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'''George Charles Henry Victor Paget, 7th Marquess of Anglesey''', {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|DL|FSA|FRHistS|FRSL}} (8 October 1922 – 13 July 2013),<ref>{{cite web|title=The 7th Marquis of Anglesey|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/10181126/The-7th-Marquis-of-Anglesey.html|publisher=The London Daily Telegraph|date=15 July 2013}}</ref> styled '''Earl of Uxbridge''' until 1947, was a [[British peerage|British peer]].
'''George Charles Henry Victor Paget, 7th Marquess of Anglesey''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|DL|FSA|FRHistS|FRSL}} (8 October 1922 – 13 July 2013),<ref>{{cite web|title=The 7th Marquis of Anglesey|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/10181126/The-7th-Marquis-of-Anglesey.html|work=The London Daily Telegraph|date=15 July 2013}}</ref> styled '''Earl of Uxbridge''' until 1947, was a [[British peerage|British peer]] and a military historian.<ref name="Paget">{{cite web| url=https://biography.wales/article/s11-PAGE-VIC-1922| website=biography.wales|title=Paget, George Charles Henry Victor 7th Marquess of Anglesey (1922–2013), soldier, historian, conservationist| access-date=6 September 2016}}</ref>


==Biography==
==Biography==
He was the son of [[Charles Paget, 6th Marquess of Anglesey]] and [[Lady Victoria Manners]], the eldest daughter of the [[Henry Manners, 8th Duke of Rutland|8th Duke of Rutland]], and was baptised with [[George V of the United Kingdom|George V]] and [[Mary of Teck]] as his godparents. He was the brother of [[Lady Rose McLaren]] and the nephew of [[Lady Diana Cooper]].
Henry Paget was the son of [[Charles Paget, 6th Marquess of Anglesey]] and [[Lady Victoria Manners]], the eldest daughter of the [[Henry Manners, 8th Duke of Rutland|8th Duke of Rutland]], and was baptised with [[George V of the United Kingdom|George V]] and [[Mary of Teck]] as his godparents. He was the brother of [[Lady Rose McLaren]] and the nephew of [[Lady Diana Cooper]].<ref name = Burke>''Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage,'' 100th Edn, London, 1953.</ref>


Along with his wife, he attended the [[Coronation of Elizabeth II]] in 1953. At the time of his death in 2013 it was believed they were the only living married couple apart from Elizabeth II and Prince Philip to have attended the Coronation.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Brandreth |first1=Giles |title=Philip: The Final Portrait |date=2021 |isbn=9781444769579 |pages=443–444|publisher=Coronet }}</ref>
He was educated at [[Wixenford School]] and [[Eton College]].<ref>Andrew Cox, Charles Roger Dod, Robert Phipps Dod, ''Dod's Parliamentary Companion'' (1999), p. 12</ref> He gained the rank of [[Major (United Kingdom)|major]] in the service of the [[Royal Horse Guards]] (Blues) and fought in the [[Second World War]]. He used the courtesy title of '''Earl of Uxbridge''' until he succeeded to the marquessate in 1947.


He used the courtesy title of '''Earl of Uxbridge''' until he succeeded to the marquessate in 1947.<ref name="Paget"/><ref name = Burke/>
He held the office of [[Lord Lieutenant of Anglesey|Deputy Lieutenant of Anglesey]] in 1960, Vice-Lieutenant of Anglesey between 1960 and 1983 and [[Lord Lieutenant of Gwynedd]] between 1983 and 1989. He was the honorary president of the [[Crimean War Research Society]].


===Education===
Lord Anglesey wrote the books ''The Capel Letters 1814–1817'' (1955), consisting of the edited correspondence between the first Marquess’s sister in England and his nieces; ''One Leg: The Life and Letters of 1st Marquess of Anglesey'' (1961), a biography of his ancestor; ''Sergeant Pearman's Memoirs'' (1968); and ''A History of the British Cavalry, Volumes I–VIII'', which has been described as "the definitive history" of this arm. The [[Royal United Services Institute for Defence Studies]] awarded him the Chesney Gold Medal for it in 1996.
He was educated at [[Wixenford School]] and [[Eton College]].<ref name="Paget"/><ref>Andrew Cox, Charles Roger Dod, Robert Phipps Dod, ''Dod's Parliamentary Companion'' (1999), p. 12</ref>


