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Henry Cyril Paget, 5th Marquess of Anglesey (16 June 1875 – 14 March 1905), styled Lord Paget until 1880 and Earl of Uxbridge between 1880 and 1898, and nicknamed "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.
From its earliest known residence in 1470, Plas Newydd passed by inheritance and marriage through more than 400 years of a family's increasing concentration of wealth, titles and estates until the ascendency of the 5th Marquess whose profligate spending almost bankrupted the estate. The 7th Marquess of Anglesey presented it to the National ...
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, second in command to the Duke of Wellington.
William Paget, 1st Baron Paget. The estate at Beaudesert or Beaudesert Park occupied a large portion of the southern area of Cannock Chase. The estate had three distinct areas; Beaudesert Old Park, north of the Hall, the central area which is wooded and included the site of the hall, gardens and the stables, and Beaudesert New Park to the east and south east of the hall. [1]
Henry Paget, 5th Marquess of Anglesey (1875–1905) Henry Paget, 7th Marquess of Anglesey (1922–2013) Henry M. Paget (1856–1936), British painter and illustrator
People who have held the title of the Marquess of Anglesey. Subcategories. ... Henry Paget, 5th Marquess of Anglesey; Charles Paget, 6th Marquess of Anglesey;
In 1784 the earldom of Uxbridge was revived in his favour. He was succeeded by his eldest son, Henry Paget, 2nd Earl of Uxbridge, the great military leader who led the charge of the heavy cavalry against d'Erlon's column during the Battle of Waterloo in 1815 and was created Marquess of Anglesey a few weeks later.
The estate was sold to pay off the debts of the eccentric Henry Paget, 5th Marquess of Anglesey and by 1918 was used as a cooperative society farm. The house later served as billets for Royal Air Force personnel and was split into cottages before being abandoned due to a contaminated water supply.