Marquess of Anglesey

Marquessate of Anglesey

Arms of the Marquess of Anglesey
Creation date4 July 1815[1]
Created byThe Prince Regent (acting on behalf of his father King George III)
PeeragePeerage of the United Kingdom
First holderHenry Paget, 2nd Earl of Uxbridge
Present holderCharles Paget, 8th Marquess of Anglesey
Heir apparentBenedict Paget, Earl of Uxbridge
Remainder toThe first Earl's heirs male of the body lawfully begotten
Subsidiary titlesEarl of Uxbridge
Baron Paget
StatusExtant
Seat(s)Plas Newydd
Former seat(s)Beaudesert
MottoPER IL SUO CONTRARIO
(By means of its own opposite)
ArmsSable, on a Cross engrailed between four Eagles displayed Argent, five Lions passant guardant of the field
CrestA Demi-Heraldic Tiger Sable, tufted and ducally gorged Argent
SupportersOn either side a Heraldic Tiger Sable, maned tufted and ducally gorged Argent

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. 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). He is also an Irish Baronet, of Plas Newydd in the County of Anglesey and of Mount Bagenall in the County of Louth.

The 8th Marquess carried the standard of Wales at the 2023 Coronation.[2]

The family seat now is Plas Newydd, at Llanddaniel Fab, Anglesey. Most recent marquesses are buried at St Edwen's Church, Llanedwen, built and maintained by the Marquess. The former family seat was Beaudesert, near Cannock Chase, Staffordshire.

  1. ^ Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood (107 ed.). Burke's Peerage & Gentry. pp. 94–95. ISBN 0-9711966-2-1.
  2. ^ "Coronation order of service in full". BBC News. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.