaudesert (
1663-
1743) (created
Baron Burton in 1711 and
Earl of Uxbridge in 1714)
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Henry Paget, 1st Earl of Uxbridge (d. 1743), 7th Baron Paget de Beaudesert (
1663-
1743)
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Henry Paget, 2nd Earl of Uxbridge, 8th Baron Paget de Beaudesert (
1719-
1769) (extinct)
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Henry Bayly Paget, 9th Baron Paget de Beaudesert (
1744-
1812) (created
Earl of Uxbridge in 1784)
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Henry Bayly Paget, 1st Earl of Uxbridge (
1744-
1812)
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Henry William Paget, 2nd Earl of Uxbridge (
1768-
1854) (created
Marquess of Anglesey in 1815)
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Henry William Paget. 1st Marquess of Anglesey (
1768-
1854)
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Henry Paget, 2nd Marquess of Anglesey (
1797-
1869)
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Henry William George Paget, 3rd Marquess of Anglesey (
1821-
1880)
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Henry Paget, 4th Marquess of Anglesey (
1835-
1898)
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Henry Cyril Paget, 5th Marquess of Anglesey (
1875-
1905)
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Charles Henry Alexander Paget, 6th Marquess of Anglesey (
1885-
1947)
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George Charles Henry Victor Paget, 7th Marquess of Anglesey (b.
1922)
The Heir Apparent is
Charles Alexander Vaughan Paget, Earl of Uxbridge (b. 13 November
1950)
Lord Uxbridge's Heir Apparent is
Benedict Dashiel Thomas Paget, Lord Paget de Beaudesert (b. 11 Apr
1986)
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Sir Edward Bayly, 1st Baronet, of Plas Newydd (d.
1741)
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Sir Nicholas Bayly, 2nd Baronet, of Plas Newydd (
1709-
1782)
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Sir Henry Bayly Paget, 3rd Baronet, of Plas Newydd (
1744-
1812) (succeeded as
Baron Paget de Beaudesert in 1769; see above for further information)
Stanford-in-the-Vale, Berkshire; Iver, Buckinghamshire; Marlow, Buckinghamshire; Littleover, Derbyshire; Stalbridge, Dorset; Misterton, Leicestershire; Harmondsworth, Middlesex; West Drayton, Middlesex; Milborne Port, Somerset;
Beaudesert, 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
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Baron Queenborough
