Charles Paget, 6th Marquess of Anglesey
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Paget was born in 1885, the son of Lord Alexander Paget, and was educated at Eton and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. In 1905 he succeeded as Marquess of Anglesey on the demise of his childless cousin, the 5th Marquess. He was Mayor of Burton upon Trent in 1911. During the First World War, he served with the Royal Horse Guards as aide-de-camp to the General Officer Commanding in Egypt in 1915 (for which he was decorated with the Order of the Nile), and later as Assistant Military Secretary to the General Officer Commanding in Ireland in 1916. He served in the Home Guard in World War II.
On 3 August 1912, he married Lady Victoria Marjorie Manners, a daughter of the 8th Duke of Rutland, and they had six children:
- Lady Alexandra Mary Cecilia Caroline Paget (15 June 1913–Error: Need valid death date (first date): year, month, day, married Sir Michael Duff, 3rd Baronet
- Lady Elizabeth Hester Mary Paget (1916-1980), married Raimund von Hofmannsthal
- Lady Mary Patricia Beatrice Rose Paget (19 January 1918–Error: Need valid death date (first date): year, month, day, died unmarried
- Lady Rose Mary Primrose Paget (27 July 1919–Error: Need valid death date (first date): year, month, day, married Hon. John Francis McLaren
- George Charles Henry Victor Paget, Earl of Uxbridge (afterwards 7th Marquess) (8 October 1922–Error: Need valid death date (first date): year, month, day)
- Lady Katharine Mary Veronica Paget (b. 8 October 1922 , married (1) Jocelyn Eustace Gurney, (2) Charles Farrell
After World War I he was Lord Chamberlain to Queen Mary from 1922 until his death in 1947.
He commissioned the artist Rex Whistler to undertake a decorative mural scheme for the family seat at Plas Newydd. The trompe l'oeil paintings and murals and a permanent exhibition of Whistler memorabilia are now one of the major attractions at the property.
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Paget's wife, Lady Victoria Marjorie Harriet Manners 1912
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From left to right, Prince Alexander of Battenberg, the Marquess of Anglesey and Sir John Maxwell at the latter's headquarters in Cairo, early 1915. Photo from The War Illustrated, 29 May 1915.
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| Preceded by | Lord Lieutenant of Anglesey 1942–1947 |
Succeeded by Sir Richard Williams Bulkeley |
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by | Marquess of Anglesey 1905–1947 |
Succeeded by Henry Paget |
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- People educated at Eton College
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