===Work===
Lord Anglesey presented the historic family home, [[Plas Newydd (Anglesey)|Plas Newydd]] on the island of Anglesey, to the [[National Trust]] in 1976, with 169 acres of surrounding estate, and it has been open to the public since July 1 of that year.
He gained the rank of [[Major (United Kingdom)|major]] in the [[Royal Horse Guards]] (Blues) and fought in the [[Second World War]]. Postwar he served as [[Lieutenant colonel (United Kingdom)|Lieutenant-Colonel]] and Commandant of the Anglesey and Carnarvonshire [[Army Cadet Force]]1948–50, and as a [[Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)|captain]] in [[635th (Royal Welch) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery]], in the [[Territorial Army (United Kingdom)|Territorial Army]] 1950–52. He held the office of [[Lord Lieutenant of Anglesey|Deputy Lieutenant of Anglesey]] in 1960, Vice-Lieutenant of Anglesey between 1960 and 1983 and [[Lord Lieutenant of Gwynedd]] between 1983 and 1989.<ref name="Paget"/><ref name = Burke/>


Lord Anglesey wrote the books ''The Capel Letters 1814–1817'' (1955), consisting of the edited correspondence between the first Marquess's sister in England and his nieces; ''One Leg: The Life and Letters of 1st Marquess of Anglesey'' (1961), a biography of his ancestor; ''Sergeant Pearman's Memoirs'' (1968); and ''A History of the British Cavalry 1816–1919, Volumes I–VIII'', which began appearing in 1973, and has been described as "the definitive history" of this branch of the army.<ref name="Paget"/>
Lord Anglesey died, aged 90, on 13 July 2013. His funeral was arranged as a private family cremation, followed by a private committal service at [[St Edwen's Church, Llanedwen]]. On 14 June 2014, a public memorial service was held for him in [[Bangor Cathedral]].

He was vice-president of the [[Society for Army Historical Research]] and a Member of the Council of the [[National Army Museum]]. He was Hon. President of the [[Crimean War Research Society]]. He was awarded an Honorary [[Doctor of Letters|D.Litt]] by the University of Wales in 1984, and the [[Royal United Services Institute for Defence Studies]] awarded him the [[Chesney Gold Medal]] for his contribution to military history in 1996. He chaired the Historic Buildings Council for Wales (1977–1992) and was the founding President of the [[Friends of Friendless Churches]] (1966–1984). He served as a vice-chairman of the [[Welsh National Trust|National Trust]] (1975–1985) and was a President of the [[National Museum of Wales]] (1962–1968). He was a member of the [[Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment|Royal Fine Art Commission]] (1965–1971) and a Trustee both of the [[National Portrait Gallery, London|National Portrait Gallery]] (1979–1991) and of the [[National Heritage Memorial Fund]] (1980–1992).<ref name="Paget"/>


==Style and titles==
==Style and titles==
Major The Most Honourable George Charles Henry Victor Paget, 7th Marquess of Anglesey, 8th Earl of Uxbridge, 16th Baron Paget, 10th Baron Burton, [[Deputy Lieutenant|DL]] [[Society of Arts|FSA]] [[Royal Historical Society|FRHistS]] [[Royal Society of Literature|FRSL]].
Major The Most Honourable George Charles Henry Victor Paget, 7th Marquess of Anglesey, 8th Earl of Uxbridge, 16th Baron Paget, 10th Baron Burton, [[Deputy lieutenant|DL]] [[Society of Arts|FSA]] [[Royal Historical Society|FRHistS]] [[Royal Society of Literature|FRSL]].


==Family==
==Family==
He married [[Shirley Paget|Elizabeth Shirley Vaughan Morgan]] on 16 October 1948 and they had five children:
Lord Anglesey married [[Shirley Paget, Marchioness of Anglesey|Elizabeth Shirley Vaughan Morgan]], daughter of the playwright and novelist [[Charles Langbridge Morgan]], on 16 October 1948 and they had five children:<ref name="Paget"/><ref name = Burke/>
*Lady Henrietta Charlotte Eiluned Paget (b. 1949)
*[[Charles Paget, 8th Marquess of Anglesey|Charles Alexander Vaughan Paget, 8th Marquess of Anglesey]] (b. 1950)
*Lady Elizabeth Sophia Rhiannon Paget (b. 1954)
*Lord Rupert Edward Llewellyn Paget (b. 1957)
*Lady Amelia Myfanwy Polly Paget (b. 1963)

He gave his Anglesey home, [[Plas Newydd (Anglesey)|Plas Newydd]], to the [[National Trust]] in 1976, although he and his wife continued to live in a suite on the upper floor; with 169 acres of the surrounding estate. The house has been open to the public since 1 July of that year.<ref name="Paget"/><ref name="BBC">{{cite news| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-23326008| website=bbc.co.uk| title=The 7th Marquess of Anglesey dies aged 90| access-date=16 July 2013}}</ref>


