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William Paget, 1st Baron Paget of Beaudesert KG PC (1506 – 9 June 1563), was an English statesman and accountant who held prominent positions in the service of Henry VIII, Edward VI and Mary I. He was the patriarch of the Paget family, whose descendants were created Earl of Uxbridge (1714) and Marquess of Anglesey (1815).
He was the brother of Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey, Sir Arthur Paget, Sir Edward Paget, Sir Charles Paget and Berkeley Paget. [citation needed] He was educated at Westminster School from 1779 to 1781, prior to entering the Royal Navy. [1]
William married before 19 June 1602 Lettice Knollys (1583–1655), daughter of Sir Henry Knollys (c. 1542 – 21 December 1582), Member of Parliament representing first Shoreham, Kent (1563) and then Oxfordshire, Esquire of the Body to Elizabeth I (son of Sir Francis Knollys and Catherine Carey), and Margaret Cave (1549–1600), daughter of Sir Ambrose Cave and Margaret Willington.
William Paget may refer to: William Paget, 1st Baron Paget (1506–1563), English statesman; William Paget, 4th Baron Paget de Beaudesert (1572–1629), English colonist;
Henry William Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey (1768–1854), cavalry and horse artillery officer at Waterloo, where he lost a leg; James Bruce (1769–1798), Member of Parliament [4] Sir Francis Burdett, 5th Baronet (1770–1844), radical parliamentarian and parliamentary reformer; Robert Southey (1774–1843), Poet Laureate 1813
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]
William Anderson (English footballer) William Howard, Viscount Andover; Giles Andreae; Andrew Stewart, 14th Earl of Galloway; Henry Angelo; Arthur Annesley, 5th Earl of Anglesey; Charles Paget, 6th Marquess of Anglesey; Charles Paget, 8th Marquess of Anglesey; Henry Paget, 5th Marquess of Anglesey; Henry Paget, 7th Marquess of Anglesey; Luke ...
William Paget, 6th Baron Paget (10 February 1637 – 26 February 1713) was an English peer and ambassador. He was the eldest son of William Paget, 5th Baron Paget and Lady Isabella Rich, daughter of Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland. Paget was born at Beaudesert, Staffordshire on 10 February 1637. [1] With the death of his father on 19 October ...