Biography of William Paget 5th Baron Paget Beaudasert 1609-1678

Paternal Family Tree: Paget

Maternal Family Tree: Margaret Cave 1559-1606

Before 19th June 1602 [his father] William Paget 4th Baron Paget Beaudasert (age 30) and [his mother] Lettice Knollys Baroness Geneville Beaudasert (age 19) were married. She by marriage Baroness Paget Beaudasert.

On 13th September 1609 William Paget 5th Baron Paget Beaudasert was born to [his father] William Paget 4th Baron Paget Beaudasert (age 37) and [his mother] Lettice Knollys Baroness Geneville Beaudasert (age 26) at Beaudesert House, Staffordshire.

On 29th August 1629 [his father] William Paget 4th Baron Paget Beaudasert (age 57) died. His son William (age 19) succeeded 5th Baron Paget Beaudasert.

On 28th June 1632 William Paget 5th Baron Paget Beaudasert (age 22) and Frances Rich Baroness Geneville Beaudasert (age 15) were married. She by marriage Baroness Paget Beaudasert. She the daughter of Henry Rich 1st Earl Holland (age 41) and Isabel Cope Countess Holland. They were second cousin once removed.

Around 1633 [his daughter] Frances Paget was born to William Paget 5th Baron Paget Beaudasert (age 23) and [his wife] Frances Rich Baroness Geneville Beaudasert (age 16). She married before 29th October 1669 Rowland Hunt and had issue.

From 1637 to 1643 William Paget 5th Baron Paget Beaudasert (age 27) lived at 43 King Street.

On 10th February 1637 [his son] William Paget 6th Baron Paget Beaudasert was born to William Paget 5th Baron Paget Beaudasert (age 27) and [his wife] Frances Rich Baroness Geneville Beaudasert (age 20). He married before January 1663 Frances Pierrepont Baroness Geneville Beaudasert and had issue.

On 1st December 1640 James Howard 3rd Earl Suffolk (age 21) and [his sister-in-law] Susannah Rich Countess Suffolk (age 12) were married. She by marriage Countess Suffolk. She the daughter of [his father-in-law] Henry Rich 1st Earl Holland (age 50) and [his mother-in-law] Isabel Cope Countess Holland. He the son of Theophilus Howard 2nd Earl Suffolk and Elizabeth Home Countess Suffolk. They were fifth cousins.

Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough

A canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: 'In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed.'

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In 1641 William Paget 5th Baron Paget Beaudasert (age 31) was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire.

In 1641 [his brother-in-law] Robert Rich 5th Earl Warwick 2nd Earl Holland (age 22) and Elizabeth Ingram Countess Holland (age 18) were married. He the son of [his father-in-law] Henry Rich 1st Earl Holland (age 50) and [his mother-in-law] Isabel Cope Countess Holland. They were fifth cousin once removed.

Around 1643 [his son] Henry Paget was born to William Paget 5th Baron Paget Beaudasert (age 33) and [his wife] Frances Rich Baroness Geneville Beaudasert (age 26).

In 1645 [his son] Thomas Paget was born to William Paget 5th Baron Paget Beaudasert (age 35) and [his wife] Frances Rich Baroness Geneville Beaudasert (age 28).

Around 1647 [his daughter] Isabella Paget was born to William Paget 5th Baron Paget Beaudasert (age 37) and [his wife] Frances Rich Baroness Geneville Beaudasert (age 30).

In 1649 [his daughter] Lettice Paget was born to William Paget 5th Baron Paget Beaudasert (age 39) and [his wife] Frances Rich Baroness Geneville Beaudasert (age 32). She married Richard Hampden.

On 19th May 1649 [his sister-in-law] Susannah Rich Countess Suffolk (age 21) died.

Around 1651 [his daughter] Elizabeth Paget was born to William Paget 5th Baron Paget Beaudasert (age 41) and [his wife] Frances Rich Baroness Geneville Beaudasert (age 34).

Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough

A canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: 'In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed.'

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In 1655 [his mother] Lettice Knollys Baroness Geneville Beaudasert (age 72) died.

Around 1655 [his daughter] Penelope Paget was born to William Paget 5th Baron Paget Beaudasert (age 45) and [his wife] Frances Rich Baroness Geneville Beaudasert (age 38). She married 5th October 1670 Philip Foley.

Around 1657 [his daughter] Diana Paget was born to William Paget 5th Baron Paget Beaudasert (age 47) and [his wife] Frances Rich Baroness Geneville Beaudasert (age 40). She married Henry Ashhurst.