Lord Anglesey died, aged 90, on 13 July 2013. His funeral was arranged as a private family cremation, followed by a private committal service at [[St Edwen's Church, Llanedwen]]. On 14 June 2014, a public memorial service was held for him in [[Bangor Cathedral]].<ref name="Paget"/><ref name="BBC"/>
*Lady Henrietta Charlotte Eiluned Paget (b. 31 July 1949)
*[[Charles Paget, 8th Marquess of Anglesey|Charles Alexander Vaughan Paget, 8th Marquess of Anglesey]] (b. 13 November 1950)
*Lady Elizabeth Sophia Rhiannon Paget (b. 14 May 1954)
*Lord Rupert Edward Llewellyn Paget (b. 21 July 1957)
*Lady Amelia Myfanwy Polly Paget (b. 12 September 1963)


==Ancestry==
==Ancestry==
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|1= 1. '''Henry Paget, 7th Marquess of Anglesey'''
|2= 2. [[Charles Paget, 6th Marquess of Anglesey]]
|2= 2. [[Charles Paget, 6th Marquess of Anglesey]]
|3= 3. Lady Victoria Manners
|3= 3. [[Marjorie Paget, Marchioness of Anglesey|Lady Victoria Marjorie Manners]]
|4= 4. Lord Alexander Paget
|4= 4. Lord Alexander Paget
|5= 5. Hon. Hester Stapleton-Cotton
|5= 5. Hon. Hester Stapleton-Cotton
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|11= 11. Susan Sitwell
|11= 11. Susan Sitwell
|12= 12. [[John Manners, 7th Duke of Rutland]]
|12= 12. [[John Manners, 7th Duke of Rutland]]
|13= 13. Catherine Marley
|13= 13. Catherine Marlay
|14= 14. [[Charles Lindsay|Hon. Charles Lindsay]]
|14= 14. [[Charles Lindsay (British politician)|Hon. Charles Lindsay]]
|15= 15. Emilia Browne
|15= 15. Emilia Browne
|16= 16. [[Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey]]
|16= 16. [[Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey]]
|17= 17. Lady Caroline Villiers
|17= 17. [[Caroline Campbell, Duchess of Argyll|Lady Caroline Villiers]]
|18= 18. [[Charles Bagot]]
|18= 18. [[Sir Charles Bagot|Hon. Sir Charles Bagot]]
|19= 19. Lady Mary Wellesley
|19= 19. [[William Wellesley-Pole, 3rd Earl of Mornington#Marriage_and_progeny|Lady Mary Wellesley-Pole]]
|20= 20. [[Stapleton Cotton, 1st Viscount Combermere]]
|20= 20. [[Stapleton Cotton, 1st Viscount Combermere]]
|21= 21. Caroline Greville
|21= 21. Caroline Greville
|22= 22. Sir George Sitwell, 2nd Baronet
|22= 22. [[Sir George Sitwell, 2nd Baronet]]
|23= 23. Susan Tait
|23= 23. Susan Tait
|24= 24. [[John Manners, 5th Duke of Rutland]]
|24= 24. [[John Manners, 5th Duke of Rutland]]
|25= 25. Lady Elizabeth Howard
|25= 25. [[Elizabeth Manners, Duchess of Rutland|Lady Elizabeth Howard]]
|26= 26. George Marley
|26= 26. George Marlay
|27= 27. [[Brinsley Butler, 2nd Earl of Lanesborough#Family|Lady Catherine Butler]]
|27= 27. Catherina Tisdall
|28= 28. [[James Lindsay, 24th Earl of Crawford]]
|28= 28. [[James Lindsay, 24th Earl of Crawford]]
|29= 29. Hon. Maria Pennington
|29= 29. [[John Pennington, 1st Baron Muncaster#Family|Hon. Maria Pennington]]
|30= 30. [[Montague Browne|Hon. Montague Browne]]
|30= 30. [[Montague Browne]]
|31= 31. Hon. Catherine de Montmorency
|31= 31. [[Lodge de Montmorency, 1st Viscount Frankfort de Montmorency#Family|Hon. Catherine de Montmorency]]
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==External links==
==External links==
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*[http://www.thepeerage.com/p1478.htm#i14773 Henry Paget, 7th Marquess of Anglesey profile], thepeerage.com
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The Marquess of Anglesey
Henry Paget, 7th Marquess of Anglesey in 1961
Born(1922-10-08)8 October 1922
Died13 July 2013(2013-07-13) (aged 90)
Alma materEton College
TitleMarquess of Anglesey
Term21 February 1947 – 13 July 2013
Spouse
(m. 1948)
Children5, including Charles Paget, 8th Marquess of Anglesey
Parents

