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Henry Paget, 2nd Marquess of Anglesey PC, DL (6 July 1797 – 7 February 1869), styled Lord Paget 1812 and 1815 and Earl of Uxbridge from 1815 to 1854, was a British peer and Whig politician. He served as Lord Chamberlain of the Household between 1839 and 1841.
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.
Two other brothers sat for Anglesey : WILLIAM PAGET (1769 - 1794) from 1790 to 1794, and BERKELEY THOMAS PAGET (1780 - 1842) from 1807 to 1818; while FREDERICK PAGET (1807 - 1866), the eldest son of Berkeley Paget, and GEORGE AUGUSTUS FREDERICK PAGET (1818 - 1880), the marquess's third son, were members for Beaumaris, 1832-47 and 1847-57 respectively.
26 de abr. de 2022 · "Henry Paget, 2nd Marquess of Anglesey PC (6 July 1797 – 7 February 1869), styled Lord Paget 1812 and 1815 and Earl of Uxbridge between 1815 and 1854, was a British peer and Whig politician. He served as Lord Chamberlain of the Household between 1839 and 1841."
The Marquess of Anglesey was a hero of the Napoleonic Wars and distinguished himself at the Battle of Waterloo, where he lost a leg – an injury Shee has chosen not to reveal. His portrait was one of a number commissioned by William IV, who wanted the Waterloo Chamber to be a commemoration of the Battle, rather than a celebration of the diplomacy that followed it, as originally intended by ...
Paget was the heir to extensive family estates and political influence in Anglesey, Caernarvonshire, Dorset, Somerset, Staffordshire, Wiltshire and Ireland. Like others of his family, he attended Westminster School, where his particular friends were Lord Lichfield and Sir Francis Grant. While there he gained a reputation as an excellent athlete ...
Henry Paget, 2nd Marquess of Anglesey primary name: Paget, Henry other name: (Marquess of) Anglesey Details ...
