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 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. In 1727, the town of Uxbridge, Massachusetts Colony, was named for the Earl of Uxbridge. 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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[edit] Barons Paget de Beaudesert (1553)
- William Paget, 1st Baron Paget de Beaudesert (c. 1506–1563)
- Henry Paget, 2nd Baron Paget de Beaudesert (c. 1535–1568)
- Thomas Paget, 3rd Baron Paget de Beaudesert (c. 1540–1590) (forfeit 1589)
- William Paget, 4th Baron Paget de Beaudesert (1572–1628) (restored 1604)
- William Paget, 5th Baron Paget de Beaudesert (1609–1678)
- William Paget, 6th Baron Paget de Beaudesert (1637–1713)
- Henry Paget, 7th Baron Paget de Beaudesert (1663–1743) (created Baron Burton in 1711 and Earl of Uxbridge in 1714)
[edit] Earls of Uxbridge, First Creation (1714)
- Henry Paget, 1st Earl of Uxbridge (d. 1743), 7th Baron Paget de Beaudesert (1663–1743)
- Henry Paget, 2nd Earl of Uxbridge, 8th Baron Paget de Beaudesert (1719–1769) (extinct)
[edit] Barons Paget (1769; Reverted)
- Henry Bayly Paget, 9th Baron Paget de Beaudesert (1744–1812) (created Earl of Uxbridge in 1784)
[edit] Earls of Uxbridge, Second Creation (1784)
- Henry Bayly Paget, 1st Earl of Uxbridge (1744–1812)
- Henry William Paget, 2nd Earl of Uxbridge (1768–1854) (created Marquess of Anglesey in 1815)
[edit] Marquesses of Anglesey (1815)
- Henry William Paget. 1st Marquess of Anglesey (1768–1854)
- Henry Paget, 2nd Marquess of Anglesey (1797–1869)
- Henry Paget, 3rd Marquess of Anglesey (1821–1880)
- Henry Paget, 4th Marquess of Anglesey (1835–1898)
- Henry Cyril Paget, 5th Marquess of Anglesey (1875–1905)
- Charles Henry Alexander Paget, 6th Marquess of Anglesey (1885–1947)
- George Charles Henry Victor Paget, 7th Marquess of Anglesey ( b. 8 October 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, Baron Paget de Beaudesert ( b. 11 April 1986 )
[edit] Bayly Baronets (1730)
- Sir Edward Bayly, 1st Baronet, of Plas Newydd ( d. 1741 )
- Sir Nicholas Bayly, 2nd Baronet, of Plas Newydd ( 1709–1782 )
- Sir Henry Bayly Paget, 3rd Baronet, of Plas Newydd (1744–1812) (succeeded as Baron Paget de Beaudesert in 1769; see above for further information)
[edit] 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; 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.