George Charles Henry Victor Paget, 7th Marquess of Anglesey DL, FSA, FRHistS, FRSL (8 October 1922 – 13 July 2013),[1] styled Earl of Uxbridge until 1947, was a British peer and a military historian.[2]

Biography

Henry Paget was the son of Charles Paget, 6th Marquess of Anglesey and Lady Victoria Manners, the eldest daughter of the 8th Duke of Rutland, and was baptised with George V and Mary of Teck as his godparents. He was the brother of Lady Rose McLaren and the nephew of Lady Diana Cooper.[3]

Along with his wife, he attended the Coronation of Elizabeth II in 1953. At the time of his death in 2013 it was believed they were the only living married couple apart from Elizabeth II and Prince Philip to have attended the Coronation.[4]

He used the courtesy title of Earl of Uxbridge until he succeeded to the marquessate in 1947.[2][3]

Education

He was educated at Wixenford School and Eton College.[2][5]

Work

He gained the rank of major in the Royal Horse Guards (Blues) and fought in the Second World War. Postwar he served as Lieutenant-Colonel and Commandant of the Anglesey and Carnarvonshire Army Cadet Force1948–50, and as a captain in 635th (Royal Welch) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery, in the Territorial Army 1950–52. He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant of Anglesey in 1960, Vice-Lieutenant of Anglesey between 1960 and 1983 and Lord Lieutenant of Gwynedd between 1983 and 1989.[2][3]

Lord Anglesey wrote the books The Capel Letters 1814–1817 (1955), consisting of the edited correspondence between the first Marquess's sister in England and his nieces; One Leg: The Life and Letters of 1st Marquess of Anglesey (1961), a biography of his ancestor; Sergeant Pearman's Memoirs (1968); and A History of the British Cavalry 1816–1919, Volumes I–VIII, which began appearing in 1973, and has been described as "the definitive history" of this branch of the army.[2]

He was vice-president of the Society for Army Historical Research and a Member of the Council of the National Army Museum. He was Hon. President of the Crimean War Research Society. He was awarded an Honorary D.Litt by the University of Wales in 1984, and the Royal United Services Institute for Defence Studies awarded him the Chesney Gold Medal for his contribution to military history in 1996. He chaired the Historic Buildings Council for Wales (1977–1992) and was the founding President of the Friends of Friendless Churches (1966–1984). He served as a vice-chairman of the National Trust (1975–1985) and was a President of the National Museum of Wales (1962–1968). He was a member of the Royal Fine Art Commission (1965–1971) and a Trustee both of the National Portrait Gallery (1979–1991) and of the National Heritage Memorial Fund (1980–1992).[2]

Style and titles

Major The Most Honourable George Charles Henry Victor Paget, 7th Marquess of Anglesey, 8th Earl of Uxbridge, 16th Baron Paget, 10th Baron Burton, DL FSA FRHistS FRSL.

Family

Lord Anglesey married Elizabeth Shirley Vaughan Morgan, daughter of the playwright and novelist Charles Langbridge Morgan, on 16 October 1948 and they had five children:[2][3]

He gave his Anglesey home, Plas Newydd, to the National Trust in 1976, although he and his wife continued to live in a suite on the upper floor; with 169 acres of the surrounding estate. The house has been open to the public since 1 July of that year.[2][6]

Lord Anglesey died, aged 90, on 13 July 2013. His funeral was arranged as a private family cremation, followed by a private committal service at St Edwen's Church, Llanedwen. On 14 June 2014, a public memorial service was held for him in Bangor Cathedral.[2][6]

Ancestry

References

  1. ^ "The 7th Marquis of Anglesey". The London Daily Telegraph. 15 July 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Paget, George Charles Henry Victor 7th Marquess of Anglesey (1922–2013), soldier, historian, conservationist". biography.wales. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, 100th Edn, London, 1953.
  4. ^ Brandreth, Giles (2021). Philip: The Final Portrait. Coronet. pp. 443–444. ISBN 9781444769579.
  5. ^ Andrew Cox, Charles Roger Dod, Robert Phipps Dod, Dod's Parliamentary Companion (1999), p. 12
  6. ^ a b "The 7th Marquess of Anglesey dies aged 90". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
Honorary titles
Unknown Lord Lieutenant of Gwynedd
1983–1989
Succeeded by
Meuric Rees
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Marquess of Anglesey
1947 – 2013
Succeeded by