Around 1659 [his daughter] Anne Paget was born to William Paget 5th Baron Paget Beaudasert (age 49) and [his wife] Frances Rich Baroness Geneville Beaudasert (age 42).

In 1661 [his brother-in-law] Robert Rich 5th Earl Warwick 2nd Earl Holland (age 42) and Anne Montagu Countess Warwick and Holland were married. She by marriage Countess Holland. She the daughter of Edward Montagu 2nd Earl Manchester (age 59) and Anne Rich Viscountess Mandeville. He the son of [his father-in-law] Henry Rich 1st Earl Holland and [his mother-in-law] Isabel Cope Countess Holland. They were first cousin once removed.

Before January 1663 [his son] William Paget 6th Baron Paget Beaudasert (age 25) and [his daughter-in-law] Frances Pierrepont Baroness Geneville Beaudasert were married.

Before 29th October 1669 [his son-in-law] Rowland Hunt (age 40) and [his daughter] Frances Paget (age 36) were married.

In or before 1670 [his son-in-law] Henry Ashurst 1st Baronet (age 24) and [his daughter] Diana Paget were married.

William of Worcester's Chronicle of England

William of Worcester, born around 1415, and died around 1482 was secretary to John Fastolf, the renowned soldier of the Hundred Years War, during which time he collected documents, letters, and wrote a record of events. Following their return to England in 1440 William was witness to major events. Twice in his chronicle he uses the first person: 1. when writing about the murder of Thomas, 7th Baron Scales, in 1460, he writes '… and I saw him lying naked in the cemetery near the porch of the church of St. Mary Overie in Southwark …' and 2. describing King Edward IV's entry into London in 1461 he writes '… proclaimed that all the people themselves were to recognize and acknowledge Edward as king. I was present and heard this, and immediately went down with them into the city'. William’s Chronicle is rich in detail. It is the source of much information about the Wars of the Roses, including the term 'Diabolical Marriage' to describe the marriage of Queen Elizabeth Woodville’s brother John’s marriage to Katherine, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, he aged twenty, she sixty-five or more, and the story about a paper crown being placed in mockery on the severed head of Richard, 3rd Duke of York.

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On 5th October 1670 [his son-in-law] Philip Foley (age 22) and [his daughter] Penelope Paget (age 15) were married.

On 12th November 1672 [his wife] Frances Rich Baroness Geneville Beaudasert (age 55) died.

On 19th October 1678 William Paget 5th Baron Paget Beaudasert (age 69) died. His son William (age 41) succeeded 6th Baron Paget Beaudasert. [his daughter-in-law] Frances Pierrepont Baroness Geneville Beaudasert by marriage Baroness Paget Beaudasert.

[his daughter] Diana Paget was born to William Paget 5th Baron Paget Beaudasert and Frances Rich Baroness Geneville Beaudasert. She married in or before 1670 Henry Ashurst 1st Baronet and had issue.

Royal Ancestors of William Paget 5th Baron Paget Beaudasert 1609-1678

Kings Wessex: Great x 18 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 15 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 21 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 16 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings Godwinson: Great x 18 Grand Son of King Harold II of England

Kings England: Great x 8 Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 17 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 14 Grand Son of Louis VII King of the Franks

Kings France: Great x 18 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King of the Franks

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 22 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Royal Descendants of William Paget 5th Baron Paget Beaudasert 1609-1678
Number after indicates the number of unique routes of descent. Descendants of Kings and Queens not included.

Diana Spencer Princess Wales [1]

Ancestors of William Paget 5th Baron Paget Beaudasert 1609-1678

Father: William Paget 4th Baron Paget Beaudasert

GrandMother: Nazareth Newton Baroness Geneville Beaudasert

William Paget 5th Baron Paget Beaudasert 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Knollys

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Knollys

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Doyley

Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Knollys

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Troutbeck

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Troutbeck

Great x 1 Grandfather: Francis Knollys

Great x 2 Grandmother: Lettice Peniston

GrandFather: Henry Knollys 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Carey 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Carey 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anna Fulford

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Carey 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Spencer of Spencer Combe

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Spencer 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Beaufort Countess Ormonde 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Catherine Carey 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Boleyn 8 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Boleyn 1st Earl Wiltshire and Ormonde 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Butler 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Boleyn 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Howard 2nd Duke of Norfolk 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Howard Countess of Wiltshire and Ormonde 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Tilney Countess of Surrey 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Mother: Lettice Knollys Baroness Geneville Beaudasert 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Ambrose Cave

GrandMother: Margaret Cave