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Sir William Paget – 1st Baron Paget of Beaudesert. In Tudor times, William Paget was one of the most prominent men in England. Son of John, one of the serjeants-at-mace of the city of London, he was born in London in 1506. His father was said to have been of humble origin from Wednesbury, Staffordshire. Educated at St Paul’s School, and at ...
PAGET, WILLIAM, first Baron Paget of Beaudesert (1505–1563), born in 1505, at Wednesbury it is said, was son of William Paget, a sergeant-at-mace of the city of London. His father was connected with an old Staffordshire family, but this seems to have been discovered after Paget's death, and his low birth was often objected to by the courtiers.
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. Early life. He was the son of John Pachett or Paget, one of the serjeants-at-mace of the city of London.
WILLIAM PAGET, BARON OF BEAUDESERT. BORN: 1505. DIED: 1563. Influential in Edward Seymour 's plot to become Protector of Edward VI. One of Jane Grey 's Privy Councillors, but signed a proclamation in support of Mary shortly after.
1st Baron Paget KG. William Paget, 1st Baron Paget KG (c. 1506–1563) Henry Paget, 2nd Baron Paget (c. 1535–1568) Thomas Paget, 3rd Baron Paget (c. 1540–1590) (forfeit 1589) William Paget, 4th Baron Paget (1572–1628) (restored 1604) William Paget, 5th Baron Paget (1609–1678) William Paget, 6th Baron Paget (1637–1713) Henry Paget as ...
A Carriage with Six Outriders and Sportsmen on a Country RoadNational Trust, Chirk Castle. William Paget (1505/1506–1563), 1st Baron Paget de Beaudesert, KGNational Trust, Plas Newydd. Thomas Wentworth, 1st Baron WentworthNational Portrait Gallery, London. 4 more.
Purchased in 1898. The portrait has previously been identified on the ground s of facial likeness to an identified three-quarter length portrait of William Paget (Plas Newydd, Marquess of Anglesey) and the identity remains compelling. This picture was previously dated to c.1549 when Paget was created 1st Baron of Beaudesert.
