The Lord Paget | |
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 Painting of William Paget, attributed to Master of the Stätthalterin Madonna | |
| Born | 1506 |
| Died | 9 June 1563 |
| Education | St Paul's School, Trinity Hall, Cambridge and University of Paris |
| Occupation | several diplomatic missions |
| Spouse | Anne Preston |
| Children | Henry Paget, 2nd Baron Paget Thomas Paget, 3rd Baron Paget Charles Paget Edward Paget Etheldreda Paget Eleanor Paget Grisold Paget Joan Paget Dorothy Paget Anne Paget |
| Parent(s) | John Paget Anne Paget [citation needed] |
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).[2]
- ^ Strype, John (1816). Ecclesiastical Memorials: Relating Chiefly to Religion, and Its Reformation Under the Reigns of King Henry VIII., King Edward VI., and Queen Mary the First. Bagster. p. 413. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
- ^ Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood (107 ed.). Burke's Peerage & Gentry. p. 95. ISBN 0-9711966-2-1.