Marquess of Anglesey
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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), and is also an Irish Baronet, of Plas Newydd in the County of Anglesey and of Mount Bagenall in the County of Louth.
Marquessate of Anglesey | |
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Creation date | 4 July 1815[1] |
Created by | The Prince Regent (acting on behalf of his father King George III) |
Peerage | Peerage of the United Kingdom |
First holder | Henry Paget, 2nd Earl of Uxbridge |
Present holder | Charles Paget, 8th Marquess of Anglesey |
Heir apparent | Benedict Paget, Earl of Uxbridge |
Remainder to | The first Earl's heirs male of the body lawfully begotten |
Subsidiary titles | Earl of Uxbridge Baron Paget Baronet 'of Plas-Newydd' |
Status | Extant |
Seat(s) | Plas Newydd |
Former seat(s) | Beaudesert |
Motto | PER IL SUO CONTRARIO (By means of its own opposite) |
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.